Last spring saw unprecedented flooding around Grand Forks, B.C., with thousands of people displaced under evacuation orders and many buildings destroyed. Dave Campbell, River Forecast Centre says that drought may be a concern down the line. Boundary Country is sitting at 60 per cent of normal snowpack levels, while the figure for the West Kootenay is 90 per cent. "Nowhere is jumping out with really high snowpack and high risk for seasonal flooding in the way that we had last year." Drought concernsOn the flip side, melt-off that disappears too fast or too little winter precipitation can lead to drought problems later in the year.

Source: CBC News March 19, 2019 17:37 UTC