Event Category | Disaster |
Event Group | Natural |
Event Subgroup | Meteorological - Hydrological |
Event Type | Hurricane / Typhoon / Tropical Storm |
Place | Edmundston NB |
Event Start Date | August 13, 2004 |
Event End Date | August 14, 2004 |
Comments | Edmundston and Saint-Jacques NB, August 13-14, 2004. Tropical storm Bonnie produced significant heavy rain throughout New Brunswick. Edmundston and Saint-Jacques were both hard hit by the torrential rain. There was localised flooding, basement flooding and road closures in Edmundston and Saint-Jacques. The community of Saint-Jacques was put on a boil water advisory due to well contamination that resulted from the flooding. Edmundston recieved up to 90 mm of rain, while 50.9 mm and 65.4 mm was reported in Fredricton and St. Stephen. Flooded roads created dangerous driving conditions for local residents. One individual was killed while driving a truck across a shallow stream. |
Fatalities | 1 |
Injured / Infected | Unknown |
Evacuated | 0 |
Estimated Total Cost | $0 |
Federal DFAA Payments | Unknown |
Provincial DFAA Payments | Unknown |
Provincial Department Payments | Unknown |
Municipal Costs | Unknown |
OGD Costs | Unknown |
Insurance Payments | Unknown |
NGO Payments | Unknown |
Utility - People Affected | 0 |
Magnitude | 0.0 |