Risk of rain, flooding heading into June for Okanagan forecast

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Flooding is projected by the B.C. River Forecast Centre in the first week of June as heavy rain slides into the Okanagan weather forecast to finish May.

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Risk of rain, flooding heading into June for Okanagan forecast

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