| Comments | Southwestern British Columbia, November 27-29, 1995. Heavy rains and melting snow caused the Tulameen and Similkameen Rivers to overflow their banks in four regions: East coast of Vancouver Island, Mainland Coast, Mainland Coastal Valleys and the Interior Valley. The flooding forced 230 people to flee their homes in Princeton, Tulameen and Coalmont. A State of Emergency was declared in Princeton, a town of 2,800 people. Provincial, municipal and private sector properties were damaged. Some homes faced major structural repairs. There were actually three periods of heavy rains: Nov. 7-8, Nov. 13-17 and Nov. 27-29 when 135.4 mm, 395.0 mm and 650.6 mm of precipitation fell, respectively. |