A flood warning has been issued for part of a southeastern British Columbia river and many other waterways in the province are under flood watches as heavy rain has the potential to push surging rivers and streams over their banks.
The River Forecast Centre posted the flood warning for the Elk River at Fernie and added flood watches to rivers around Invermere, Radium, Revelstoke and as far west as the Shuswap, while maintaining flood watches for rivers from the Cariboo to the East Kootenay.
The updated warnings and watches follow rainfall warnings and special weather statements for the southeast corner of B.C. as an incoming storm brings up to 80 millimetres of rain to the Elk Valley and East Kootenay by late Tuesday….