UPDATE: Environment Canada issues thunderstorm warning
By Nelson Daily Staff
Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning to go with an already rainfall threat Saturday.
The EC website said severe thunderstorms in Northeastern Washington are expected to move rapidly Saturday toward Castlegar bringing potential threats of large hail, strong wind gusts and heavy downpour. These storms may persist for the day.
The website also warns there is a possibility of thunderstorms producing tornadoes.
Environment Canada issues rainfall warning for Kootenays
Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for parts of the Kootenay and Columbia regions.
The Environment Canada website said moisture wrapping around a slow-moving upper low situated off the coast of the Washington state is slated to produce significant rainfall amounts to portions of the BC interior late Friday and Saturday.
The 30 millimeters of precipitation combined with the already high river levels may cause flooding situation in the affected areas.
The rain was expected to begin over much the Kootenays Friday before spreading to the Columbias Saturday morning.
Saturday there is a risk of a thunderstorm late in the afternoon and into the early evening.
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