Firefighters brace for lightning, high winds across southern Interior as storms loom

On Thursday, the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen rescinded almost half of the nearly 500 evacuation orders that were still covering properties closest to the 67-square-kilometre wildfire.

The BC Wildfire Service website shows spot fires caused by lightning strikes on Wednesday dot the Coastal, Kamloops, Southeast and Cariboo fire centres, including 10 starts on Vancouver Island, but all remain small.Article content The weather office said thundershowers Thursday will likely pack winds gusting to 80 kilometres per hour, conditions the wildfire service warned could complicate work on the Penticton-area blaze where 273 properties remain on evacuation order.“Winds will be light however strong erratic and gusty winds should be expected near thunderstorms,” the wildfire service said in its daily update.

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