Our storm early this morning

I was wakened by thunder at 5:22am, and have no idea of the length or severity of the storm, but thankfully everything is wet this morning. 

Oliver - deluge, downpour, hail this afternoon along with a lot of thunder.........

I'm told that Osoyoos did not get the moisture, and it doesn't look like Baldy did either. I was sitting under a friend's gazebo in Oliver until the hail started coming in sideways, and we couldn't hear each other talk. 

"Take a break from the lake..."

Snacks and ice cream at the "Roundhouse" aka Kiosk

Open every Friday & Saturday from 9am-3pm

 

BC Wildfire concern with weather event coming through - lightning and dry conditions

 https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/624667/Lightning-storms-on-the-way-to-tinder-dry-B-C-

Wildfire on Anarchist Mountain

3:55pm update, fire now classified as "being held"

Currently posted at 1.7 hectares, out of control. 

Flightaware showing Bird Dog and Tanker overhead.

"directly across from the rest area, ( north east of it ) they're hitting it hard with 4 fire departments and 3 planes "

Sign is on Baldy Road, Trees Down on Wapiti FSR

 

ER Closure Sunday Night

 https://www.castanet.net/news/Oliver-Osoyoos/624381/South-Okanagan-General-Hospital-ER-closing-Sunday-overnight

Trails Grant

Next volunteer work days are August 2nd and September 6th. The grant obtained by the BMCA requires volunteer hours. Here are examples of some of the colour coded trail markers that will be put up on the next work party. Missing Bryce and his stilts, but there isn't enough money to fly him out from Ontario for the task...😜

Wylee supervised photos.

Wapiti FSR - Active Logging

 

Thanks Rod for the photo.

Active logging on Wapiti FSR. I'm not going in there now, but whatever they do will be an improvement for BMR and OOSAR to locate out of bounds skiers/riders.

Fire Bans

• Southeast Fire Centre - campfires still allowed, no large burning. (Us)
• Kamloops Fire Centre - campfires banned