Flooding forces closure of a few roads across Nova Scotia
Several roads across Nova Scotia are closed due to flooding this morning.
All that rain has resulted in flooded-out streets in parts of the province
Several roads across Nova Scotia are closed due to flooding this morning.
The province received a lot of rain last night. Unofficial totals from Saturday to Monday show the following amounts:
- Yarmouth: 69 millimetres
- Greenwood: 91.5 millimetres
- Halifax Stanfield International Airport: 91.3 millimetres
- Kentville: 116.6 millimetres
- Debert: 91.4 millimetres
- Kejimkujik National Park: 85.8 millimetres
All that rain has prompted the closure of the following roads:
- Avonport Station Road in Avonport is closed until further notice due to flooding. If you need to access this road, please do so via the Avonport Beach Road, or Oak Island Road.
- Jungle Road in Oxford Junction is closed due a roadway washout.
- North Main Street and 1st Street in Trenton in Pictou County is covered with two feet of water. The roadway is closed.
- Rines Road off Highway 236 in Kennetcook is closed due to flooding.
Here's a map of the four roads currently closed across the provinces due to flooding.