Event Category	Disaster
Event Group	Natural
Event Subgroup	Meteorological - Hydrological
Event Type	Storms and Severe Thunderstorms
Place	Southern British Columbia
Event Start Date	March 18, 1997
Event End Date	March 24, 1997
Comments	Southern British Columbia, March 18-24, 1997. Severe thunderstorms, creating floods, damaged residential, farm, business and local government buildings. Flooding occurred on most of Vancouver Island, Harrison Lake and Fraser River, Okanagan Lake, Lower Arrow Lake, Upper Arrow Lake, Shuswap Lake, Kootenay Lake, Kootenay River and Columbia River (to the lower part of Kinbasket Lake). This area encompassed the towns of Vancouver, Port Alberni, Nanaimo, Victoria, Vernon, Kelowna, Nelson, Trail and Penticton.
Fatalities	0
Injured / Infected	0
Evacuated	0
Estimated Total Cost	$4,585,262
Federal DFAA Payments	$653,232
Provincial DFAA Payments	$3,932,030
Provincial Department Payments	Unknown
Municipal Costs	Unknown
OGD Costs	Unknown
Insurance Payments	Unknown
NGO Payments	Unknown
Utility - People Affected	0
Magnitude	0.0