NB 490
April 21, 2008
FREDERICTON (CNB) - River Watch 2008 and the Department of Public Safety's New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization are issuing a flood watch, effective today, Monday, April 21, 2008.
Persons living or working along streams, tributaries and rivers in the lower St. John Valley are asked to be on alert for water level increases that may reach or exceed the flood stage.
The warm temperatures throughout the province are forecast to continue through this week, increasing snow melt which will combine with light rain. As a result, water flows and levels will continue to increase significantly for the next few days.
The next report will be issued on Tuesday, April 22, 2008.
A complete list of weather warnings is available from Environment Canada at: http://meteo.gc.ca/warnings/nb_e.html.
A variety of self-help advice is also available on the NB-EMO Public Alerts site at: http://www.gnb.ca/River Watch.
A list of traffic advisories can be found on the Department of Transportation website at: http://www1.gnb.ca/cnb/transportation/index-e.asp.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Andy Morton, River Watch 2008, 506-453-2133.
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