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It’s going to get record-breaking hot this weekend in Okanagan, Kamloops
There’s a good chance that heat records will be broken this weekend as a ridge…
Early disappearance of snowpacks ramp up Southern Interior drought fears
The snowpacks in the Southern Interior are melting at near record rates, raising concerns about…
Unprecedented early snowpack melt possible this year: B.C. River Forecast Centre
Snowpack accumulation that ranges from well below normal to normal bodes well for an early…
Okanagan Lake may avoid last year’s flood levels
OKANAGAN – Barring some serious rain, the volume of water pouring into Okanagan Lake is…
Forecast rain no help as Southern Interior enters flood watch
With the high elevation freshet now underway, the B.C. River Forecast Centre is upgrading some…
Watch for flood threat in Kelowna to shift to Mission Creek next week
KELOWNA – Mill Creek in Kelowna has been getting all the attention due to threat…
Warm weather sparks high streamflow advisory for Southern Interior
While most of us will bask in the sunny, warm weather forecast this week in…
Snow pack big and could be getting bigger in the Okanagan
An already large snowpack in the Okanagan and Similkameen regions is likely to grow through…
Kelowna civic officials very aware of huge snowpack in surrounding mountains
KELOWNA – Nervous might be the wrong word, but Kelowna civic officials are well aware…
Persistent large snowpack raises Southern Interior spring flood risk
Potential for spring flooding in the Okanagan, Similkameen and Nicola remains elevated as latest readings…
Big snow packs creating potential for more spring flooding in the Okanagan
Oh no, not again? It’s early season but large snow accumulations in parts of the…
UPDATE: Flood watch rescinded for Coldwater River in Merritt
MERRITT – The flood watch issued yesterday afternoon for the Coldwater River in the Merritt…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Unseasonably high river flow and flood conditions persist in Interior
Rivers continue to flow higher than normal with extreme flows and flood conditions persisting in…
Snowpack above average for Thompson and Okanagan basins
KAMLOOPS – If the water in a lake or river near you seems a little…
Okanagan snowpack hits zero; Thompson regions highest in province but still well below normal
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The snowpack in the Okanagan region is officially at zero, according to the…
Spring freshet a month early in the Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – River levels are rising in the Southern Interior but there is minimal flood…
Warm April decimates snowpacks across B.C.
NORTH AND SOUTH THOMPSON THE ONLY REGIONS WITH NORMAL SNOW LEVELS THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Snowpack levels…
Snow pack melting fast in Southern Interior
CREEKS AND STREAMS RUNNING HIGH BUT STEADY THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Spring freshet, the annual snow melt,…
Lakeshore meets forest floor as spring freshet cleans out creeks
KELOWNA – The record temperature-setting high pressure ridge last week combined with a well-above average…
Latest report shows Southern Interior mountain snowpacks shrinking fast
FAST MELT OF SNOWPACKS CAUSING FLOOD CONCERNS THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Swollen streams and flood warnings are…
Summer watering restrictions likely as province records average lowest snowpack levels in 31 years
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The lastest snowpack measurements from the provincial government’s river forecast centre are showing record low levels in some areas including the Okanagan and Similkameen regions. Without substantial rain in the next couple of months, reservoirs across the region will also be lower than normal, likely leading to water use restrictions in many communities...
Local flooding possible as El Nino-like weather melts lower snowpack
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – It doesn’t happen often, but a perfect alignment of the right conditions may cause some flooding in the Southern Interior. The warm Pacific air bombarding the region, thanks to the Pineapple Express, is creating above normal temperatures, which in turn are starting to melt the lower elevation snowpack. Add the still frozen ground...