UPDATE: 3:10 p.m The City of Penticton is urging all residents experiencing flooding or who are concerned about the safety of their homes to contact 250-490-2307 ext. 7. The city’s Emergency Operations Center is responding to inland flooding from the storm event and is bringing in rapid damage assessment teams as well as public works to assist residents and assess impacts to public infrastructure. Sandbags are available for residents at the Public Works Yards Building at 616 Okanagan Ave. There were also reports of dangerous driving conditions on Penticton roads. Drivers should watch for pooling water, gravel, debris and large rocks. Public works crews clear streets on a priority basis. DriveBC reports that there is flooding on Channel Parkway between Fairview Road and Duncan Avenue and that motorists should expect delays. Chelsea Powrie Johnson Road at Farrell Street in Penticton, July 4 Photo: Mike Biden Flooding Monday July 4th on Wilson Street at Green Avenue. ORIGINAL: 2:35 p.m A brief storm of heavy rain in Penticton saw many local roads flooded. A Castanet reader captured the scene at Warren Avenue and Government Street. An entire lane of the road was flooded, and the pavement was flooded. Reports of similar situations in other areas of the city have also been sent to Castanet. The rain, which began shortly before 2pm Monday as part of a storm system heading north, is less intense as of 2:30pm. A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect for the area.
