Comments | Avalon 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. |