The BC River Forecast Centre says the spring melt could be extremely early this year.
Officials say current weather and melt conditions aren’t typically seen for another two to six weeks from now.
And with the Stikine snowpack at just 50 percent of normal and both the Skeena-Nass and Nechako regions at 72 percent of normal, seasonal runoff could be below the norm.
Hydrologist Dave Campbell adds it’s been a few years since the northwest has seen a normal snowpack, but that doesn’t mean the risk of flooding is off the table.
Campbell says last month was extremely dry and temperatures in the far north were far above normal, including Fort Nelson, which had its warmest March on record.
