Flood Risk and Vulnerability Analysis Project - Atlantic Climate ...

Flood #
Storm #
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Location
Start Year
Start Month
Start Day
Start Time
End Year
End Month
End Day
End Time
Duration (days)
Season
Region
LGP#
Community
Name
Water Bodies
Type of Event
Rainfall
Amount
Snowfall
amount
Sea Height
Jam Height
Damage
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Community (if
known)
Damage
Estimate by
Storm (once
per storm)
DFAA Damage
Report
DFAA Damage
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per storm)
Homes
Flooded
People
Displaced
Attachment
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Data Added By
Flood Inventory Database 1950 - Present
Description
Source
121 083 Corner Brook 1976 10 31 1976 11 1 1 Fall Western 1200 Corner Brook Rainfall 45.5
2 days of rainfall resulted in damage to roads and
property.
Flooding Events in
Newfoundland and Labrador
- An Historical Perspective No AMEC
122 084 Burin Peninsula 1976 11 10 1976 11 12 2 Fall Eastern 2745 Lawn
Coastal
Flooding
MR: Three motor boats were swamped and in
Lamaline the high winds and rough seas were
reported to have caused some damage.
Damages said to be severe in this region, reports
of lost gear, damages to sheds and wharves,
damage to breakwater. Wharves were washed
away and sheds were damaged, the road to the
community was also reported to be impassable
because of a washout. The remainder of the
breakwater was said to be destroyed
Flooding Events in
Newfoundland and Labrador
- An Historical Perspective No AMEC
123 084 Burin Peninsula 1976 11 10 1976 11 12 2 Fall Eastern 3665
Parker's Cove -
Rushoon
Coastal
Flooding
1 family
MR: Three motor boats were swamped and in
Lamaline the high winds and rough seas were
reported to have caused some damage.
Damages said to be severe in this region, reports
of lost gear, damages to sheds and wharves,
damage to breakwater. Wharves were washed
away and sheds were damaged, the road to the
community was also reported to be impassable
because of a washout. The remainder of the
breakwater was said to be destroyed
Flooding Events in
Newfoundland and Labrador
- An Historical Perspective No AMEC
124 084 Burin Peninsula 1976 11 10 1976 11 12 2 Fall Eastern 4143 Red Harbour
Coastal
Flooding
MR: Three motor boats were swamped and in
Lamaline the high winds and rough seas were
reported to have caused some damage.
Damages said to be severe in this region, reports
of lost gear, damages to sheds and wharves,
damage to breakwater. Wharves were washed
away and sheds were damaged, the road to the
community was also reported to be impassable
because of a washout. The remainder of the
breakwater was said to be destroyed
Flooding Events in
Newfoundland and Labrador
- An Historical Perspective No AMEC
125 084 Burin Peninsula 1976 11 10 1976 11 12 2 Fall Eastern 1710
Frenchman's
Cove
126 085 West Coast 1976 12 6 1976 12 6 1 Winter Western 3675 Parson's Pond
Coastal
Flooding
Coastal
Flooding
127 086 St. John's 1976 12 24 1976 12 26 2 Winter Eastern 4400 St. John's Mundy Pond Rainfall 31
MR: Three motor boats were swamped and in
Lamaline the high winds and rough seas were
reported to have caused some damage.
Damages said to be severe in this region, reports
of lost gear, damages to sheds and wharves,
damage to breakwater. Wharves were washed
away and sheds were damaged, the road to the
community was also reported to be impassable
because of a washout. The remainder of the
breakwater was said to be destroyed
On shore winds and high tides destroyed a
protective beach barrier allowing sea water to
flood the area north of the river, flooding several
homes, some people had to be evacuated by
boat
Rainfall with snowmelt caused Mundy Pond to
overflow and slides down Southside Hills
Flooding Events in
Newfoundland and Labrador
- An Historical Perspective No AMEC
Historical Flooding Review
and Flood Risk Mapping
Study for Parson's Pond,
Dept of Natural Resources
Website 298 AMEC
Waterford River Area -
Hydro technical Study No AMEC
128 087 Corner Brook 1977 1 4 1977 1 5 1 Winter Western 1200 Corner Brook
Rainfall and
Snowmelt 9.1 25
A blocked catch basin caused heavy runoff on
Humber Road
Flooding Events in
Newfoundland and Labrador
- An Historical Perspective No AMEC
129 088 Steady Brook 1977 1 N/A 1977 1 N/A N/A Winter Western 4935 Steady Brook Rainfall
Exploits River /
Badger Brook /
Red Indian
130 089 Badger 1977 1 17 1977 1 24 1 Winter Central 155 Badger Brook Ice Jam 0.8 $20,000 $20,000 200
Two homes in the community were flooded
according to a newspaper report
The three rivers overflowed their banks and
flowed into Badger, only 8 of the evacuated
houses had several inches of water in them
Flooding Events in
Newfoundland and Labrador
- An Historical Perspective No AMEC
Flooding Events in
Newfoundland and Labrador
- An Historical Perspective 276 AMEC
131 090
St. John's,
Placentia 1977 1 20 1977 1 21 1 Winter Eastern 4400 St. John's
Snow Storm
/ Winds
MR: High seas caused damages to fisherman's
wharves in the Battery area. high winds and
heavy seas damaged wharves (potentially Petty
Harbour). High winds and heavy seas damaged
wharves (potentially Ferryland). The seas were
so high in Placentia that the spray went over the
barrier beach and mixed with snow and rain
causing basement flooding
Flooding Events in
Newfoundland and Labrador
- An Historical Perspective No AMEC
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