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Kamloops can expect cloudy drinking water thanks to emergency intake testing
KAMLOOPS – As construction of the emergency water intake nears completion, the city of Kamloops…
Environment Canada issues significant rainfall warning for South Thompson
KAMLOOPS – A cold front is expected to make its way through the South Thompson…
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm warning for South Thompson
KAMLOOPS – Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the South Thompson. Environment…
Water levels in Thompson Rivers, Shuswap decreasing
KAMLOOPS – The water in Southern Interior rivers is receding prompting the B.C. River Forecast…
Flood watch lifted on North Thompson; remains on South Thompson
KAMLOOPS – The flood watch on the North Thompson and Thompson River has been downgraded…
Rain in the forecast could bring North and South Thompson to 2012 levels
KAMLOOPS – Water levels in the North and South Thompson Rivers are starting to level…
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch ended for South Thompson, Nicola
UPDATE: 5:03 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, 2017 KAMLOOPS – The severe thunderstorm watch for the…
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch for South Thompson and Shuswap ends
UPDATE: 8:38 p.m. July 25 Watch ended as of 8:12 p.m. SOUTH THOMPSON – Severe…
Okanagan snowpack hits zero; Thompson regions highest in province but still well below normal
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The snowpack in the Okanagan region is officially at zero, according to the…
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…
UPDATE: Snowfall warning ended for Okanagan and South Thompson
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS IN WINTER DRIVING CONDITION THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A dump of snow overnight and this morning is making the busiest travel day of the year a challenge for drivers. The snowfall warning issued by Environment Canada for the Thompson-Okanagan earlier this morning was ended at about 10:15 a.m., Dec. 27. Forecasters say significant snowfall...
Hold onto your hat; strong winds blowing through Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS – The forecast calls for unusually gusty winds for the South Thompson and Nicola regions, including Kamloops and Merritt today. The strong west to southwest winds will develop this morning, Sept. 20, according to a Special Weather Statement issued by Environment Canada. Meteorologists say the winds will peak this afternoon with speeds of 50...
Drought level increased in South Thompson, three other areas of southern interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Extremely dry conditions and low stream flows have forced the province to raise the drought level in four areas of the southern Interior today. A Level 4 drought rating has been announced for the South Thompson, Similkameen, Kettle and Skagit areas, July 27. Further declines in stream, lake and aquifer levels could lead...
Forecast heat wave prompts warning for people to be prepared
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Hot desert air moving into the Southern Interior this weekend is behind a Special Weather Statement warning people to get ready. Record breaking high temperatures of 40 Celsius are forecast for Saturday, June 27, and Sunday, June 28, in the South Thompson, Nicola and South Okanagan. In the statement, issued today, June 25,...
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for South Thompson and Nicola
KAMLOOPS – Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Kamloops and Merritt areas this morning. Forecasters say conditions are favourable today, May 23, for the development of severe thunderstorms, which may be capable of producing strong wind gusts and heavy rain. Hail and intense lightning are also possible with any storm, which...
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch ends
UPDATE: A severe thunderstorm watch for the Okanagan, South Thompson and Nicola areas has been lifted. Environment Canada states the conditions required to produce severe weather no longer apply. THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Torrential rains, strong winds and hail are all possible as an unstable airmass moves over the region. Environment Canada has again issued a severe...