Canada and Ophelia...(Tropical storm warning now)

[scostorms]

I believe the watch has been extended to include all of southern Nova Scotia, but here is the latest watch I could find...
( http://www.atl.ec.gc.ca/weather/hurricane/index_e.html )< CHC

WWCN31 CWHX 161338
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:38 AM ADT FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2005.
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TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR:
LUNENBURG COUNTY
QUEENS COUNTY
SHELBURNE COUNTY
YARMOUTH COUNTY.

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==DISCUSSION==

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...WITHIN 36 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA IS EXPECTED TO BE UNDERGOING POST-TROPICAL
TRANSITION AS IT TRACKS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA
SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE
THAT OPHELIA WILL MOVE OVER CANADIAN WATERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
APPROACH LAND SATURDAY EVENING.

RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY
OPHELIA.

HEAVY RAINFALL WARNINGS OF 70 TO 100 MILLIMETRES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
THE WESTERN HALF OF NOVA SCOTIA SATURDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST RAINS
ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD EASTWARD OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 50 TO 70 MILLIMETRES CAN BE EXPECTED
OVER EASTERN NOVA SCOTIA AND CAPE BRETON EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
A HEAVY RAINFALL WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED BY EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING TO COVER EASTERN REGIONS. LOCAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

WHILE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO THE SOUTH OF THE STORM
TRACK..GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED OVER COASTAL REGIONS.
WIND GUSTS IN THE RANGE OF 60 TO 90 KM/H ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY
THIS STORM.

HEAVY SURF CONDITIONS ARE PREDICTED ALONG THE ENTIRE ATLANTIC COAST
OF NOVA SCOTIA BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING SATURDAY
NIGHT. A STORM SURGE OF 50 OR 60 CM IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST
COASTLINE NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH SPRING TIDES SATURDAY EVENING.
A MORE WESTERLY TRACK COULD BRING A POTENTIAL FOR LOCALISED
FLOODING AND COASTAL DAMAGE PARTICULARLY NEAR CAPE SABLE ISLAND.

GIVEN THE FULL FOLIAGE ON THE TREES.. THESE WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO BREAK BRANCHES WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.

THIS IS AN ALERT THAT TROPICAL STORM WINDS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS
ARE POSSIBLE..LISTEN FOR UPDATED WARNINGS.

NOTE..HURRICANE INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE WOCN31
CWHX BULLETIN. FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE
ENVIRONMENT CANADA CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE WEBSITE
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.CA

[scostorms]

Update. http://www.atl.ec.gc.ca/weather/hurricane/index_e.html

WWCN31 CWHX 161921
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:21 PM ADT FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2005.
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TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR:
=NEW= HALIFAX METRO AND HALIFAX COUNTY WEST
=NEW= HALIFAX COUNTY - EAST OF PORTERS LAKE
=NEW= DIGBY COUNTY
=NEW= ANNAPOLIS COUNTY
=NEW= KINGS COUNTY
=NEW= HANTS COUNTY
=NEW= COLCHESTER COUNTY - TRURO AND SOUTH
LUNENBURG COUNTY
QUEENS COUNTY
SHELBURNE COUNTY
YARMOUTH COUNTY.

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==DISCUSSION==
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...WITHIN 36 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA IS EXPECTED TO BE UNDERGOING POST-TROPICAL
TRANSITION AS IT TRACKS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA
SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE
THAT OPHELIA WILL MOVE OVER CANADIAN WATERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
APPROACH LAND SATURDAY EVENING.

RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY
OPHELIA.

A HEAVY RAINFALL WARNING OF UP TO 100 MILLIMETRES IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE WESTERN HALF OF NOVA SCOTIA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 50 TO 80 MILLIMETRES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN NOVA
SCOTIA AND CAPE BRETON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
A HEAVY RAINFALL WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED BY EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING TO COVER EASTERN MOST REGIONS. LOCAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

WHILE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO THE SOUTH OF THE STORM
TRACK..GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED OVER COASTAL REGIONS WIND
GUSTS IN THE RANGE OF 50 TO 90 KM/H ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY
THIS STORM OVER SOUTHWEST NOVA SCOTIA.

HEAVY SURF CONDITIONS ARE PREDICTED ALONG THE ENTIRE ATLANTIC COAST
OF NOVA SCOTIA BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING SATURDAY
NIGHT. A STORM SURGE OF 50 OR 60 CM IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST
COASTLINE NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH SPRING TIDES SATURDAY EVENING.
A MORE WESTERLY TRACK COULD BRING A POTENTIAL FOR LOCALISED
FLOODING AND COASTAL DAMAGE PARTICULARLY NEAR CAPE SABLE ISLAND.
THE CURRENT TRACK BRINGS OPHELIA NEAR HALIFAX AT THE TIME OF LOW TIDE
SO STORM SURGES SHOULD NOT POSE A PROBLEM THERE. HOWEVER FURTHER
EAST ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE AND ATLANTIC COAST OF CAPE BRETON THE
HIGH TIDE MAY PHASE WITH OPHELIA AND BRING A RISK OF STORM SURGE
WITH THE HIGH TIDE SUNDAY MORNING.

GIVEN THE FULL FOLIAGE ON THE TREES.. THESE WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO BREAK BRANCHES WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.

THIS IS AN ALERT THAT TROPICAL STORM WINDS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS
ARE POSSIBLE..LISTEN FOR UPDATED WARNINGS.

NOTE..HURRICANE INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE WOCN31
CWHX BULLETIN. FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE
ENVIRONMENT CANADA CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE WEBSITE
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.CA

[Canelaw99]

Just strange to hear Tropical Storm Watch for Canada lol - doesn't seem right...

