Alerts - British Columbia

Warnings

Elk Valley
2:38 PM PDT Wednesday 22 May 2013
Rainfall warning for
Elk Valley continued

Significant rainfall amounts for parts of the British Columbia southern interior.

This is a warning that significant rainfall is expected in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..listen for updated statements.

An upper low pressure system situated over the Washington and Oregon states will remain quasi-stationary over the next few days. Moisture wrapping around the system will continue to produce respectable rainfall amounts to sections of the southern interior tonight. Additional rainfall amounts of 15 to 30 mm are likely by Thursday morning over the warned regions.

The band of wrap-around moisture is slated to shift eastward tonight and will affect mainly the eastern sections of the Kootenays on Thursday where an additional 10 to 20 mm of rain can be expected.