Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeStorms and Severe Thunderstorms
PlaceKingston ON
Event Start DateSeptember 15, 2008
Event End DateSeptember 15, 2008
CommentsKingston ON, September 15, 2008. An overnight wind and rainstorm hit Kingston, cut power to thousands of homes in the area, knocked one ferry out of service and toppled small buildings. Kingston received 20 mm of rain overnight and was hit with wind gusts of 67 km/h. Across southeast Ontario, 25,000 homes and businesses (approximately 75,000 individuals) lost power.
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 Affected75000
Magnitude0.0