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Kelowna gets severe thunderstorm warning; hail expected

Kelowna gets severe thunderstorm warning; hail expected | iNFOnews.ca
Hail beats down on a residential patio in Okanagan Falls on Sept. 22, 2018. Shelby Thevenot

Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a pair of severe thunderstorms headed toward Kelowna, capable of producing pea size hail and heavy rain upwards of 15 millimetres an hour.

The first storm is currently over West Kelowna, headed slowly eastwards.

The second storm is near Wilson Landing, also headed eastwards.

Severe thunderstorm warnings are issued when imminent or occurring thunderstorms are likely to produce or are producing one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall.

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Kathy Michaels

Kathy Michaels

Kathy Michaels has been an Okanagan-based journalist for more than a decade, working for community papers along the valley and beyond.
She’s won provincial and national awards in business, news and feature writing and says that her love for telling a good story rivals only her fondness for turning a good phrase.
If you have a story that deserves to be told in a thoughtful and compassionate manner, don’t hesitate to reach out.
To reach Kathy call 250-718-0428 or email kmichaels@infonews.ca.

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