High winds, rain pound regions of N.B. as Fiona sweeps through Atlantic Canada

Weather warnings are slowly starting to drop in New Brunswick as post-tropical storm Fiona moves further north.

However, Environment Canada is still calling for the possibility of damaging storm surges for areas of the province including "north facing shorelines in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, including the Northumberland Strait."

Waves of upwards of eight feet are forecast for coastal areas.

As of 12:10 p.m. AT, N.B. Power is reporting 52,730 customers without electricity. The bulk of the outages are in the southeast of the province, with 14,237 in the Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe region and a further 11,819 in the Shediac-Cap-Pelé region.

Geoffrey Downey, spokesperson for New Brunswick's Emergency Measures Organization, said the storm has so far turned out as good as could be expected, but he warned the day is still young.

"With the kinds of winds they're talking about, everyone certainly needs to be paying attention," Downey said. 

"Certainly along the coast with storm surge and any rain, there's certainly an added threat."

The storm came a little too close for comfort for Erica Biggs.

She was on vacation in Shediac at a cottage when it was flooded by the storm surge, requiring help to get herself, her son, mother and grandmother to safety.

"My car is still there, ruined," said Biggs

"The fire department of Shediac was amazing. They came and got us and helped."

Lisa Wadup lives in Pointe-du-Chêne, next door to Shediac.

She said while she lives on higher ground than her neighbours, she's still concerned the water levels could rise neaR her property.

She expects she may need to leave her home, but says locals are well prepared for this kind of thing.