
Kamloops Fire Centre benefits from 30 to 50 millimetres in rain amid weekend thunderstorms
KAMLOOPS — The reward of weekend thunderstorms outweighed the risk for the Kamloops Fire Centre, at least in the short term.
According to the BC Wildfire Service, there were 869 lightning strikes recorded across the Kamloops Fire Centre between Friday (June 20) and Sunday (June 22). With that, the wildfire service says most areas in the region received 30 to 50 millimetres (mm) of rain.
According to data from Environment Canada’s stations, there was 19.4 mm of precipitation recorded at Kamloops Airport, 34.2 mm in Salmon Arm and 9.6 mm in Merritt.
“There were some regions with a little bit less rain, but there was rain with all of these storms,” Fire Information Officer, Mikhail Elsay, told CFJC Today. “The chance of anything turning into a big fire in the short term is very small.”