Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeStorms and Severe Thunderstorms
PlaceMaritime Provinces
Event Start DateOctober 25, 1991
Event End DateNovember 3, 1991
CommentsMaritime Provinces, especially Nova Scotia, October 25 - November 3, 1991. The "Halloween Storm" of 1991, was produced by two hurricanes: "Grace" and an unnamed storm over the north Atlantic; on the Scotian slope the highest wave in the world ever recorded by an instrument was measured as 30.7 metres.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated0
Estimated Total Cost$0
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0