[scostorms]

Haha, I bet the Canadian Hurricane Centres one employee is just so excited. Just kidding, I think there is two employees. I am excited, I hope CBC does some coverage like y'all American news stations.

[krysof]

why can't a storm ever come to New Jersey, the weather has been so boring for the entire summer up here, just sunny, hot, and dry, not to mention temperatures feel like they will never cool off

[SouthFloridawx]

i thought your description of where you are from is funny

scostorms
Tropical Low
Tropical Low


Joined: 29 Aug 2005
Posts: 147
Location: City of Waterloo in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in the province of Ontario... Canada

you should keep going

canada.... north america ..... earth.... our solar system... milky way galaxy.... universe.... bowl of cherrios...

sorry

[SouthFloridawx]

i hope to have made no offense to you...

[scostorms]

i thought your description of where you are from is funny

scostorms
Tropical Low
Tropical Low


Joined: 29 Aug 2005
Posts: 147
Location: City of Waterloo in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in the province of Ontario... Canada

you should keep going

canada.... north america ..... earth.... our solar system... milky way galaxy.... universe.... bowl of cherrios...

sorry

Nothing else would fit .

[HURAKAN]

I think this is the first time a tropical storm watch or any type of watch or warning is issued for Canada. Before, they used to issure Gale Watch/Warnings.

[scostorms]

Yup. I can still remember for Hurricane Juan (Canada's first Cat.2 that made landfall on Halifax, NS in Sept. 2003) that on The Weather Network there was a storm surge warning, wind warning, heavy rainfall warning, and a severe wind warning for tha Halifax Metro. After that, the CHC found that they needed tropical storm/hurricane watches/warnings. So, this is the first time those warnings have been needed for Canada.

[Praxus]

'Tropical Storm warnings for Canada'

But mommie, there's no such thing as global warming

[HURAKAN]

'Tropical Storm warnings for Canada'

But mommie, there's no such thing as global warming

In the past, they would have issued "Gale Warning." The same issure, different name.

[Praxus]

Yeah I'm half kidding
Here in toronto its been the second warmest summer on record though...

[Persepone]

Hi Scostorms,

Here on the Cape we were advised on the radio to expect a storm "like a bad Nor'Easter without the snow..."

Good luck up in Waterloo

[truballer#1]

would be awesome if we had a hurricane in late november that clashes in to freezing air in mid atlantic states.

[MiamiensisWx]

Maria lasted for a long time all the way up into the same latitude as central and northern Europe. It would then not be entirely impossible for Ophelia to maintain tropical storm strength up into Canada and beyond.

[Bluenoser]

He should be ok in Waterloo, thats a few miles from the Atlantic coast.

[Hybridstorm_November2001]

Actually up here in New Brunswick we had seven hurricanes (not to mention 23 tropical storms) which made landfall since 1851 (four were cat 2, and 2 of those may have been cat. 3). Like in New England, hurricanes are rare up here, but not unheard of, so I doubt big bad Global Warmer is to blame


Hybridstorm_November2001

[scostorms]

WTCN31 CWHX 162355
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 8:55 PM ADT FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2005.
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TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR:
=NEW= LUNENBURG COUNTY
=NEW= QUEENS COUNTY
=NEW= SHELBURNE COUNTY
=NEW= YARMOUTH COUNTY.

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==DISCUSSION==
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
FORECAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...WITHIN 24 HOURS.

CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT OPHELIA WILL MOVE OVER CANADIAN WATERS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND APPROACH LAND SATURDAY EVENING.

RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY
OPHELIA. RAIN WILL BEGIN OVER THE WARNING AREAS SATURDAY MORNING
ALONG A WARM FRONT EXTENDING AHEAD OF OPHELIA. THIS RAIN WILL SPREAD
ACROSS THE MARITIMES DURING THE DAY. A HEAVY RAINFALL WARNING OF UP
TO 100 MILLIMETRES IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
LOCAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

WINDS GUSTING UP TO 90 KM/H ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM ITSELF ARE
FORECAST TO BEGIN OVER THE WARNING AREAS BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.
WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ABOVE AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT. GIVEN THE FULL FOLIAGE ON THE TREES.. THESE WINDS HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO BREAK BRANCHES WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCAL POWER
OUTAGES.

THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR RAISED WATER LEVELS AND HEAVY WAVE ACTION
ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST OVER SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF NOVA SCOTIA
SATURDAY NIGHT. A STORM SURGE OF 50 OR 60 CENTIMETRES IS POSSIBLE
ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COASTLINE NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH SPRING TIDES
SATURDAY EVENING. A MORE NORTHERLY TRACK COULD BRING A POTENTIAL FOR
LOCALISED FLOODING AND COASTAL DAMAGE PARTICULARLY NEAR CAPE SABLE
ISLAND. PLEASE LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

THIS IS AN ALERT THAT TROPICAL STORM WINDS AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS
ARE POSSIBLE..LISTEN FOR UPDATED WARNINGS.

NOTE..HURRICANE INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE WOCN31
CWHX BULLETIN. FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE
ENVIRONMENT CANADA CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE WEBSITE
HTTP://WWW.HURRICANES.CA

NOTE..HURRICANE INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE WOCN31
CWHX BULLETIN.

Yeah, Waterloo is a few hundred miles (probably 400) from the coast. We do get ole' hurricanes and tropical storms here, but not often. The first ever tropical storm warning issued by the CHC.

[scostorms]

http://www.gov.ns.ca/ophelia.htm