A severe thunderstorm watch spans much of B.C.'s southern Interior from the Fraser Canyon east to the Alberta boundary.
The BC Wildfire service says lightning has been the spark behind more than 80 per cent of nearly 260 new blazes over the last week.
The weather office says conditions are favourable for the development of storms that may be capable of producing strong winds, hail and potentially heavy rain.
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