A flood watch has been issued for the Lower Thompson area amid this weekend含羞草研究社檚 warm temperatures leading to faster snowmelt rates.
In an updated bulletin on Sunday morning (April 30) the River Forecast Centre said the areas of concern include Skeetcestn, Cache Creek and the surrounding area, Deadman River, Criss Creek and the Bonaparte River.
The Nazko River and West Road River are also under a flood watch.
A strong upper ridge that brought hot temperatures across the province is breaking down. An upper low is expected to bring unsettled weather and showers today, particularly for the South Interior,含羞草研究社 the bulletin reads. 含羞草研究社淎nother period of warmer temperatures is expected next week, with well above temperatures expected.含羞草研究社
Getting really bad here in Cache Creek
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The update comes as much of B.C.含羞草研究社檚 Interior rivers remain under a high streamflow advisory from Friday.
This includes:
含羞草研究社 The upper Fraser River, including plateaus around Quesnel, Williams Lake, Lhoosk含羞草研究社檜z Dene (including Baker Creek, Cottonwood River, San Jose River) and surrounding areas
含羞草研究社 South Interior including remaining areas in the Lower Thompson, Salmon River and Okanagan
The River Forecast Centre has UPGRADED to a FLOOD WATCH for Lower Thompson (incl. Cache & Criss Creek, Deadman & Bonaparte Rivers & surrounding areas). The Nazko & West Road Rivers MAINTAIN a Flood Watch. More info: (PDF)
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In mid-elevation areas, the forecast centre said that snowmelt in the 25-to-50-millimetre range could be seen on Saturday.
含羞草研究社淔lows in areas around the Nazko River, West Road (Blackwater) River, Bonaparte River, Deadman River, and Criss Creek are currently the two-year to 10-year range with additional rises forecast today and into next week; flooding is possible in these rivers and in similar ungauged rivers near to these areas.含羞草研究社
People are advised to stay clear of fast-flowing rivers and potentially unstable riverbanks.
This includes avoiding fishing, swimming, boating or hiking near these rivers.
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