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<strong>Flood</strong> #<br />
Storm #<br />
General<br />
Location<br />
Start Year<br />
Start Month<br />
Start Day<br />
Start Time<br />
End Year<br />
End Month<br />
End Day<br />
End Time<br />
Duration (days)<br />
Season<br />
Region<br />
LGP#<br />
Community<br />
Name<br />
Water Bodies<br />
Type of Event<br />
Rainfall<br />
Amount<br />
Snowfall<br />
amount<br />
Sea Height<br />
Jam Height<br />
Damage<br />
Estimate by<br />
Community (if<br />
known)<br />
Damage<br />
Estimate by<br />
Storm (once<br />
per storm)<br />
DFAA Damage<br />
Report<br />
DFAA Damage<br />
Report (once<br />
per storm)<br />
Homes<br />
<strong>Flood</strong>ed<br />
People<br />
Displaced<br />
Attachment<br />
Number<br />
Data Added By<br />
<strong>Flood</strong> Inventory Database 1950 - Present<br />
18<br />
19<br />
20<br />
014 East Coast, St.<br />
John's <strong>and</strong><br />
Carbonear<br />
014 East Coast, St.<br />
John's <strong>and</strong><br />
Carbonear<br />
014 East Coast, St.<br />
John's <strong>and</strong><br />
Carbonear<br />
1955 1 10 1955 1 10 1 Winter Eastern<br />
1955 1 10 1955 1 10 1 Winter Eastern<br />
1955 1 10 1955 1 10 1 Winter Eastern<br />
1580 Ferryl<strong>and</strong><br />
950 Carbonear<br />
265 Bay Roberts<br />
Coastal<br />
<strong>Flood</strong>ing<br />
Coastal<br />
<strong>Flood</strong>ing<br />
Coastal<br />
<strong>Flood</strong>ing<br />
$12,000<br />
$12,000<br />
$12,000 $12,000<br />
Description<br />
MR: The "worst storm in memory" battered the<br />
East Coast. Surging waves sent water 200 feet in<br />
the air against the steep cliffs around St. John's<br />
Harbour. 12 wharves <strong>and</strong> two small boats were<br />
destroyed. General damages were said to be<br />
extensive<br />
MR: The "worst storm in memory" battered the<br />
East Coast. Surging waves sent water 200 feet in<br />
the air against the steep cliffs around St. John's<br />
Harbour. 12 wharves <strong>and</strong> two small boats were<br />
destroyed. General damages were said to be<br />
extensive<br />
MR: The "worst storm in memory" battered the<br />
East Coast. Surging waves sent water 200 feet in<br />
the air against the steep cliffs around St. John's<br />
Harbour. 12 wharves <strong>and</strong> two small boats were<br />
destroyed. General damages were said to be<br />
extensive<br />
Source<br />
MR: Department of Natural<br />
Resources Website, The<br />
Daily News| 14 AMEC<br />
MR: Department of Natural<br />
Resources Website, The<br />
Daily News| 14 AMEC<br />
MR: Department of Natural<br />
Resources Website, The<br />
Daily News| 14 AMEC<br />
21<br />
015<br />
St. John's<br />
1955 1 4 1955 1 17 12 Winter Eastern<br />
22 016 St. John's 1955 2 12 1955 2 13 1 Winter Eastern 4400 St. John's<br />
23 016 St. John's 1955 2 12 1955 2 13 1 Winter Eastern 3275 Mobile<br />
4400 St. John's Rainfall 164.6<br />
Waterford /<br />
Rennie's River Rainfall 51.1<br />
Waterford /<br />
Rennie's River Rainfall<br />
24 017 Placentia 1955 9 N/A 1955 9 N/A N/A Fall Eastern 3800 Placentia unknown<br />
Scores of new homes had flooded basements as<br />
a result of continuous rainfall<br />
MR: <strong>Flood</strong>ing reported at the mouth of Old Mill<br />
Bridge. <strong>Flood</strong>ing reported.<br />
MR: <strong>Flood</strong>ing reported at the mouth of Old Mill<br />
Bridge. <strong>Flood</strong>ing reported.<br />
<strong>Flood</strong>ing Events in<br />
Newfoundl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Labrador<br />
- An Historical Perspective No AMEC<br />
<strong>Flood</strong> <strong>Risk</strong> Mapping Study<br />
of Gould's, Petty Harbour<br />
<strong>and</strong> Ferryl<strong>and</strong> No AMEC<br />
<strong>Flood</strong> <strong>Risk</strong> Mapping Study<br />
of Gould's, Petty Harbour<br />
<strong>and</strong> Ferryl<strong>and</strong> No AMEC<br />
Hydro technical Study of the<br />
Placentia Area <strong>Flood</strong> Plain No AMEC<br />
25 018 East Coast 1955 10 22 1955 10 22 1 Fall Eastern 4400 St. John's<br />
26 018 East Coast 1955 10 22 1955 10 22 1 Fall Eastern 1580 Ferryl<strong>and</strong><br />
Coastal<br />
<strong>Flood</strong>ing<br />
Coastal<br />
<strong>Flood</strong>ing<br />
MR: Stages were damaged in Petty Harbour <strong>and</strong><br />
along the Southern Shore. The lowl<strong>and</strong>s were<br />
