Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeWinter Storm
PlaceSouthern Ontario
Event Start DateDecember 10, 1995
Event End DateDecember 11, 1995
CommentsSouthern Ontario, December 10-11, 1995. An early Snowstorm hit southern Ontario with 1015 cm of snow accompanied by wind gusts of up to 90 km/h and a temperature of -40ºC. The storm caused the closing of highways, shopping centres and bridges, including the Peace Bridge between Ontario and New York. Muskoka airport and weather office were evacuated and Bracebridge had to enforce its municipal emergency plan. An elderly man's death was attributed to the storm.
Fatalities1
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated50
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA Payments$0
Provincial DFAA Payments$0
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0