The flood risk due to Wednesday's storm has subsided. Even so, BC Hydro is advising people to stay away from the Puntledge River until Monday.
The company said Wednesday it will release high volumes of water from the Comox Dam to control the Comox Lake Reservoir level, following the passing of the storm and a decline of river systems.
The Tsolum River and Browns River that flow into the Puntledge hit high levels. The Browns went over 100 m3/s and the Tsolum peaked at about 240 m3/s — a flow level almost identical to the storm in November.
A Courtenay River flow of 400 m3/s or more at the Fifth Street Bridge can cause isolated flooding at high tides.
A similar but shorter storm system may hit the region Sunday. For this reason, the Puntledge River flows could be high through Monday.