Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeFlood
PlaceClearwater AB
Event Start DateJuly 4, 1999
Event End DateJuly 5, 1999
CommentsClearwater AB, July 4-5, 1999. About 62 cm of snow and 122 mm of rain fell starting on July 2. Flooding forced more than 300 residents of Clearwater to flee July 4. The flooding destroyed 100 km of roads and several bridges in central Alberta. The North Saskatchewan river peaked at 8.45 m just shy of the flood level.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated350
Estimated Total Cost$8,751,452
Federal DFAA Payments$2,977,089
Provincial DFAA Payments$5,774,363
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0