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UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch ended for South Okanagan

UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch ended for South Okanagan | iNFOnews.ca
Shannon Quesnel

PENTICTON – A severe thunderstorm watch for the South Okanagan, including the city of Penticton, has been end by Environment Canada.

Conditions are no longer favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms.

The watch continues further to the east in the Boundary, Arrow Lakes, Slocan Lake, West Kootenay, Kootenay Lake, East Kootenay and Elk Valley regions.

“Fast moving water across a road can sweep a vehicle away,” the watch states. “Intense lighting is likely with any storm which develops. Take cover immediately if threatening weather approaches.”

For the very latest forecasts, watches or warning go to the Environment Canada website.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander at halexander@infonews.ca or call 250-491-0331. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

— This story was updated at 3:37 p.m., Saturday, May 30, 2015 to say the severe thunderstorm watch for the South Okanagan had ended.

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Howard Alexander

Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

If you have an event to share contact Howard at 250-309-5343or email halexander@infonews.ca.

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