Thunderstorms, rain and hail predicted for southeastern B.C.

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jun 12, 2025 8:42 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

Severe thunderstorm warnings and watches person been posted for a ample conception of southeastern B.C., cautioning residents that lightning, beardown winds, hail and dense rainfall are each possible. 

Environment Canada issued a informing for the Arrow Lakes and Slocan Lake, Boundary, South Okangana and South Thompson regions, saying its meteorologists are tracking a clump of terrible thunderstorms successful the area. 

A thunderstorm watch also covers a conception of the state from the Cariboo southbound to the Canada-U.S. borderline and on parts of the Alberta boundary. The forecaster says conditions could spot the improvement of terrible thunderstorms with damaging hail, beardown winds and rain.

Environment Canada says radical request to instrumentality contiguous screen if the storms attack and if they're outside, they'll request to support themselves from flying debris and hail. 

In its provincial concern study issued Wednesday, the B.C. Wildfire Service said little temperatures and expanding humidity crossed B.C. would assistance trim the strength of wildfires already burning. Although determination is imaginable for caller fires started by lightning, the occurrence work said rainfall would travel forecasted storms, which could assistance the wildfire fight.