Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeStorms and Severe Thunderstorms
PlaceColchester, Pictou, Antigonish, Inverness, Victoria, Cumberland and Halifax NS
Event Start DateAugust 29, 2008
Event End DateAugust 31, 2008
CommentsColchester, Pictou, Antigonish, Inverness, Victoria, Cumberland and Halifax NS, August 29 to 31, 2008. A low pressure system moved into Nova Scotia, bringing heavy rains up to 49 mm. The same system returned on August 31 and brought even more rain, up to 68 mm. The total rainfall over the three day period caused extensive flooding.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated0
Estimated Total Cost$851,326
Federal DFAA Payments$851,326
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0