Province issues high streamflow advisory for Fraser Canyon, Chilcotin

KAMLOOPS — With a windy, rainy evening and overnight period expected to hit a large portion of B.C., the province is issuing a high streamflow advisory for the Fraser Canyon and Chilcotin regions.

A bulletin issued Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 10) by the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship calls for residents to watch for rapidly rising waterways into Wednesday. The Fraser Valley around Hope and Chilliwack are also included in the advisory.

Weather forecasters expect the majority of rain from this system to fall on the western side of the Coast Mountains, but notes some could spill over onto the eastern side, which is what could affect the Fraser Canyon tributaries and the Chilcotin.

A flood watch, which represents a degree of greater urgency than the streamflow advisory, has been issued for areas further west, including the South Coast and much of Vancouver Island.