Overview

• Environment Canada lifted the warning for the Central Okanagan at 2:33 p.m., though the area stays under a watch.
• Severe thunderstorm warnings remain in effect for the North Okanagan and Arrow Lakes-Slocan Lake regions.
• Watches cover the wider Southern Interior, including the Shuswap, Boundary, Kootenays and Columbia districts.
• Big White Ski Resort recorded a five- to ten-minute hailstorm on Thursday afternoon.
• Officials warn that lightning from the storms could ignite wildfires, a leading cause of blazes in the province.