Western New Brunswick is forecast to be hit with a significant rain event, just days before some areas along the St. John River are set to exceed flood stage. According to River Watch, Fredericton is forecast to hit its flood stage of 6.5 metres on Wednesday. Gagetown is expected to exceed its flood stage of 4.0 metres on Thursday and Saint Hilaire is also forecast to hit flood stage. River Watch officials are watching ice jams in the upper river valley. "At the moment there are two ice jams: one near Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska, on the Saint John River; and one at Kilburn, which moved from lower Perth."

Source: CBC News April 12, 2020 15:00 UTC