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Details 1933-05-04 1933-05-06 0 Saint John River Basin: Flood conditions on the Saint John River existed at Fort Kent, Edmundston, Hartland and Woodstock.
Details 1933-10-25 1933-10-26 0 Saint John River Basin: At Fredericton, a railway washout occurred just east of the C.
Details 1939-05-10 1939-05-14 0 Saint John River Basin: In the Saint John River Basin, the highways were inundated, the trains were halted and the mills ceased operation due to the high water.
Details 1923-04-29 1923-05-09 $10,000,000.00 2 This flood was significant in all parts of the Province.
Details 1928-04-09 1928-04-11 0 Sources: The North Shore Leader 1928/04/13. Saint John River Basin: At Longs Creek, about 30 kilometres upstream of Fredericton, an ice jam lodged across the full width of the Saint John River.
Details 1932-04-07 1932-04-11 0 Saint John River Basin: As a result of the spring thaw, several ice jams caused minor flooding throughout the Saint John River Basin.
Details 1932-10-17 1932-10-30 0 Saint John River Basin: At Woodstock, the Saint John and Meduxnekeag rivers were running at peak freshet height.
Details 1937-11-15 1937-11-18 0 Saint John River Basin: The third freshet of the autumn threatened the Saint John River Valley.
Details 1954-09-11 1954-09-13 $466,600.00 0 Saint John River Basin: Flood conditions existed at Presque Isle, Limestone and Fort Fairfeild, Maine, in the United States portion of the Saint John River Basin.
Details 1954-04-16 1954-04-24 0 Saint John River Basin: In the Nackawic River Valley, the Maple Ridge Road was washed out at a point about a mile from Millville.
Details 1961-05-08 1961-05-20 $1,000,000.00 0 The most serious flooding conditions existed in the upper part of the Saint John River Basin, the Nashwaak Valley and the Miramichi River Basin where snow accumulations were the heaviest.
Details 1960-05-17 1960-05-18 0 Saint John River Basin: In the Saint John River Basin, high water halted ferry service at Gagetown and Burton.
Details 2010-12-13 2010-12-14 $13,830,000.00 13 An intense low pressure system with strong deep southerly flow brought heavy rain to NB, especially southwestern regions.
Details 1950-12-11 1950-12-15 $3,000.00 0 Fredericton Area: In Fredericton, cellar flooding occurred.
Details 1950-11-28 1950-11-30 $30,000.00 0 Restigouche River Basin: In the Restigouche River Basin, most of the reported damages were to roads and the railways in the Quebec portion of the basin.
Details 2006-06-03 2006-06-04 0 Southern New Brunswick had heavy rainfall and flooding throughout the region on 3-4 June.
Details 2005-03-29 2005-05-16 $5,600,000.00 217 In mid-March, the Saint John River basin had above average ice thickness and a heavy snow pack in northern portions of the basin.
Details 1951-04-05 1951-04-14 $65,000.00 0 Saint John River Basin: In the Saint John River Basin, a serious ice jam occurred at Connors which backed up water for about 10 miles [approx.
Details 1958-04-24 1958-04-30 $290,000.00 0 Flood conditions prevailed over most of the Saint John, Restigouche and Miramichi River basins.
Details 1972-12-06 1972-12-07 0 Fredericton Area: In Fredericton, a number of intersections throughout the City were flooded due to catch basins being clogged with snow and ice.
Details 1950-04-20 1950-04-24 $1,000,000.00 0 Saint John River Basin: Heavy rain fell during the period from April 20 to April 21.
Details 1972-05-06 1972-05-11 0 Fredericton Area: In the City of Fredericton, Campbell Street, between Westmorland and Northumberland, was closed due to high water.
Details 1973-04-01 1973-05-01 $11,877,007.00 448 The winter of 1972-73 was one of above average snowfall in northern and central New Brunswick.
Details 1971-05-05 1971-05-06 0 Fredericton Area: At Nashwaaksis, Wilkins Airfield was submerged and some residents of Burpee Street complained of basement flooding.
Details 1970-04-30 1970-05-05 0 Saint John River Basin: Flood waters of the Saint John River covered approximately one-half of the city owned parking lot on Campbell Street, Fredericton.
