Fog Blog NB Riverwatch Log:

WITH THE CURRENT STORM MOVING IN......NEW BRUNSWICK IS ON WATCH FOR RISING RIVER LEVELS........HEAVY RAIN WARNINGS ARE ISSUED THROUGHOUT THE MARITIMES AND IN NEW BRUNSWICK. ALSO HEAVY WINDS ESPECIALLY THE SOUTH OF THE PROVINCE AND HERE IN SAINT JOHN. WITH MELTING SNOW PACKS AND THE HEAVY RAIN , AUTHORITIES ARE WORRIED FLOOD CONDITIONS COULD ARISE THIS WEEK. After two years of historic flooding along the Saint John River, New Brunswick’s Emergency Measures Organization is warning the province to be ready again this spring.The warning was made during the province’s annual River Watch launch Monday morning.Environment Canada‘s Jill Maepea says this year’s winter has been 1.4 degrees above normal, but the snow depth at the end of February is slightly above normal by about 20 per cent.