Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeWinter Storm
PlacePrairie Provinces
Event Start DateMarch 14, 1941
Event End DateMarch 14, 1941
CommentsPrairie 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.
Fatalities76
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated0
Estimated Total Cost$0
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0