12:14 PM PDT Sunday 21 May 2017 Special weather statement in effect for: South Okanagan – including Penticton A ridge is building over the southern Interior of British Columbia and will remain in place Monday and Tuesday, leading to unseasonably warm weather. This warm spell will accelerate snowmelt and lead to rising rivers, possibly causing […]
Archives for May 2017
Bulletin
Rescind of Evacuation Order of Properties Along Tinhorn Creek South of Oliver The Evacuation Order issued by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) last night due to flooding has been removed for properties south of Oliver, BC along Tinhorn Creek. All residents may return to their properties in the area but remain under a precautionary […]
Update – evacuation order remains in effect
10 residents have registered at the Reception Centre at this time. 8 are in lodgings and 2 have found their own accommodations. Affected residents are asked to register as per press release. The phone number is 250-809-6561 for the Reception Centre. At this time the Reception Centre is located in Penticton. Emergency Social Services makes […]
Update
ODN contacted ECO manager Dale Kronebusch at the Regional District this morning at 8: 38 am. Only one person decided to sleep in his car overnight near Tinhorn Creek. No other homes evacuated. No one contacted the reception centre in Penticton. All residents of the area notified about any possible danger by RCMP officers and […]
Better late than never
The following was issued at 10:32 pm Saturday to the general public *** Evacuation of Properties Along Tinhorn Creek South of Oliver, BC An Evacuation Order has been issued for properties south of Oliver, BC along Tinhorn Creek. At 4:30 pm today, a debris flood in Tinhorn Creek dragged debris downstream that has partially blocked culverts and […]
Problems to be fixed
Road to Tinhorn Creek Winery – partially washed away Ditch full of mud and debris Traffic diverted and limited Some infrastructure could be compromised Best news – no one evacuated from homes, creek has been reconstructed in some form so water is contained within its banks and the flow has resumed its normal course of […]
Canal water diverted back into river
A creek jumps its banks, mud fills the ditch between Road 7 and 8 and if no action taken – the canal would back up. Water diversion at McIntrye Bluff would be limited as well. Below water at Rd 5 is not moving.