Details 1964-04-16 1964-04-18 0 Saint John River Basin: In the Saint John River Basin, Route 21 across Keswick flats was inundated.
Details 1963-05-01 1963-05-10 $13,475.00 0 Saint John River Basin: In the Saint John River Basin, the flooding reported in the newspapers was restricted to the Lower Saint John area.
Details 1970-02-02 1970-02-06 $3,300,844.00 2 General: Very low temperatures and abnormally low snowfall caused thick and hard ice cover on the rivers and lakes during the winter of 1969/70.
Details 1920-04-06 1920-04-10 0 Saint John River Basin: At Hartland, the rain was reported to have begun during the evening of April 5, and continued throughout the night.
Details 1924-08-26 1924-08-27 0 Saint John River Basin: Some crop damage resulted in York, Sunbury and Queens counties mainly due to the winds and heavy rains.
Details 1926-05-05 1926-05-07 0 Saint John River Basin: At Woodstock, riverfront properties were inundated to some extent.
Details 1909-01-04 1909-01-07 $100,000.00 0 Several washouts were reported on the Inter-Colonial and Canadian Pacific Railways.
Details 1934-04-16 1934-04-24 $250,000.00 0 Saint John River Basin: In the Saint John River Basin, the areas most affected by this flood were in Sunbury and York counties.
Details 1935-01-09 1935-01-12 $185.00 0 Lower Saint John Area: Hundreds of acres of land were inundated along Rothesay Road.
Details 1922-06-17 1922-06-25 $1,000,000.00 0 General: Water covered railway lines throughout most of the Province, mainly the lines belonging to the C.
Details 1996-04-23 1996-04-24 $18,000.00 0 Middle River: An ice jam caused flooding of several homes on Roberts Road, near Bathurst, from April 23 to at least April 24.
Details 1902-03-17 1902-03-23 $51,500.00 0 Saint John River Basin: This was reported to be one of the earliest spring breakups in history.
Details 1901-04-07 1901-04-12 $40,000.00 0 Saint John River Basin: The ice began running on April 7.
Details 1912-08-08 1912-08-14 $1,300.00 0 Saint John River Basin: Bridges, culverts and railroads were washed out in the vicinity of Perth, Hartland, Woodstock and Blissville.
Details 1935-04-20 1935-04-24 0 Saint John River Basin: In the Saint John River Basin, some barns on the islands above and below Fredericton were damaged and/or destroyed, in particular on Shore Island.
Details 1936-03-16 1936-03-25 $2,000,000.00 7 Upper and Middle Saint John River Basin: One of the most significant ice jams occurred at the C.
Details 1999-12-07 1999-12-07 0 Fredericton Area: Heavy, sustained, rain forced four families from their homes and caused the closure of Forest Hill Road for several hours overnight.
Details 1997-05-03 1997-05-14 $1,000.00 0 Saint John River Basin: Cool April weather allowed the ice cover to break up gradually at lower river discharges.
Details 1857-04-01 1857-04-01 0 Fredericton Area: Piling up of drifting ice caused flood damage in and around Fredericton.
Details 1922-08-26 1922-08-28 $100,000.00 0 General: Southern counties appeared to be the hardest hit.
Details 1913-03-22 1913-03-25 $30,000.00 0 On 22nd March, one of the earliest spring break-ups in the history of New Brunswick was experienced in central parts of the province.
Details 1887-04-25 1887-05-14 $500,000.00 4 Saint John River Basin: On April 26, the ice began running above Andover.
Details 1900-10-08 1900-10-12 0 Lower Saint John River Basin: In Fredericton, the area from York Street to the baseball grounds on the upper side and as far as Smythe Street was under water to depths of one to three feet.
Details 1768-01-01 1768-12-31 0 A store at Fredericton was swept away by ice.
Details 1759-11-03 1759-11-04 0 Fundy Coast: At Saint John, a "Saxby" type combination of windstorm and tides caused extensive damage.
Details 1798-10-01 1798-10-03 0 At Fredericton and Maddeskesway (Keswick) and along the Nashwaak and Oromocto rivers, many families lost stock and provisions.
Details 1846-03-20 1846-04-05 0 Saint John River Basin: A bridge was destroyed on the Aroostook River.
