News Items tag as: Okanagan Snowpack

Why the Okanagan may escape flooding this year
April 30, 2020 - 7:30 AM

In terms of spring flooding, it’s a totally different world in the Okanagan compared to B.C.’s Cariboo and Chilcotin regions.
UPDATE: Snowpacks are the second-highest recorded in 45 years
April 08, 2020 - 2:30 PM

Dry March weather has resulted in some modest growth of the region’s snowpacks and it's raising flood concerns.
April was one of the wettest on record in parts of the Interior
May 08, 2017 - 4:11 PM

KAMLOOPS – A cool, wet April in southern B.C. for the month of April meant a higher snowpack, saturated ground and an increased risk for flooding.
Thompson-Okanagan snowpack below normal for this time of year
January 10, 2017 - 10:00 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – An extremely warm, wet November followed by an unusually cold December has ski hills and weather stations in the Thompson-Okanagan reporting a slightly lower than average snowpack.
Low snowpack could mean a dry Okanagan summer
April 10, 2015 - 4:34 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Current snowpack levels suggest the Okanagan could be in for a dry year, while the South Thompson should fair better.
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Why the Okanagan may escape flooding this year