Yellow Severe Thunderstorm Warning for East Kootenay South
This alert is no longer in effect.
ECCC issued it on June 4, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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Environment Canada has issued a yellow warning for a severe thunderstorm in effect for East Kootenay - south including Cranbrook.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm
- Affected area
- East Kootenay, British Columbia
- Issued
- June 4, 2026
- Issuing authority
- ECCC
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in East Kootenay, British Columbia.
Alert Details
Yellow warning - severe thunderstorm - in effect. Issued by Environment Canada. Effective from 2026-05-27T00:15:44-00:00 until 2026-05-27T03:13:44-00:00.
Affected Areas
East Kootenay - south including Cranbrook. Severe thunderstorms located in a line from Meachen to Canal Flats impacting Fairmont Hot Springs.
What You Should Do
Damage to roofs, fences, soft shelters or trees is likely. Monitor road conditions at https://www.drivebc.ca/.
Expected Conditions
Severe thunderstorm capable of producing damaging wind gusts, up to quarter size hail and heavy rain. Moving northwest at 30 km/h.
Timeline
Alert effective 2026-05-27T00:15:44-00:00 and expires 2026-05-27T03:13:44-00:00. At 5:14 p.m. MST (6:14 p.m. MDT) meteorologists are tracking the storm.
Original source: ECCC Official Notice ↗
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