Powerful Wind Storm Sets New Record in Atlantic Canada City
A fierce wind storm has hit Atlantic Canada, breaking records and causing widespread power outages and school closures across the region
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Atlantic Canada, Wind Storm, Record Winds
Fredericton: Wow, what a storm! A weather bomb rolled in from the Eastern U.S. and hit northern Quebec, bringing heavy rain and some crazy wind gusts to the Maritimes.
This storm really packed a punch, knocking out power for tens of thousands of folks in New Brunswick. Roads were a mess with debris everywhere, and schools had to close because of the power outages and dangerous conditions.
New Brunswick took the hardest hit, but other Atlantic provinces felt the effects too. Schools in Nova Scotia also had to shut down for the day because of the wild winds.
It’s pretty wild how this storm came from inland instead of the usual route along the coast. But the warm temperatures and those fierce wind gusts were definitely the highlights of this event.
Speaking of records, three daily temperature records were smashed on Wednesday. St. Stephen hit 16°C, and Saint John reached 15°C, making it the third-warmest December day ever recorded there.
But the big news? Fredericton saw a wind gust of 109 km/h, breaking the previous December record of 103 km/h from way back in 1968. It’s been about 23 years since we’ve seen winds this strong!
Halifax wasn’t left out either, with a gust of 91 km/h recorded at the airport, marking it as the fifth strongest for the city this year.
Now that the storm has passed, we can expect temperatures to drop back to normal over the weekend. Fingers crossed for some drier and calmer weather ahead!