Snowpack Still High
Thursday, May 24, 2012 @ 4:20 AM
Prince George, B.C.- The cool temperatures in the early part of May have held back any major melt that would cause major flooding of the Fraser and Nechako Rivers in Prince George, however, the latest snowpack reports show there is still plenty of need to be cautious.
The River Forecast Centre says the snow pack in the Upper Fraser is 167% of normal, and the Nechako is 150% of normal. The Skeena-Nass system is sitting at 158% of normal.
The River Forecast Centre says snow packs are “still at levels of concern for increased flood risk in the Upper Fraser, Nechako, Columbia, Kootenay, Peace, and Skeena-Nass basins. Basins with nearer to normal snow packs (e.g. Thompson) have normal seasonal flood risk, and under adverse weather conditions, flooding is still a possibility.”
The report also indicates above-normal seasonal runoff is expected throughout the province.
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