Lightning strikes, flames and rainbows — Global Okanagan newshawks were busy snapping photos of Tuesday night’s spectacular storm that passed through the Valley.
BC Wildfire Service said it responded to several multiple reports of new wildfires in the Kamloops Fire Centre.
The lightning strikes sparked several minor fires in the Central Okanagan including in Summerland. One strike hit an apartment building in West Kelowna.
READ MORE: Wildfire burning near Summerland
Here are the results of Tuesday night’s storm in pictures.
- Edmonton homeowners frustrated as their properties erode into infill excavations
- Edmonton’s summer of rain has Folk Fest trucking in sand, Fringe hiring meteorologist
- Super El Niño growing ‘faster than we’ve ever recorded’ as wildfires burn
- Ontario city declares state of emergency after ‘hurricane’s worth of rain’
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Soggy start to National Bank Open leaves Montreal fans and organizers frustrated -
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Possible tornado comes close to Montreal, leave behind damaged trees and property -
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St. Catharines declares state of emergency due to flooding from ‘extraordinary’ rainfall -
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City extends Edmonton Heritage Festival by one hour on final day
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