The BC River Forecast Centre has issued a Flood Warning for Blue River because of heavy rain in the area.
The warning does not apply to the North Thompson River basin, which remains on a flood watch. The South Thompson and Thompson River from Kamloops to Spences Bridge also remain on flood watch.
“Rivers in the region are flowing very high for this time year and are extremely vulnerable to a additional runoff at this point,” the River Forecast Centre said.
“A potential long-lasting rain event in the headwaters of the South Thompson, North Thompson and Cariboo Mountains is underway and expected to last into early Thursday. Current rainfall over the past 24 hours has been the heaviest in areas around the Cariboo Mountains and areas around Clearwater and Blue River, with 20-50 mm of rainfall observed so far, and additional rainfall expected into early Thursday.”
“There continues to be risks of significant flooding through the region from this rainfall event.
A flood warning is issued when river levels have exceeded bankfull or will do so imminently, while a flood watch means river levels are rising and will approach or may exceed bankfull.
Flood WARNING issued by the River Forecast Centre for Blue River. More info: https://t.co/siXZDbvVXh #BCFlood
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