Environment Canada said warnings for all regions of the province would likely be in effect until early Saturday.

There were four separate warnings out for Bathurst alone: snowfall, storm surge, wind and rain. Storm surge warnings were also place for the Bay of Chaleur from Miscou Island to Campbellton.

New Brunswick has had recent experiences with storm surges, like this one along the Northumberland Strait, during post-tropical storm Fiona. (Ed Hunter/CBC)

Environment Canada says water levels are expected to exceed "high astronomical tide, with water inundating vulnerable sections of the coastlines." The warning says coastal flooding, beach erosion, minor infrastructure damage and coastal road washouts are expected. 

According to the N.B. Power outage map, almost 29,450 customers were without power at about 8:30 p.m., up from about 3,000 in late afternoon. The outages were occurring in almost all parts of the province,

In southern New Brunswick, power lines were brought down at Woodmans Point, near Grand Bay-Westfield, and were lying across Route 102, which is now closed, the RCMP said.

Wind warnings are in effect for the whole province and rainfall warnings for central, southern and eastern regions.Some northeastern parts of the province were  expected to get up to 110 km/h winds.

The wind even took down a traffic light Friday afternoon in Saint John.

     A traffic light was blown off its pole during high winds in Saint John Friday afternoon. (Graham Thompson/CBC)

Flying? Keep an eye on the sky

Fredericton International Airport public relations manager Kate O'Rourke said the airport is always ready for poor weather, but it appeared it would get lucky with just a rainstorm.

Fredericton fared better than Saint John and Moncton, where a few flights were cancelled in the evening or early on Christmas Eve.

O'Rourke advised people to check their flight status before heading to the airport, since it's possible planes coming from other places in Canada, where the weather is worse, could change plans.

"The air network is a network," said O'Rourke. "Challenges at any airport can create those kind of knock-on effects, whether it's because a traveller is connecting through that airport, or whether the plane's coming from that airport. So definitely, you know, keep your eye on what's happening in the rest of the country."

Fredericton International Airport public relations manager Kate O'Rourke said people should check their flight status before going to the airport because their plane could be coming from somewhere with bad weather. (Aniekan Etuhube/CBC)

All three of the major airports, Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton, had some flight cancellations. All of the cancelled flights involved planes that were supposed to come from Toronto. 

Air travel isn't the only travel that's been affected. The Confederation Bridge, which connects P.E.I. and New Brunswick, has restricted access to certain vehicles including those pulling trailers, motorcycles and high-sided vehicles like trucks, tractor-trailers and buses.

Travel not recommended in certain areas, police say

Slippery roads were reported in some areas, including Fredericton, where the forecast was mostly for rain and strong winds.

Early in the afternoon, New Brunswick RCMP tweeted that travel is not recommended on Route 2 between Upper Kingsclear and Bedell, as well as Route 95 between Woodstock and the United States border. The tweet said "driving conditions are extremely poor."

On the government of New Brunswick's 511 that shows road conditions and advisories across the province, Route 2 is listed as "covered."