Event Category | Disaster |
Event Group | Natural |
Event Subgroup | Meteorological - Hydrological |
Event Type | Winter Storm |
Place | Prairie Provinces |
Event Start Date | March 14, 1941 |
Event End Date | March 14, 1941 |
Comments | Prairie Provinces, March 14, 1941. A severe blizzard producing a storm called an "Alberta Low" lasted 7 hours and produced winds exceeding 100 km/h; the storm caused 76 deaths in the southern parts of the Prairie provinces and the northern U.S. |
Fatalities | 76 |
Injured / Infected | 0 |
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 |