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The North American Ice Storm of 1998 (also known as the Great Ice Storm of 1998 or the January Ice Storm) was a massive combination of five smaller successive ice storms in January 1998 that struck a relatively narrow swath of land from eastern Ontario to southern Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in Canada, and bordering areas from northern New York to central Maine in the United States.
Blizzards in Canada, severe snowstorms characterized by strong sustained winds of at least 56 km/h (35 mph) and lasting for a prolonged period of time—typically three hours or more. Pages in category "Blizzards in Canada"
[70] [99] Relief efforts were hampered the following day by a blizzard that blanketed Halifax with 16 inches (41 cm) of heavy snow. Trains en route from other parts of Canada and from the United States were stalled in snowdrifts, and telegraph lines that had been hastily repaired following the explosion were again knocked down.
Canada, US February 5–6, 2010 3 February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard: Illinois to Virginia to Vermont, New England, and Eastern Canada Canada, US February 9–10, 2010 2 February 9–10, 2010 North American blizzard: Mid-Atlantic region, New England, West Virginia, Eastern Canada Canada, US February 25–27, 2010 4
As the coastal storm strengthens and moves over Atlantic Canada, blizzard conditions and heavy snow will unfold on Saturday while gusty winds in the region will draw much colder air southward.
The record snowfall may have been a contributing factor for a deadly mudslide in the town of Saint-Jean-Vianney in May 1971 when heavy rains combined with already saturated grounds because of heavy melting snow formed a large sinkhole of about 600 metres (660 yards) wide and 30 metres (98.4 feet) deep. Thirty-one people were killed by the mudslide.
Eastern and Central Canada 6 2 Industrial explosion [47] [48] [49] 2022 September 23–24 Hurricane Fiona: Hurricane Atlantic Canada: Eastern Canada 3 $660 million in insured damage making Fiona the most costly storm to hit Canada [50] [51] 2023 February 13 2023 East Ottawa explosion Explosion Ottawa, Ontario Eastern Canada 0 12 [52] 2023 March ...
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