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• Painted clouds? B.C. residents treated to rare show of ‘cloud iridescence’

  Clouds streaked with rainbow colours hovered over B.C.'s South Coast, offering residence a glimpse of a phenomenon called "cloud iridescence."

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  Jun 26
• B.C. weather: Severe thunderstorm watch, warning issued for Southern Interior

  The warning stretches from the South Cariboo in the north to the Central Okanagan, and includes the Nicola, South Thompson and North Okanagan regions.

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  Jun 26
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• Unusually cold June weekend in B.C. topples temperature records

  Kelowna saw the mercury rise to a mere 13.3 C, breaking a record of 15 C set more than a century ago in 1906.  

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  Jun 17
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• Rare funnel cloud in B.C.’s Fraser Valley captured on video

  "About 3 p.m. and we were just heading into Abbotsford and we just noticed the funnel coming out of the sky and so we pulled over and started taking some video of it."

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  Jun 17
• Vernon Search and Rescue volunteers recover man’s body from Shuswap River

  The 53-year old man entered the river Friday, June 14 ,at around 5 p.m., with the intent to swim across and back.

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  Jun 17
• Severe thunderstorms may be headed for B.C.’s Southern Interior

  The risk of a storm is supposed to pass overnight and Global News meteorologist Peter Quinlan said it's making way for summer to sweep in.

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  Jun 17
• Snow falls on B.C. Interior mountain passes and local ski hills

  While the Okanagan's valley bottom is wet and rainy, local ski hills also received a light dusting of snow. 

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  Jun 16
• ‘The weirdest thing’: Pea-sized hail hits Lower Mainland as storm sweeps region

  Storms tracking over British Columbia's south coast brought hail to the region, with one witness reporting pellets the size of large peas blanketing his street.

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  Jun 15
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• Rainfall warnings issued for some areas in northeastern B.C.

  Environment Canada says about 40 to 50 millimeters of rain is expected to fall in the province's North Peace River and southern Fort Nelson regions on Saturday. 

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  Jun 15
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• B.C. weather: Snowfall warning issued for mountain passes in Southern Interior

  An incoming cool airmass will result in heavy precipitation on Saturday and Sunday, with snowfall expected at higher elevations.

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  Jun 14
• Canada braces for above-normal wildfire risk in June, July

  Canada is in a much better place than it was last year, but there is a risk of 'above-normal' fire activity in the coming months, officials warned Wednesday.

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  Jun 12
• Wildfire that forced Fort Nelson evacuation now ‘under control,’ officials say

  The wildfire that forced 4,700 people to leave their homes in Fort Nelson, B.C., is now listed as "under control. "

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  Jun 10
• Heavy rain hits B.C.’s South Coast but sunnier days are ahead

  Meteorologist Mark Madryga said about 30 millimetres fell at Vancouver's International Airport but many areas far exceeded that on Sunday and into Monday.

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  Jun 3
• Rainfall, high streamflow warnings in effect for Metro Vancouver

  Environment Canada says Metro Vancouver will receive up to 60 mm of precipitation throughout Sunday. Another inbound weather system may bring even more rain on Tuesday.

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  Jun 2
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• Parts of B.C.’s South Coast could get a heavy soaking Sunday

  Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for parts of the region, with rainfall totals of up to 50 millimetres possible in some areas. 

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  May 31
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• Above-average seasonal heat is on the way for B.C.

  The province announced it has taken a few measures to keep people cool including expanding its free portable air conditioner program to reach 19,000 more households.

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  May 31
• Abbotsford flood lawsuit certified as class action

  A judge has certified a class-action lawsuit alleging destruction in the November 2021 atmospheric river flooding in the Fraser Valley was magnified by improper operations of a pump station.

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  May 30
• Spring snowfall expected on Coquihalla, Highway 3

  Snow levels are forecast by Environment Canada to drop below the passes overnight and periodic snowshowers can be expected through Wednesday morning.

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  May 29
• Tough water restrictions expected again on Sunshine Coast: ‘It’s just going to happen’

  B.C.'s Sunshine Coast is working to slash water consumption amid concerns about another dry summer during a multi-year drought that's led to extreme restrictions in prior years.

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  May 23
• B.C. mayor hopeful Fort Nelson wildfire evacuees can return next week

  Mayor Rob Fraser says the 'imminent risk' posed by the Parker Lake fire has been reduced, and officials are focused on rolling out a phased approach to residents' return.

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  May 23
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• Thousands lose power in Metro Vancouver due to wind storm

  Thousands of Metro Vancouver residents lost power due to a windstorm Tuesday night. Some were still without electricity on Wednesday morning.

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  May 22
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• B.C. wildfire crews get help from wet weather in northeast

  The BC Wildfire Service says cooler, wetter conditions are allowing crews to make progress in their firefight in the province's northeast.

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  May 21
• Spring snow expected on B.C. mountain passes

  On the Coquihalla Highway, Allison Pass, Okanagan Connector and Kootenay Pass, between two and four centimetres of snow should fall.

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  May 21
• Powerful solar storm was also detected in Canada’s deep ocean water, research shows

  According to Ocean Networks Canada, the most significant magnetic shift was detected at the Folger Passage subsea site, at a depth of 25 metres off the coast of Vancouver Island.

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  May 20