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FLOOD WATCH 2017: Owner of Kelowna dock company reveals best way to prepare for climbing lake level
OKANAGAN – Waterfront property owners across the Okanagan are keeping a close eye on lake…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Armstrong residents mop up after devastating flood
ARMSTRONG – Armstrong residents are still feeling the effects of a large flood that swamped…
A raging creek runs through this unique Vernon hotel
VERNON – Most in the Okanagan are trying to keep overflowing creeks away from their…
Eight kilometers of temporary dams en route to Kelowna
KELOWNA – Sometimes sand bags aren't enough. To protect against flooding, the Central Okanagan Regional…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Vernon family grateful to strangers as creek threatens home
VERNON – Vernon resident Shannon Walker’s week from hell was made a little easier thanks…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Flood threat remains heading into the weekend
OKANAGAN – Officials monitoring the flood threat aren’t feeling any more relaxed today, May 12,…
iN PHOTOS: The Central Okanagan prepares for flooding
KELOWNA – While some Central Okanagan residents are still trying to recover from last week's…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Why you should stay clear of flooding creeks and streams
'IF YOU ARE TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE, IT WILL COLLAPSE' THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – You might…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Pets displaced by flooding welcome at West Kelowna vet hospital
WEST KELOWNA – A vet hospital in West Kelowna is opening their clinic to pets…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Rain could bring the worst flood in local history
KELOWNA – The province is warning that an unusual “perfect storm” of conditions could create…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Now is the time to prepare for more flooding, Central Okanagan officials say
KELOWNA – The worst is yet to come, and residents living near the water had…
UPDATE: Parker Cove residents evacuated overnight now allowed to return home
VERNON – People living in Parker Cove, on Okanagan Lake, have been given the OK…
Enderby residents called on to keep conserving water with temporary fix still days away
ENDERBY – Enderby residents are still being asked to keep their water usage to the…
Lumby residents remain on evacuation order due to flood risk
LUMBY – An evacuation order remains in effect for two dozen homes in Lumby, and…
Thompson-Okanagan bracing for more wet weather this week
OKANAGAN – Flooded communities across the Thompson-Okanagan are getting a short reprieve over the next…
Investigation reveals issues with maintenance, government response to North Okanagan flash flood event
NORTH OKANAGAN – An investigation launched after a 2014 flash flood near Enderby has found…
Air scrubbers, environmental testing required after sewer backup at Vernon’s Kal Tire Place
VERNON – Vernon’s Kal Tire Place is down for the next several days as restoration…
Localized flooding expected near Nicola Lake
MERRITT – As water levels at Nicola Lake and Nicola River continue to rise due…
Early season numbers show decent snowpack in the Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Several snow systems pommelled the region at the end of 2015, leaving the snowpack levels at a good level to start 2016. At 143 per cent, Similkameen is most above normal for this time of year, but with the lowest in the region sitting at 92 per cent of normal snowpack levels, low...
Flood risk continues to drop as snowpacks disappear in Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - An early melt and a warm, dry May mean there is little to no snow left in many basins around the region, and that means a low flood risk. The River Forecast Centre says the warm month led to a rapid melt of the snow pack and about half of the province’s snow...
Intense storm dropped record rain at rapid rate
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Several rainfall records were broken Wednesday but a local meteorologist says it is the rate of the rainfall that is the big story. “A record rain doesn’t really tell the story, the real story is the speed which it came out of the clouds,” Doug Lundquist of Environment Canada says. “You can have...
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warnings end
UPDATE: A severe thunderstorm warning reissued for the Okanagan Valley has now ended. Twice today, Environment Canada has warned the storms could produce strong wind gusts, dime to nickel sized hail and heavy rain. All weather warnings have now ended for the South Thompson, Nicola, Shuswap and North Thompson regions that were under warnings earlier...
Snow basins still high, flood threat low
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Recent snow basin numbers show there is a lot more snow than normal in much of our region even though rivers have begun receding throughout the rest of the province. The North Thompson snow basin now sits at a near normal 101 per cent though the South Thompson sits at 126 per cent....
Sunscreen and shades kind of weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — Mother Nature has a treat for us this weekend—soaring temperatures and lots of sun. Highs of 24-25 C will be highlighted by sun for much of the day today and by Sunday the entire region will be seeing highs of 28 C with more sun. We can expect to see some cloud cover...