AWCN13 CWHX 090946
SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR ILES-DE-LA-MADELEINE ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:46 AM ADT SUNDAY 9 MARCH 2008.
A PROLONGED PRECIPITATION AFFECTED THE ILES-DE-LA-MADELEINE FROM
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH TO SUNDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION
STARTED AS FREEZING RAIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND TAPERED OFF
TO DRIZZLE BEFORE THE NOON HOUR SATURDAY. VERY DENSE FOG SHUT IN
OVER THE ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS MILD AIR MOVED OVER THE ICE
FIELD IN THE GULF OF ST LAWRENCE. THE NEXT FREEZING RAIN EVENT
BEGAN SATURDAY EVENING AND THE FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH ICE PELLETS
AS COLDER AIR MOVED IN ONCE AGAIN. BY MORNING THE PRECIPITATION
HAD CHANGED TO ICE PELLETS AND SNOW.
HERE IS THE BREAKDOWN OF THE UNOFFICIAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS
AS OF 6:00 AM ADT:
LOCATION                       RAINFALL
                              AMOUNT (MM)
--------                    ----------------
ILES-DE-LA-MADELEINE AIRPORT    40.1 (26.5 MM FREEZING RAIN)
                                     (6 CM ICE PELLETS)
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