Heavy weather on the way to Okanagan, Kamloops

The weather is expected to get nasty this afternoon in the Thompson-Okanagan region. The conditions are just right for the development of severe thunderstorms in the region including the Okanagan, Shuswap, South and North Thompson, and Nicola, according to a weather watch issued...

Heavy weather on the way to Okanagan, Kamloops
The weather is expected to get nasty this afternoon in the Thompson-Okanagan region. The conditions are just right for the development of severe thunderstorms in the region including the Okanagan, Shuswap, South and North Thompson, and Nicola, according to a weather watch issued by Environment Canada today, June 26. The weather office said the thunderstorms could produce strong wind gusts, large hail and torrential rain. There’s also a risk for debris flows in areas damaged by wildfire in the past. The heavy rain can cause flash floods and water pooling on streets and highways. For the latest on the severe thunderstorm watch go to Environment Canada’s weather information web page here https://weather.gc.ca/index_e.html?layers=alert&center=46.26898222,-133.98683688 . For the latest on road conditions go to DriveBC here http://www.drivebc.ca . To contact a reporter for this story, email Howard Alexander mailto:halexander@infonews.ca  or call 250-309-5343 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tip@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .