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Special weather statement for possible flooding, snow and heavy rain

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Special weather statement for possible flooding, snow and heavy rain
Special weather statement for possible flooding, snow and heavy rain – Jun 8, 2018

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Okanagan, Shuswap, Boundary, Similkameen and Arrow Lakes areas for a wet and cool weekend, with high elevation traveller routes seeing some snow on Sunday.

After the hottest May ever recorded across the Okanagan, with temperatures trending a whopping 5 degrees above average, a major shake up is moving in.

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Rain will roll in across the region on Friday night and continue through Saturday with 10 to 20 millimetres expected, but, locally, higher amounts of 25 millimetres are possible.

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Isolated thunderstorms could also bring in gusty winds and increased rainfall rates.

10 to 20 millimetres of rain is expected in the Okanagan with locally higher amounts possible.
10 to 20 millimetres of rain is expected in the Okanagan with locally higher amounts possible. SkyTracker Weather

In light of the recent dry spell, with Kelowna seeing the 10th driest year on record, Environment Canada says there is a risk that increased surface run-off will cause localized flooding over the weekend.

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Over the latter half of the weekend, the strong southerly flow will shift eastwards into Alberta and be replaced with a cool and unsettled airmass.

Showery conditions possibly with embedded thunderstorms will prevail on Sunday.

High elevation areas may see some snow Sunday morning in the BC Interior.
High elevation areas may see some snow Sunday morning in the BC Interior. SkyTracker Weather

Freezing levels are expected to fall and some higher elevation travellers routes could see snow on Sunday.

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