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WWCN13 CWVR 291154
YELLOW WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
FOR INTERIOR AND NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:54 A.M. PDT FRIDAY 29 MAY 2026.
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YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - FOR:
NORTH OKANAGAN - INCLUDING VERNON.
YELLOW LEVEL WATCH - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM - ENDED FOR:
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - INCLUDING KELOWNA
SOUTH OKANAGAN - INCLUDING PENTICTON
BOUNDARY.
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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 CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR EARLY
THIS MORNING. SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS
WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 25 MM.
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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