Northwest Flood Watch Notes 2022

As the water rises,  many Northwest communities are taking precautionary measures in case of flooding.

An archive of notes from across the region on what has been done to date.

Rivers Forecast website

Terrace/Skeena ValleyArea

City of Terrace Flooding Advisory page

June 6 -- Evacuation ordered for rural areas 

June 6 -- Evacuations, local state of emergency in Northwest BC as flood risk rises

June 6 -- Food watches issued for Skeena and Bulkley River watersheds

June 6 -- Latest Updates on Flood-related alerts and evacuations in Northwest 

June 6 -- High water raises flood concerns (audio)

June 5 -- Evacuation order issued for New Remo, Old Remo and Use RDKS area 'C' placed under local state of Emergency 

June 4 -- Flood update (video)

June 4 -- Skeena River upgraded to flood watch 

June 4 -- High Streamflow Advisory upgraded to Flood Watch in the Skeena Water Basin, Maintained in Stikine and Liard 

June 3 -- Prince Rupert not part of Skeena River Flood watch

June 3 -- Sandbagging machine operational in Terrace 

June 3 -- High Streamflow advisories, Flood watches and Evacuation Alerts in place in portions of the Northwest 

June 3 -- Flood Watch for Bulkley River, High Streamflow Advisory for Skeena, Stikine and Liard in latest update from River Forecast Centre NCR

June 3 -- Runner's high versus high water (audio)

June 2 -- Northwest Flood Watch (video)

June 2 -- Sandbags available in Terrace, Thorhnill, and Smithers for Flood Protection

June 2 -- Evacuation alerts issued for Old Remo, New Remo, Dutch Valley and Usk

June 2 -- Flood risks prompt precautionary evacuation alert in Old Remo, New Remo, Dutch Valley and Usk

June 2 -- Weather watching the focus for Skeena Valley Really organizers NCR

June 1 -- Search and Rescue ready for floods (video)

June 1 -- Sandbags being made available for Terrace and area residents with weekend flood risks on the Horizon

June 1 -- High Streamflow advisory issued for the Skeena, Stikine and Liard Water basins

June 1 -- Sandbags available for greater Terrace area residents at risk of flooding

June 1 -- Many snowpacks at levels not seen in a decade; community braces for flood

June 1 -- Flood Risk in Terrae brings opening of Emergency Operations Centre NCR

May 31 -- Water levels rising (video)

May 31 -- Weekend Flood risks prompt City of Terrace to activate Emergency Operations Centre and close campsites

May 31 -- Terrace activates Emergency Operations Centre due to flood risk

May 30 -- High Stream Flow advisories issued in the Northwest (video)

Bulkley Valley ad area

Town of Smithers Notice Page

June 6 -- Evacuations, local state of emergency in Northwest BC as flood risk rises

June 6 -- Latest Updates on Flood-related alerts and evacuations in Northwest 

June 6 -- Food watches issued for Skeena and Bulkley River watersheds 

June 4 -- Flood update (video)

June 4 -- High Streamflow Advisory upgrades to Flood Watch in the Skeena Water Basin, Maintained in Stikine and Liard 

June 3 -- Flood Watch results in evacuation alert in the Quick Station area

June 3 -- High Streamflow advisories, Flood watches and Evacuation Alerts in place in portions of the Northwest 

June 3 -- Ebenezer Flats under evacuation alert 

June 3 -- Flood Watch for Bulkley River, High Streamflow Advisory for Skeena, Stikine and Liard in latest update from River Forecast Centre NCR

June 2 -- Evacuation alert over flooding in low-lying areas issued in Smithers  

June 2 -- Sections of Bulkley Valley upgraded to flood watch, High Streamflow advisory remains in place in Skeena, Stikine and Liard Basins

June 2 -- Evacuation alert issued for the Town of Smithers

June 2 -- Evacuation alerts issued in sections of Smithers and Kitimat-Stikine due to Flood risks

June 2 -- Bulkely River upgraded to Flood Watch

June 2 -- Town of Smithers issues evacuation alert for low-lying areas

June 2 -- High streamflow advisory issued for Skeena watershed including Bulkley and tributaries

June 1 -- High Streamflow advisory issued for the Skeena, Stikine and Liard Water basins

May 27 -- High streamflow advisory issued for Smithers, Telkwa, Hazelton