Government of New Brunswick
Moncton
Sackville
Heavy rain
Snowmelt

Affected Areas


Southeastern New Brunswick: In the Sackville area, the precipitation initially fell as snow, then turned to rain. The storm was accompanied by very strong winds, which caused much more damage than the flooding. Telephone and telegraph lines sustained widespread damage in southeasteastern New Brunswick. Storm conditions prevailed throughout southern New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and the New England coast. The Nova Scotia coast was described as being "swept by hurricane weather". The storm was also reported to have caused some basement flooding.
Rainfall and snowmelt.
Sackville Area: In Sackville, the storm was described as "being the worst ever experienced by the local telegraph exchange". Moncton Area: In Moncton, it was described as "the worst storm of the season".