flooded with seawater, the road near<br />
Cappahayden was washed out. high winds <strong>and</strong><br />
waves <strong>and</strong> water levels generated by a nameless<br />
hurricane damaged stages at Petty Harbour.<br />
MR: Stages were damaged in Petty Harbour <strong>and</strong><br />
along the Southern Shore. The lowl<strong>and</strong>s were<br />
flooded with seawater, the road near<br />
Cappahayden was washed out. high winds <strong>and</strong><br />
waves <strong>and</strong> water levels generated by a nameless<br />
hurricane damaged stages at Petty Harbour.<br />
<strong>Flood</strong>ing Events in<br />
Newfoundl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Labrador<br />
- An Historical Perspective No AMEC<br />
<strong>Flood</strong>ing Events in<br />
Newfoundl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Labrador<br />
- An Historical Perspective No AMEC<br />
27 018 East Coast 1955 10 22 1955 10 22 1 Fall Eastern 3760<br />
Petty Harbour -<br />
Maddox Cove<br />
28 019 Cox's Cove 1955 11 27 1955 11 27 1 Fall Western 1235 Cox's Cove Cox's Brook<br />
Coastal<br />
<strong>Flood</strong>ing<br />
Coastal<br />
<strong>Flood</strong>ing 35<br />
29 020 Corner Brook 1957 1 23 1957 1 24 2 Winter Western 1200 Corner Brook Rainfall 40.13<br />
MR: Stages were damaged in Petty Harbour <strong>and</strong><br />
along the Southern Shore. The lowl<strong>and</strong>s were<br />
flooded with seawater, the road near<br />
Cappahayden was washed out. high winds <strong>and</strong><br />
waves <strong>and</strong> water levels generated by a nameless<br />
hurricane damaged stages at Petty Harbour.<br />
Coastal flooding coupled with increased stream<br />
runoff damaged community. 30 to 40 mm of rain.<br />
Low lying sections of the city began to fill with<br />
water as blocked sewers <strong>and</strong> high snow ban,<br />
damage to several roads.<br />
<strong>Flood</strong>ing Events in<br />
Newfoundl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Labrador<br />
- An Historical Perspective No AMEC<br />
Heritage Newfoundl<strong>and</strong><br />
Website, Dept of Natural<br />
Resources Website 19, 286 AMEC<br />
Dept Natural Resources<br />
Website 20 AMEC<br />
30 021 St. John's 1957 2 15 1957 2 17 1 Winter Eastern 4400 St. John's<br />
Rainfall <strong>and</strong><br />
Snowmelt 65<br />
Sections of streets washed out, basements in<br />
several homes <strong>and</strong> businesses were flooded.<br />
<strong>Flood</strong>ing Events in<br />
Newfoundl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Labrador<br />
- An Historical Perspective No AMEC<br />
31 022 Corner Brook 1957 10 2 1957 10 3 1 Fall Western 1200 Corner Brook Bell's Brook Rainfall 91.19<br />
32 023 Corner Brook 1957 11 9 1957 11 9 1 Fall Western 1200 Corner Brook Rainfall 41.91<br />
During a rainstorm several catch basins were not<br />
cleared causing streets to become eroded <strong>and</strong><br />
washed out. At least 12 basements were flooded<br />
<strong>and</strong> the bridge over Bells Brook was damaged<br />
Several sections of the roads in town were<br />
washed out <strong>and</strong> severely damaged<br />
Dept Natural Resources<br />
Website 22 AMEC<br />
Dept Natural Resources<br />
Website 23 AMEC<br />
33 024 St. John's 1959 11 1 1959 11 2 1 Fall Eastern 4400 St. John's Rainfall 83.6<br />
34 025 St. John's 1959 11 10 1959 11 11 1 Fall Eastern 4400 St. John's Rainfall 70<br />
Wind damages in St. John's area, reporting's<br />
showed about 2 feet of water over a road in the<br />
west end of the city, near stamps lane<br />
Intense rainfall caused overbank flows <strong>and</strong><br />
flooding in low lying areas on the Avalon<br />
Peninsula<br />
<strong>Flood</strong>ing Events in<br />
Newfoundl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Labrador<br />
- An Historical Perspective No AMEC<br />
Waterford River Area -<br />
Hydro technical Study No AMEC<br />
35 026 St. John's 1960 10 17 1960 10 18 2 Fall Eastern 4400 St. John's Rainfall 75.2<br />
Some areas had up to 2feet of water, the storm<br />
was described as the heaviest rainfall for a single<br />
day in seven years<br />
<strong>Flood</strong>ing Events in<br />
Newfoundl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Labrador<br />
- An Historical Perspective No AMEC<br />
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