The Snowpack in the Upper Fraser East snow basin are still a bit above normal as of April 1st.
The BC River Forecast Centre’s latest bulletin shows the basin was around 117% of normal.
According to BC River Forecast Centre Hydrologist, Jonathan Boyd, says any concern over flooding depends on the weather over the next three months.
“That warm spell in late-March wasn’t super dramatic just because we don’t get that warm in March in general, but it was above normal throughout the province,” Boyd said.
“It was noticeable, in some of the lower elevation rivers where flows went up, so that is a positive to have some of the snow melting early.”
Boyd added some storm systems have added to the snowpack since April 1st, but only about two-to-four percentage points.
“Prince George specifically, we’re getting night-time lows of -9, so we’re moving into a very cold period of time,” Boyd said.
“That may not have much of an impact if it’s just a week, but if we have two or three weeks of cold weather, that could put Prince George and other areas of the province at higher risk, just because there is a delay in the snowmelt.”
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