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WWCN13 CWVR 290438
YELLOW WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR INTERIOR AND NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 9:38 P.M. PDT THURSDAY 28 MAY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
=NEW= BOUNDARY
OKANAGAN VALLEY.
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IMPACT LEVEL: MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH
==DISCUSSION==
CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN.
A DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR AND BOUNDARY
REGIONS OVERNIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
WILL DEVELOP AND MAY PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF
10 TO 25 MM. IF MULTIPLE THUNDERSTORMS TRACK ACROSS THE SAME AREA, A
LOCALIZED RISK OF UP TO 40 MM IS POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY, GUSTY WINDS
UP TO 70 KM/H ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AS NECESSARY.
WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS(EXCLAMATION MARK) LIGHTNING KILLS AND
INJURES CANADIANS EVERY YEAR. HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODING
AND SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING HAIL,
WIND OR RAIN.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
BCSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR POST REPORTS ON X USING (HASH)BCSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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