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Snowpack
Some areas of Okanagan experiencing historically low snowpack
Concerns have been growing across BC as the snowpack measurements are lower than normal posing…
High streamflow advisory issued for North Thompson River
Recent and ongoing rainfall combined with very high snowpacks has triggered a high streamflow advisory…
Risk of flooding in Kamloops and Okanagan grows as weather stays cool
The upcoming long weekend may bring the warmest spring temperatures of the year but that…
Kamloops at risk of spring flooding; Okanagan not so much
A cold April has greatly raised the risk of flooding in B.C. this spring. “Flood…
No panic about drought despite very low Okanagan snowpack
While much of B.C. has higher than normal snowpack levels for April 1, the Okanagan…
Okanagan currently has lowest snowpack in the province
While there is concern that high snowpack levels in much of B.C. could lead to…
Weird weather contributing to likelihood of drought in the Thompson-Okanagan
Kamloops and Okanagan residents are hearing the word “drought” with increasing frequency these days as…
Why Okanagan snowpack levels might not be as high as early measurements suggest
A gauge malfunction measuring an important Okanagan watershed could have resulted in false high readings…
Okanagan snowpack well above normal with three months left of snow
The latest data from the British Columbia River Forecast Centre shows Okanagan snow packs well…
Unprecedented early snowpack melt possible this year: B.C. River Forecast Centre
Snowpack accumulation that ranges from well below normal to normal bodes well for an early…
Warm weather next week could provide break for flood, winter weary Interior
PENTICTON – Next week’s weather forecast should be welcome news to the winter weary, as…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Unseasonably high river flow and flood conditions persist in Interior
Rivers continue to flow higher than normal with extreme flows and flood conditions persisting in…
Thompson-Okanagan bracing for more wet weather this week
OKANAGAN – Flooded communities across the Thompson-Okanagan are getting a short reprieve over the next…
Water supply in Greater Vernon looking good so far
VERNON – With temperatures starting to warm up and many looking to get gardening, Greater…
Below normal snowpack means diminished flooding risk in B.C. Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The latest snowpack report from the Ministry of Environment explains why people in…
Thompson-Okanagan snowpack below normal for this time of year
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – An extremely warm, wet November followed by an unusually cold December has ski…
Lots of snow in those Southern Interior mountains
ELEVATED RISK OF FLOODING IN THE OKANAGAN AS RESULT OF BIG SNOW PACK THOMPSON-OKANAGAN –…
Snowpack remains just above normal in most of Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Snowpacks in the region have increased slightly over the past several weeks, leaving…
High risk of seasonal flooding in the Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – While high snowpack levels have dropped in some parts of the region, levels…
Flood risk continues to drop as snowpacks disappear in Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - An early melt and a warm, dry May mean there is little to no snow left in many basins around the region, and that means a low flood risk. The River Forecast Centre says the warm month led to a rapid melt of the snow pack and about half of the province’s snow...
Low snowpack prompts Greater Vernon water warning
VERNON - Greater Vernon residents are being advised to go easy on the water in light of a lower than normal snowpack this year. Recent snowpack readings at three monitoring stations near the Duteau Creek Watershed suggest the region could be in for low water levels this summer, water sustainability coordinator Jennifer Miles said in...
Low snowpack could mean a dry Okanagan summer
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Current snowpack levels suggest the Okanagan could be in for a dry year, while the South Thompson should fair better. According to Tobi Gardner with the River Forecast Centre, snowpack is at 76 per cent of normal in the Okanagan — the lowest in five years. “What that translates to is a lower...
Local flooding possible as El Nino-like weather melts lower snowpack
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – It doesn’t happen often, but a perfect alignment of the right conditions may cause some flooding in the Southern Interior. The warm Pacific air bombarding the region, thanks to the Pineapple Express, is creating above normal temperatures, which in turn are starting to melt the lower elevation snowpack. Add the still frozen ground...