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The Groundhog Day gale was a severe winter storm that hit the Northeastern United States and southeastern Canada on February 2 (Groundhog Day), New Brunswick , 12 New Brunswick Saint John marks 30 years since Groundhog Gale Three decades ago, a fierce and unexpected storm known as the Groundhog Day Gale battered Saint John. The storm has been referred to as the Groundhog Day Gale. Southwestern New Brunswick: In the Grand Manan area, high seas destroyed at least five fishing vessels, weirs and thousands of lobster traps. At Black's Harbour, the high seas were responsible for flooding of wharves and buildings. Storm Surge: Place: New Brunswick: Event Start Date: February 2, 1976: Event End Date: February 3, 1976: Comments: New Brunswick, February 2-3, 1976. The "Groundhog Day Storm"; a severe storm hit the Bay of Fundy producing 188 km/h winds and 12 m waves with swells 10 m high; parts of central New Brunswick. Monday, February 2, 1976, started as a normal day for those living in Saint John, New Brunswick and areas in Maine. Then a severe winter storm hit, dubbed the Groundhog Day Gale. Waves reached a height of 36 ft/12 meters, with a storm surge of up to 12 ft/4 meters. Eastport, ME lost most of it's waterfront structures to the storm. Locals in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia claimed that no storm since the Legendary "Saxby Gale" of 1869 (a possible cat. 3 hurricane, that arrived at hight fall tide) had caused so much It was on February 2, 1976 that what is known as the Groundhog Day Gale raged on the Port City with winds of over 180 kilometres an hour which created waves of 12 meters. Retired broadcaster Donnie Robertson was 27 years old at the time and on the air at CFBC during the infamous storm, the only station to remain on the air. “There was no warning. This Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring stories about people, communities and events and how weather impacted them.--Monday, February 2, 1976, started as a normal day for those living in Saint John, New Brunswick and areas in Maine. Then a severe winter storm hit, dubbed the Groundhog Day The "Groundhog Day Storm" of February 2-3, 1976, battered all coastal areas of the province. Although only one river basin was reported to have been affected, the original estimates of storm damage exceeded $10 million ($24.9 million in 1998 dollars). New Brunswick is expected to be hit with 15 to 30 cm of snow Tuesday — Groundhog Day, a day of forecasting the arrival of spring. Environment Canada says the storm will begin as early as Tuesday New Brunswick tried to start a tradition with Oromocto Ollie a few years ago, but I think the prognosticating paparazzi were too much for him. The most famous New Brunswick groundhog might be Shediac’s mascot for the community’s winter carnival, Bonhomme Couèche! Here are a few groundhog facts, with thanks to the wonderful Wiarton Willie. The 2011 Groundhog Day blizzard [3] [4] [5] was a powerful and historic winter storm that affected large swaths of the United States and Canada from January 31 to February 2, 2011, especially on Groundhog Day. The origin of Groundhog Day in Milltown, New Jersey, traces to a promise a guy named Jerry Guthlein made to his sick wife in the mid-1990s. The quiet before the storm. The Milltown Wranglers 5 things to know about the Groundhog Day storm. 1. It struck on Feb. 2, 1976. The storm packed winds of 160 km/h in southwestern N.S. In Grand Manan winds hit 202 km/h. 2. The fishing industry in southwestern Nova Scotia was heavily impacted, Boats were damaged or sunk. Wharfs were broken apart. And thousands of lobster traps went missing. 3. Moncton had almost no snow on the ground during the last two weeks of January 1992. Shortly before noon, January 31, a major storm started. Over the next 54 hours, the city received 161 cm (63 inches) of heavy, wet snow. Our 10 h.p., 28 inch (71 cm) snowblower has started to clear the driveway. It was in use 6½ hours clearing about 15 metres of driveway. The 1986 Dodge B-250 van remains well Ironically, Groundhog Day in New Brunswick never really got off the ground. The province attempted to start a tradition in 2011, with the inception of “Oromocto Ollie” by the province’s Capital Commission. Word on the street this groundhog day is that we are in for another six weeks of winter. As we brace for yet another winter storm heading our way later “This Groundhog Day storm was kind of an extreme example of that.” Part of the legacy of the Groundhog Day storm is the storm surge warning program forecasters use. Warnings are issued if water levels are expected to reach a certain threshold. That the 1976 storm coincided with very high tides made it even more damaging.
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