Power outages span Maritimes as heat records fall everywhere
Digital Reporter
Thursday, May 28, 2015, 5:05 PM - Warmer temperatures continue after Atlantic provinces broke heat records on Thursday, but with it came a round of severe weather that knocked out power in several areas, including Fredericton.
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A trough of low pressure brought scattered showers and storms to New Brunswick and will carry into PEI Thursday evening, with a slight risk for parts of Nova Scotia.
Over 7,000 w/o power at this time in #Fredericton - another 2,600 in St.Stephen. #nb
— Laura Brown (@01LBrown) May 28, 2015During the height of the storm, I filmed this at Freddy Beach Ribfest from just outside the doors of the Capital Exhibit Centre
Posted by Carrie Louise Brewer on Thursday, May 28, 2015
Flooding in downtown #Fredericton, NB after severe storm moved through. Pics: Tammy McDonald #nbstorm pic.twitter.com/HGCMET56eG
— The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) May 28, 2015Just rolled through Fredericton #nbstorm pic.twitter.com/nopnIElf0a
— Deevo (@DeevoSee) May 28, 2015
The storm caused flooding in downtown Fredericton and left more than 2,000 people without power.
Large hail was reported as well.
Five heat records were broken in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia on Wednesday:
- Bouctouche, N.B., hit a high of 30°C, replacing the previous record of 26°C set in 2001
- Fundy Park, N.B., hit a high of 22.6oC, replacing the previous record of 21.6oC set in 2001
- Caribou Point, N.S., hit a high of 30.4oC replacing the previous record of 27.2oC set in 2011
- J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney N.S. Airport, hit a high of 30.1oC replacing the previous record of 27.2oC set in 1944
- Kentville, N.S., hit a high of 28.6oC replacing the previous record of 27.2oC set in 2011
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