Atmospheric rivers deluge parts of B.C. [Video]

A series of atmospheric rivers has been moving across British Columbia’s north and central coasts and spreading into the Interior, bringing heavy rain.

The River Forecast Centre is maintaining high-stream flow advisories and several flood watches throughout the province, while a higher-level flood warning has been downgraded for the Telkwa River in northwestern B.C.

The centre says the river east of Terrace peaked Tuesday, registering flow levels between a 20- and 50-year return period, while most other coastal rivers had been peaking at levels typically seen every one to five years.

The forecaster says moderate to heavy rain had started spreading across the Interior, where flood watches are in effect near B.C.’s boundary with Alberta.

The bulletin covers the headwaters of the Clearwater River, the North Thompson River above the Blue River, and the Canoe River at the northern end of Kinbasket Lake.

Lower-level streamflow advisories cover the Cariboo region, …