9:48 a.m. PDT Saturday 22 August 2026
Impact Level: Moderate
Forecast Confidence: High
Conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain.
Local utility outages are possible.
When thunder roars, go indoors! Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year.
Heavy rain can cause flash flooding and significant reductions to visibility.
Strong wind gusts can damage trees, buildings and overturn vehicles.
Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms capable of producing damaging hail, wind or rain.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to
[email protected] or post reports on social media using #BCStorm.
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