| Comments | Yukon to Ontario, January 30, 1989. Freezing caused pipes to burst in British Columbia; 30.5 cm of snow in one day in Edmonton and the temperature plummeted from +3°C to -26°C in 7 hours; 13 weather related deaths; 8 died in Alberta, 2 motorists died due to icy roads in British Columbia, and 3 farmers froze to death in Saskatchewan; there were 28 frostbite victims in Calgary; 20,000 were affected in a power failure in British Columbia; pipes burst, schools closed down, ferries were cancelled, roads closed, and airports were shutdown; 100 frostbite cases were reported in Calgary; extensive agricultural damage was caused. |