NB 669
May 7, 2008
FREDERICTON (CNB) - River Watch 2008 and the Department of Public Safety's New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization are continuing the major flood warning for areas South of Mactaquac, downstream to the City of Saint John, on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
Persons living or working along all streams, tributaries and rivers in the lower St. John River valley are asked to remain on alert, as we remain above flood stage in many areas.
Fair weather with warm temperatures is forecast for today, with light rain forecast in most areas for Thursday. Rain is also forecast for the weekend, and this will also increase water flows and levels.
In the upper and middle basin, water flows and levels have continued to decrease, and this trend is expected to continue Thursday before increasing in response to forecast rain on Friday.
In the southern basin, water flows and levels continue to decrease in all areas. Water levels will increase in response to the additional water flows on Friday. Water levels will continue to fluctuate in response to tides.
As of noon, May 7, water levels were as follows:
As water levels should continue to decrease slightly in all areas, the next report will be issued on Thursday, May 8, 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/RiverWatch.
A list of traffic advisories may be found on the Department of Transportation website at: http://www1.gnb.ca/cnb/transportation/index-e.asp.
08/05/07
MEDIA CONTACT: Andy Morton, River Watch 2008, 506-453-2133, or 1-800-561-4034.
08/05/07