REVELSTOKE, BC — 14/03/10 — People stroll along the banks of the Columbia River in Revelstoke as a train passes by overhead on Sunday, March 14. Photo by Daniel Hayduk
Southeastern B.C. under flood watch due to storms, high temperatures
May 29, 2026 | 11:06 AM
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CRANBROOK — A wide swath of southeastern British Columbia is under a flood watch as risks rise from rainfall and warm weather accelerating snowmelt.
B.C.’s River Forecast Centre says both the eastern and western portion of the Kootenays, as well as the upper Columbia region, are seeing rising river levels that “will approach or exceed bankfull.”
The centre says high river flows are expected late Friday through early next week, although flood risks may be more muted if storms forecasted in the region shift east toward Alberta.
The communities covered by the flood watch include Golden and Revelstoke in the upper Columbia, as well as Cranbrook, Fernie, Kimberley, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, Trail and Nakusp in the Kootenays.
