Environment Canada is predicting a rainy May for the Thompson-Okanagan region for the Interiorsa国际传媒檚 monsoon season.

It comes after Kelowna had a record month in March sa国际传媒� the citysa国际传媒檚 dryest March ever, with 12 per cent of the normal rainfall, only 3 mm of precipitation. Despite getting a bit of rain at the end of April, Environment Canada says March and most of April were dry for the entire Thompson-Okanagan region, so we need the moisture.

sa国际传媒淭ypically we get a lot more rain starting middle of May, but it looks like itsa国际传媒檚 starting early this year,sa国际传媒� Doug Lundquist, meteorologist for Environment Canada told the Capital News.

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Environment Canada can only predict rainfall up to 10 days early, so theresa国际传媒檚 no telling how much rain might come down this May. However, this week is the Government of Canadasa国际传媒檚 Emergency Preparedness Week and the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations communications manager Sandra Follack says itsa国际传媒檚 always good to prepare.

Follack, who is also a deputy fire chief for the Kelowna Fire Department, reminds the public to keep its eye on the and social media for any flood warnings.

sa国际传媒淓very day we check a dashboard to make sure that wesa国际传媒檙e on top of anything that might require us to tell the public to get prepared,sa国际传媒� she said.

She added that stockpiles of sandbags will be available at local fire halls throughout the Central Okanagan for those protecting their properties, call your city or local fire department to find out more.

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