Friday, July 24, 2009

Wet and Wild Weather for the Weekend

Update July24/09

Environment Canada has posted a warning for some wild weather this weekend. They are tracking a system developing over the Atlantic south of New York. It will lie over Maine today and expected to make the shift into our area today and tonight.
Rain at times is expected to be heavy and howling winds approaching gale force near the coast. Forecaster's tell us with this kind of combination, there could be flooding in some low lying area's. The full forecast is coming up shortly.

Fatal Crash

Updated July24/09

A woman is dead and four other people are hurt following a two-vehicle accident between Harvey and McAdam yesterday. RCMP Sgt. Claude Tremblay says a pickup truck and a van collided around noon on Route 4 near Christie's Ridge. He says the woman driving the van was killed, while three young children in the vehicle and the man driving the truck were taken to hospital in Fredericton.
Tremblay says some of the injuries are serious.