Details 1831-04-11 1831-04-11 0 There is some confusion in the newspaper reports regarding the year.
Details 1851-10-31 1851-11-04 0 Saint John River Basin: A rapid rise of water occurred at Grand Falls on October 31.
Details 1854-05-01 1854-05-31 0 No reports were available from 1854 describing this flood or the damages caused.
Details 2000-10-29 2000-10-30 $2,400,000.00 2 On October 29th, a powerful "nor'easter" hit the southern Gulf of St.
Details 2018-04-27 2018-05-12 0 River Watch 2018 began on March 12th. The province’s watercourses remained relatively calm until a heavy rain event in the central and southwestern areas of the province occurred on April 16th and 17th.
Details 2011-04-27 2011-05-13 0 Seasonal weather resulted in a relatively uneventful spring freshet season in 2011.
Details 2018-01-12 2018-01-13 0 A mix of rain, wind, and unseasonably warm temperatures knocked out power to thousands of residents and caused flooding across the province on the weekend of January 12th and 13th.
Details 2019-09-07 2019-09-08 0 Hurricane Dorian brought heavy rain and high winds to much of the Atlantic provinces on September 7th and 8th, 2019.
Details 2015-05-28 2015-05-28 0 Heavy rain accompanied by wind gusts of up to 82 kilometers per hour led to flash flooding, fallen trees and downed power lines on some Fredericton streets after an intense storm hit the capital city on May 28th.
Details 1953-03-26 1953-04-03 0 Several major and minor washouts occurred throughout the Province, especially on the secondary roads where culverts were too small to handle the excess flow.
Details 2014-04-14 2014-04-20 $16,300,000.00 27 Spring flooding damaged more than 715 homes and businesses, roads, bridges, and other public infrastructure around the province.
Details 2014-07-05 2014-07-06 $12,500,000.00 3 On Saturday July 5th, Hurricane Arthur transformed into a potent Post-Tropical storm over the Maritime provinces.
Details 2012-10-20 2012-10-20 5 Heavy rainfall in some Central and Southern parts of the province caused localized flooding on 20th October.
Details 2014-12-09 2014-12-11 $10,300,000.00 4 On December 9th and 10th, a Nor’easter brought a mix of snow and rain across the province.
Details 2014-01-13 2014-01-17 0 Warm temperatures and heavy rains contributed to melting of snow along rivers in several areas of New Brunswick.
Details 2003-10-27 2003-10-31 0 A rain event that lasted over three days brought high water levels to many parts of the province in October.
Details 2019-01-20 2019-01-24 0 A blast of winter in some areas, and spring in others, made for a messy few days as many central and southern portions of the province suffered from flooding from two separate rain, snow and freezing rain events over the span of four days.
Details 2020-06-05 2020-06-05 0 A thunderstorm on June 5th brought heavy winds, rain, and hail to Fredericton and parts of York County.
Details 2015-09-29 2015-10-01 0 A heavy rainfall event occurred September 29th and October 1st that brought more than 150 millimeters of rain to some parts of the province.
Details 2015-04-21 2015-05-04 0 River Watch 2015 began on March 16th. Quantities of water in the snowpack were at normal levels in the upper Saint John River basin and above normal in the lower Saint John River basin.
Details 2008-04-23 2008-05-02 $23,288,000.00 47 This was the worst spring flooding in 35 years along the entire St.
Details 2017-04-09 2017-05-15 0 River Watch began on March 13th. The Saint John River was expected to peak early in April and again in late April or early May with water from the upper river basin.
Details 2011-03-06 2011-03-07 0 An early March rainstorm left pooling water on some city streets in the Fredericton and Moncton areas.
Details 2019-04-19 2019-05-06 0 River Watch 2019 began March 12th. The rate of snow melt would be key this year as there was more snow on the ground in some northern parts of the province than in 2018.
Details 2013-03-13 2013-03-15 $350,000.00 13 On 13th March, many parts of central and southern New Brunswick experienced a rain storm.
Details 1993-04-11 1993-04-28 $12,738,787.00 0 General: The major flooding was caused primarily by ice jams which occurred on the Saint John River between Edmundston and Woodstock, and its tributaries in the northwest area of New Brunswick.
