News Items tag as: Flood watch

Some Kelowna roads getting flooded
June 14, 2022 - 10:54 AM

Heavy rains have caused some flooding in Kelowna today, June 14.
Risk of flooding in Kamloops and Okanagan grows as weather stays cool
May 20, 2022 - 4:00 PM

The upcoming long weekend may bring the warmest spring temperatures of the year but that shouldn’t cause immediate concerns of flooding, according to the province’s latest snow survey.
Battling floods and droughts in the Okanagan depends on more than a dam in Penticton
March 15, 2021 - 6:00 AM

Every year Shaun Reimer fights an increasingly difficult battle to find the perfect balance between Okanagan Lake flooding or falling into drought mode.
Thompson River in Kamloops could rise a metre or two by this weekend
June 30, 2020 - 5:07 PM

Heavy rains expected over the next few days could push the level of the Thompson River to 1972 historic levels so a flood watch has been issued for the North and South Thompson rivers.
Rapid increase in temperatures prompts flood watch for Cache Creek, Interior Plateau
April 20, 2020 - 10:23 AM

The snowpacks have begun melting in the Cariboo and Chilcotin and the province has issued a flood watch for the region including Cache Creek and surrounding area.
Guichon Creek rising forces Lower Nicola locals to evacuate
May 06, 2018 - 3:16 PM

Today evacuation orders and alerts are abound in the Lower Nicola region.
UPDATE: Flood watch rescinded for Coldwater River in Merritt
November 24, 2017 - 10:54 AM

MERRITT - The flood watch issued yesterday afternoon for the Coldwater River in the Merritt area has ended.
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News Items tag as: Flood watch

Some Kelowna roads getting flooded

Risk of flooding in Kamloops and Okanagan grows as weather stays cool

Battling floods and droughts in the Okanagan depends on more than a dam in Penticton

Thompson River in Kamloops could rise a metre or two by this weekend

Rapid increase in temperatures prompts flood watch for Cache Creek, Interior Plateau

Guichon Creek rising forces Lower Nicola locals to evacuate

UPDATE: Flood watch rescinded for Coldwater River in Merritt

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