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Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Southern Interior

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Southern Interior | iNFOnews.ca
A storm rolls over Kamloops June 29, 2015. Credit: FILE PHOTO

Conditions are favourable for severe thunderstorms in the Okanagan, South Thompson, Nicola and Boundary regions.

A severe thunderstorm watch was issued this morning, June 10, by Environment Canada. 

The thunderstorms may have the potential to generate strong wind gusts and heavy rain.

"Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads," the alert says. 

"Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when atmospheric conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms that could produce one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall."

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Before joining the ranks of InfoTel, Dan’s byline could be found in newspapers in Penticton, Peachland and Oliver. Prior to his arrival in the South Okanagan, he first sharpened his chops as a reporter at a radio station in Brighton, Ontario, and then newspapers in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, and Invermere B.C.
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