The New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization says people in the Perth-Andover, Grand Falls and Florenceville-Bristol areas should be aware of the possibility of localized flooding. Rainfall warnings were issued for parts of northwestern New Brunswick on Thursday. Thursday, more than 1,800 people were still without power, mostly in the Fredericton and Woodstock areas. “This is probably the worst storm that I’ve seen in my career.”Īt one point, more than 12,000 NB Power customers were without electricity. “Two main areas, the Connell Road area with the Civic Centre located, and the downtown…I have no reports from outside of the town area about damage, other than uprooted trees, no power,” says Woodstock Fire Chief Ricky Nicholson. The building was already under renovation but will require more repairs after the storm.ĭamage was evident in many parts of Woodstock, but some areas were harder hit than others.
The roof of the Carleton Civic Centre was also damaged in the storm parts of the roof were spotted all around the property Thursday. It was lying in the middle of the street.” “But then I came down and realized the roof was gone. “I thought at first, ‘oh well, we have a little leak,’” says building owner Anna Andow.
“You could feel the walls of the place vibrating and, all of a sudden, she came and said ‘your roof is sitting in the middle of Main Street!’” It was right up to my ankles,” says Sanders. “I kept chasing leaks around and then it started pouring right on my couch, pouring into my kitchen. It has apartments in the top.”īenjamin Sanders lives in the apartment building damaged by the storm. “The roof came off of the Pantry Shop downtown, it’s an historic building. “We’ve had serious damage to two major buildings here in town,” Blackburn tells CTV News. Woodstockresident Theresa Blackburn compared the sound of the storm to a freight train. Several trees were uprooted and some buildings were damaged. While there is no confirmation that a tornado actually touched down, the storm resulted in severe damage in Woodstock and surrounding areas. The warning was lifted about an hour later but a severe thunderstorm warning for Fredericton and parts of the province remained in effect throughout the night. Communities in western New Brunswick are cleaning up after a wild storm whipped through the region Wednesday evening.Įnvironment Canada issued a tornado warning for the Woodstock and Carleton County areas just before 6 p.m.
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