| Comments | St. John's NL, April 13-15, 1984. 200,000 people of the Avalon Peninsula were left without heating and lighting for days after overhead electrical wires snapped from the weight of the formation of 15 cm of ice. Power on Bell Island was disrupted for a week. Many small businesses, broadcasting and utility companies felt the effects of the sleet storm; fishing boats sunk. Homeowners also experienced flooded basements and loss of food stuffs. Areas which received major damage: Fogo Island, Bell Island, Carbonear Upper Island Cove, Kenmount Hill, St. John's, Bay Roberts, Mt. Pearl, Torbay, Harbour Main, Western Avalon, Sunnyside and Oxen Pond. |