A total of 24.2 mm (about one inch) of rain fell on Clearwater during the 24 hour period from midnight, Friday, June 21 to midnight, Saturday, June 22, according to Jim Jones of the Clearwater Fire Zone.
His comment was, “Yuk!”
No serious damage or washouts were reported, but several local businesses and buildings suffered water damage from roof leaks.
Wildfire update
Despite the rain, staff from the Fire Zone were dealing with two hangover lightning fires in the north.
One was in Angus Horne Lake area in Wells Gray Park. This is a fire conservatory area and so the Wildfire Branch does not action fires there.
The second was at Oasis Creek, which is just north of the North Thompson River blue bridge on Highway 5 north of Blue River.
It was sighted Sunday but crews from Valemount could not locate it on the ground on Saturday.
Jones said the Fire Zone staff is still mopping up and patrolling a BC Timber Sales prescribed burn at Albreda (right on the zone's northern boundary) so they will keep an eye open for the Oasis Creek fire while traveling.