Government of New Brunswick
Nashwaak Village
Newcastle Centre
Roachville
Blackville
Stanley
Saint John
Ice jam
Mild Weather
Snowmelt
Heavy rain

Affected Areas


Nashwaak River Basin: An ice jam, which had formed upstream of Stanley, moved downstream and lodged near the village, causing extensive flooding. Several homes in low-lying areas were reported to have water over their ground floor levels, and others reported basement flooding. Saint John Area: At Saint John, the Marsh Creek overflow resulted in some of the worst flooding ever in the Glen Falls area. About 160 basements were inundated and several families were trapped in their homes. A number of streets in the area were closed, such as: McAllister Drive between Rothesay Avenue and the Parkway Mall; Ashburn Lake Road at Rothesay Avenue; and Drury Cove Road near the MacKay Highway interchange. The Glen Falls and Brown's Flat schools were closed because of major flooding problems resulting in school buses not being able to make their normal runs. Rothesay Avenue businesses also had flood damages, and customers were not able to reach others because of the floodwaters. A crane was used intermittently to free ice from Marsh Creek where it flows under Rothesay Avenue. An ice jam was also reported near Strescon. The Moreland Trailer Park off Rothesay Avenue was inundated with over two feet of water on some of the streets, cutting off the only entrance to the park. Kennebecasis River Basin: Ice jammed twice in the Kennebecasis River (about one-half mile [0.86m] downstream of Sussex) at the bridge where Highways #1 and #2 intersect. Both jams were reported to break up on their own accord before causing any serious flooding. In the Roachville Bridge area of the Kennebecasis River, an ice jam caused some minor flooding. Water was reported to be at floor elevation outside the Liquor Store, and six inches [0.15 m] below the top of the foundation at the northwest corner of the Save-Easy Store in west end Sussex. Northeastern New Brunswick: Minor flooding was reported throughout northeastern New Brunswick. Miramichi River Basin: At Blackville, some flooding was reported to have occurred throughout the village. In Newcastle, several motorists were stranded by floodwaters, in the Chapel Island Road area. Moncton Area: In Moncton, flooding of basements and several streets was reported. Problem areas included the intersection of Bonaccord and John streets, and the corner of Main and Lester streets. Dozens of cars stalled because of severe flooding at the Petiticodiac Causeway.
Saint John Area: The Saint John Weather Office reported a storm rainfall of 102.2 mm (just over four inches). The rainfall for January 26 was 98.2 mm, breaking the old mark of 41.9 mm set in 1952. Record high temperatures for the date were also recorded with 12.3oC compared to the previous high of 8oC set in 1950. The all-time January record for rain was also broken. It was 84.8 mm set on January 6, 1909. The parking lot of Ziebart Auto-Truck Rustproofing Limited, Rothesay Avenue, was reported to be covered with 14 inches [0.36 m] of water. Moncton Area: At Moncton, 55.2 millimetres of rain was reported.