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Spring Flooding 2018
Flood evacuations scaled back in southern B.C., but flooding risk still high
PENTICTON, B.C. – An evacuation order covering 148 properties in the southern British Columbia community…
Flood watch issued for Merritt, Cache Creek
MERRITT – Hot temperatures are leading to higher water levels in B.C.'s Interior rivers and…
No shortage of spring runoff problems in the South Okanagan, Similkameen
PENTICTON – This week's above seasonal temperatures are expected to give way to cooler conditions…
Regional district warns of freshet flooding on streams and creeks in Central Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – People living next to creeks and streams who have experienced flooding before…
Warm weather sparks high streamflow advisory for Southern Interior
While most of us will bask in the sunny, warm weather forecast this week in…
No free ‘environmental’ pass for South Okanagan governments during flood, fire season
PENTICTON – Local governments take on a lot of responsibility when natural disasters threaten communities…
Local inmates join fight to protect South Okanagan from flooding
OLIVER – It’s all hands on deck in the South Okanagan as even inmates at…
How rising temperatures this week may impact flood risk
The weather is heating up and the threat of flooding from a sudden spring freshet…
Highway 33 to reopen late Friday after washout
KELOWNA – Highway 33 will reopen tomorrow night after a wash-out closed it two days…
B.C. Wildfire crews provide boost to South Okanagan flood control efforts
OLIVER – B.C. Wildfire personnel are keeping busy ahead of fire season by providing assistance…
Warm weather next week could provide break for flood, winter weary Interior
PENTICTON – Next week’s weather forecast should be welcome news to the winter weary, as…
Flood preparations underway in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – The installation is a flood prevention measure and will require the closing…
Washouts close sections of Kelowna’s Mission Creek Greenway
KELOWNA – Waterlogged soil and creeks swollen with runoff have closed two sections of Mission…
This is the time for some dam vigilance in the Okanagan
PENTICTON – The failure of a dam on the upper reaches of Testalinden Creek near…
Urgent repairs to go ahead on waterways around Kelowna International Airport
KELOWNA – Urgent repairs to channel works around Kelowna International Airport that were damaged by…
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…
Rising Okanagan River level prompts warning from province
PENTICTON – A warning today from the province as spring runoff fills the Okanagan River…
Spring flooding in the Central Okanagan still a guess, not a given
KELOWNA – With reports of overland flooding different parts of the Central Okanagan and above…
Flood threat stabilizing in South Okanagan community
PENTICTON – The flood threat in the Willowbrook area has stabilized somewhat as a local…
Armstrong cancels local state of emergency
ARMSTRONG – The local state of emergency declared by the City of Armstrong due to…
Lower Glenrosa Road remains closed while flood repairs continue
WEST KELOWNA – The portion of Lower Glenrosa Road damaged by rain last week will…
UPDATE: Flooding in West Kelowna closes Lower Glenrosa Road
WEST KELOWNA – A portion of Lower Glenrosa Road will remain closed until at least…
Flooding, landslides reported in South Okanagan following record setting rain
PENTICTON – Penticton and regional district work crews are busy assessing damage and cleaning up…
South Okanagan communities set rainfall records
PENTICTON – Area residents and highway crews continue mopping up following record setting rain in…