Details 1938-12-06 1938-12-07 0 Sussex Area: Turbulent flood waters of Ward's Creek caused considerable damage to the concrete bridge on Main Street, just upstream of the Agricultural School.
Details 1975-05-07 1975-05-08 0 Some people in low-lying areas experienced minor flooding.
Details 1979-04-29 1979-05-07 $1,332,693.00 5 During the winter of 1978-79, snowfall was about average throughout New Brunswick and in adjacent areas of Maine.
Details 1987-04-01 1987-04-13 $30,000,000.00 0 General: During the winter of 1986-87, the total snowfall was significantly below normal in the north, and near normal in the south.
Details 1986-04-01 1986-04-04 $258,819.00 0 General: A late-January thaw created antecedent conditions that were important contributing factors to floods on the Saint John and Nashwaak rivers in April 1986.
Details 1974-04-29 1974-05-18 $325,600.00 0 Saint John River Basin: Flooding began on April 29, in the upper Saint John River Basin; ice jams occurred particularly in the western part of Madawaska County.
Details 1978-05-08 1978-05-11 0 Lower Saint John River Basin: Minor flooding was reported throughout the Maugerville and Sheffield areas, downstream of Fredericton.
Details 1984-04-25 1984-06-06 0 Above average snow cover was reported to have existed late in March and early April.
Details 1940-04-15 1940-04-20 0 Saint John River Basin: A two mile ice jam on the Aroostook River caused flooding in a portion of the Village of Masardis, Maine.
Details 1983-11-25 1983-11-26 0 The violent wind and rainstorm resulted in widespread power interruptions, cancelled ferry operations in the Maritime Provinces, disrupted some telephone services and resulted in minor flooding of some highways.
Details 1984-02-04 1984-02-06 0 Saint John River Basin: The February thaw resulted in minor flooding along the Kennebecasis River.
Details 1978-01-09 1978-01-10 $250,000.00 0 Southern New Brunswick was hard hit by gale force winds and high seas.
Details 1981-08-05 1981-08-07 0 A severe rainstorm resulted in excessive amounts of precipitation in the Upper Saint John River Basin, generally ranging from 75 mm to 262 mm.
Details 1983-04-25 1983-04-30 0 For the second time in two weeks, the Saint John River in the vicinity of Fredericton overflowed its banks.
Details 1983-04-17 1983-04-22 $300,000.00 0 Saint John River Basin: At Fort Kent, Maine, river levels increased some six feet [1.
Details 1981-02-11 1981-02-13 0 Fredericton Area: In Fredericton, some flooded basements and pools of water were reported on city streets.
Details 1982-04-27 1982-05-03 0 The normal spring freshet began with mild temperatures, very little rain and cool night resulting in only minor flooding and very little damage.
Details 1947-04-30 1947-05-10 0 Saint John River Basin: Due to the heavy runoff, the main stem of the Saint John River overflowed onto the interval lands at several points.
Details 1942-05-06 1942-05-08 0 Restigouche River Basin: In Restigouche County, numerous brooks along the I.
Details 1979-03-26 1979-04-05 $2,113,328.00 0 Saint John River Basin: In the Saint John River Basin, most of the reported flooding occurred in the southern portion.
Details 1947-07-13 1947-07-13 0 Many parts of Kings County were affected by the severe summer storm resulting in damaged buildings and flooded roads.
Details 1977-04-23 1977-04-28 0 Lower Saint John River Basin: The main stem of the Saint John River overflowed its banks in the Fredericton, Lincoln, Maugerville and Sheffield areas, inundating low-lying areas.
Details 1993-12-11 1993-12-11 $194,200.00 0 Saint John River, Woodstock to Oromocto:The heavy rain caused road washouts and minor flooding along the Nashwaak River.
Details 1994-04-14 1994-04-26 $4,130,000.00 0 General: An ice jam caused a flash flood on the Aroostook River, resulting in two fatalities near Perth-Andover.
Details 1968-03-01 1968-03-31 $100,000.00 0 Saint John River Basin: In the Saint John River Basin, an ice jam near Florenceville caused water to back up over the highway near Buckwheat Bridge.
Details 1969-05-11 1969-05-13 $500,000.00 0 Saint John River Basin: Flood conditions prevailed over the upper portion of the Saint John River Basin.