Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeWinter Storm
PlaceAvalon area of Newfoundland and Labrador
Event Start DateDecember 8, 1994
Event End DateDecember 12, 1994
CommentsAvalon area of Newfoundland and Labrador, December 8-12, 1994. A severe storm with winds up to 168 km/hr and a build-up of wet snow of up to 15 cm in diameter on wires caused major damage to the transmission and distribution systems on the Avalon, Burin and Bonavista Peninsulas. For various periods of time, service was disrupted to approximately 100,000 customers. Full service was not restored to all customers until Dec.16.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated0
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA Payments$0
Provincial DFAA Payments$0
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected3189873
Magnitude0.0