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A severe storm warning was issued Monday afternoon for the Shuswap region.
UPDATE: 5:54 p.m.
Environment Canada has put an end to severe storm monitoring in the Shuswap region.
UPDATE: 3.30 pm
A severe storm warning has been issued in the Shuswap region.
The alert was issued shortly before 3:30 p.m. Monday, hours after Environment Canada launched a severe storm watch for a large part of the Thompson-Okanagan.
The area covered by the notice includes Chase, Salmon Arm and Sicamous.
ORIGINAL: 9:53 h
Another severe storm watch has been issued for the Okanagan, Thompson and Shuswap regions.
Environment Canada issued the clock Monday morning, as heavy rains are expected, with a drop of up to 15 millimeters in a single hour.
Storm monitoring is in place for the northern, central and southern parts of Okanagan, the eastern parts of North Thompson, Mount Creek, Pritchard, the northeastern parts of the Nicola Valley, Mount Lake, Westwold and Shuswap.
“Conditions are favorable for the development of severe storms today,” says Environment Canada.
Strong gusts of wind and small hail are also possible.
“There is likely to be heavy lightning with any storm developing. Heavy showers can cause sudden flooding and accumulation of water on the roads.”
This comes when the River Forecast Center has issued another flood watch for Mission Creek in Kelowna.
The level of the stream rose rapidly overnight and will continue to rise until Tuesday, depending on the amount of additional rain.
High flow warnings are maintained for many other rivers and streams in southern and southeastern BC after falling up to 35 millimeters of rain over the past 24 hours.
A flood warning for the upper Fraser River has been replaced by a high-flow warning as conditions around Prince George are reduced, but surveillance is still being issued for the Nechako, Thompson and South rivers. Thompson, while there is still a flood warning for the Quesnel River to the east. of Lake Williams.
– with archives of The Canadian Press