Weather: North Island set for severe thunderstorms, flash floods possible
MetService says surface flooding and flash flooding is possible.
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Much of the upper North Island is forecast to be hit by severe thunderstorms and possible surface flooding late on Tuesday.
MetService predicts that the thunderstorms could
bring downpours
of between 25 and 40mm per hour.
It said surface flooding and flash flooding were possible.
⚡Severe Thunderstorm Watch⚡
Time: 4pm - midnight Tue, 10 June
Areas: Northland, Auckland, Great Barrier Island, northern Coromandel Peninsula, and western areas of Waikato, Waitomo and Taranaki.
An active front is expected to move eastwards onto the North Island late this…
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Severe thunderstorm watches are in place for Northland, Auckland, Great Barrier Island and western Waikato.
Northern Coromandel Peninsula, Waitomo and Taranaki have also been included.
A heavy rain watch has also been issued for the Bay of Plenty.
The thunderstorm watches are in place from 4pm until midnight, with Bay of Plenty's heavy rain watch in place from 7pm until 6am Wednesday.
MetService said conditions should begin to ease in western areas from 9pm.
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