
UPDATE: High streamflow advisory, special weather statement lifted as rain subsides
KAMLOOPS — (UPDATE 11:00 a.m.): The high streamflow advisory and the special weather statement have both been lifted.
EARLIER — A High Streamflow Advisory remains in effect for the South Thompson River basin following the spell of rainy weather on Wednesday (July 9).
The advisory covers the tributaries of the South Thompson including areas in the Monashee Mountains and areas east of Salmon Arm as well as the Upper Columbia River and its tributaries including areas around Golden, Revelstoke and Three Valley Gap.
“Current weather forecasts have the heaviest rainfall focused on the northern Monashee Mountains and Thompson Plateau,” a statement from the BC River Forecast Centre said. “Adjacent areas in the Upper Columbia region may also experience moderate to heavy rainfall.”