River Forecast Centre

• RDOS urging Similkameen residents to prepare for potential flooding

  Due to significant erosion along the Tulameen River flooding is possible at lower levels.

  Canada

  May 16
  
• Flood watch issued for Fontas River in northeast B.C.

  Earlier this week, the B.C. River Forecast Centre issued a bulletin warning that the province was facing a "considerably" higher risk of spring flooding.

  Environment

  May 14
  
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• B.C.’s risk of spring flooding ‘considerably’ higher, report says

  According to the River Forecast Centre, cooler-than-average temperatures in April and May have delayed the snowmelt, while the average snowpack is higher than normal.

  Weather

  May 10
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• Okanagan snowpack levels below normal: River Forecast Centre

  The River Forecast Centre says a cool and unsettled April saw snowpack levels increase during the month. The Okanagan is currently listed at 74 per cent of normal.

  Canada

  May 4
• Okanagan snowpack levels at 90%, in ‘normal’ range

  Overall, B.C.’s snowpack average was 110 per cent as of Feb. 1, down from 115 per cent on Jan. 1.

  Environment

  Feb 8
• Snowpack levels in B.C. above normal, except Okanagan: River Forecast Centre

  Snowpack levels across B.C. are 115 per cent of normal. The data ranges from 84 per cent in the Okanagan to 140 per cent in the Upper Columbia.

  Weather

  Jan 12
• New B.C. flood concerns amid inbound rainstorms and low-elevation snowpack

  Warm, heavy rain is expected to melt the significant amount of snowfall on B.C.'s South Coast this week, prompting a high-streamflow advisory and renewing flooding concerns.

  Weather

  Jan 9
• High streamflow advisory issued for Tulameen River

  'Freezing levels are currently forecast to rise between 1,000 and 1,500 metres, resulting in rain and above-freezing temperatures at mid-to-low elevations.’

  Environment

  Dec 10, 2021
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• B.C. warned about low staffing at River Forecast Centre: report

  The 38-page report, released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, was written by a former senior official in the Minister of the Environment, Jim Mattison.

  Weather

  Dec 1, 2021
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• Higher-than-normal Okanagan snowpack brings slightly elevated flood risk

  Despite the above-normal snowpack, warmer weather this week is not expected to lead to any significant flooding.

  Weather

  Apr 13, 2021