Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeWinter Storm
PlacePrairie Provinces
Event Start DateJanuary 30, 1947
Event End DateFebruary 8, 1947
CommentsPrairie Provinces, January 30 - February 8, 1947. A blizzard raged for 10 days from Winnipeg to Calgary; the railway called it the worst storm in Canadian rail history; one train was buried in a snow drift 1 km long and 8 m deep.
Fatalities0
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