AWCN13 CWTO 280617
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA TORONTO
AT 2:13 AM EDT MONDAY 28 APRIL 2008.
A LATE WINTER STORM AFFECTED MUCH OF FAR NORTHERN ONTARIO
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.
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==WEATHER EVENT DISCUSSION==
A LATE WINTER STORM BROUGHT HEAVY SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS FAR
NORTHERN ONTARIO. THE STORM STARTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND HAS FINALLY
ENDED. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW REGIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HUDSON
BAY COAST EXPERIENCED STRONG WINDS OF 50 KM/H WITH GUSTS TO 70.
THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE SNOWFALL TOTALS AND WIND REPORTS
WHICH OCCURRED FROM FRIDAY NIGHT UP TO 2 AM EDT MONDAY 28 APRIL 2008.
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LOCATION                     SNOW AMOUNT
PICKLE LAKE AIRPORT             34 CM
PEAWANUCK                       30 CM
LANSDOWNE HOUSE                 11 CM
LOCATION                    WIND SPEED
FORT SEVERN                 MAX WIND 52 KM/H AT 6 AM SUNDAY
                            MAX GUST 72 KM/H AT 2 AM SUNDAY
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY CONTAINS THE OBSERVATIONS AT
THE TIME OF BROADCAST AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFICIAL
AND FINAL REPORT OF THE WEATHER EVENTS OR THE HIGH
IMPACT EVENTS ATTRIBUTED TO THE WEATHER EVENTS.
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