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A severe thunderstorm warning was issued Monday afternoon for the Shuswap area.
UPDATE: 3:30 p.m
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for the Shuswap area.
The alert was issued just before 3:30 p.m. Monday, hours after Environment Canada activated a severe thunderstorm watch for a wide swath of the Thompson-Okanagan.
The area covered by the warning includes Chase, Salmon Arm and Sicamous.
ORIGINAL: 9:53 am
Another severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the Okanagan, Thompson and Shuswap regions.
Environment Canada issued the watch Monday morning as heavy rain is expected – with up to 15 millimeters falling in one hour.
A storm watch is in effect for the North, Central and South Okanagan, eastern parts of North Thompson, Monte Creek, Pritchard, northeastern Nicola Valley, Monte Lake, Westwold and Shuswap.
“Conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms today,” Environment Canada said.
Strong gusts of wind and small hail are also possible.
“Intense lightning is likely with any developing thunderstorm. Heavy downpours can cause flash flooding and water logging on roads.”
It comes after the River Prediction Center issued another flood watch for Mission Creek in Kelowna.
The river level rose rapidly overnight and will continue to rise through Tuesday, depending on the amount of additional rainfall.
High flow warnings remain in effect for many other rivers and streams in southern and southeastern British Columbia after 35 millimeters of rain fell in the past 24 hours.
A flood watch for the upper Fraser River has been replaced by a high flow warning as conditions around Prince George ease, but a watch is still in place for the Nechaco, Thompson and South Thompson rivers, while a flood warning is still in place for the Quesnel River east of Williams Lake.
– with files from The Canadian Press
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