Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeStorms and Severe Thunderstorms
PlaceCharlottetown PE
Event Start DateJuly 3, 1974
Event End DateJuly 3, 1974
CommentsCharlottetown PE, July 3, 1974. At 4:30 pm, Charlottetown and the surrounding area received a half-hour storm of thunder, lightning, 30 mm of rain, large hailstones, and winds up to 140 km/h. Damages reported were: broken windows, doors torn from frames, shingles lifted from roofs, buildings blown down, trees and shrubbery uprooted, electric and telephone lines knocked out by fallen trees, and damaged crops. The damage was most severe in Sherwood, East Royalty, Mermaid, and Johnston's River. The airport in Charlottetown reported that planes were flipped over.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated0
Estimated Total Cost$143,000
Federal DFAA Payments$13,473
Provincial DFAA Payments$129,527
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0