A person was killed by a lightning strike during an electrical storm in Matawai.
The railway line was blocked between Gisborne and Wairoa due to a washout at the northern end of the Tikiwhata tunnel.
The Gisborne-Wairoa highway via Morere was underwater on the Whakaki flats.
There was an electrical storm in Matawai on the 2nd April 1948.
One person was killed by a lightning strike at 2:30pm.
Paritu recorded 5.5 in (13.97 cm) of rain in 24 hours ending at 9am on the 3rd.
There was exceptionally heavy rain in Paritu.
There were small slips and washouts in the area of Putorino between Napier and Wairoa.
The Wairoa-Napier Road was blocked badly in the area of Tangoio. The road was blocked by a slip at Kotemaori and a washout at Waikare.
There was a severe electrical storm in Wairoa from 8pm on the 2nd to the early hours of the morning but only minor damage was reported.
A person was killed by a lightning strike during an electrical storm in Matawai.
The railway line was blocked between Gisborne and Wairoa due to a washout at the northern end of the Tikiwhata tunnel.
The Gisborne-Wairoa highway via Morere was underwater on the Whakaki flats.
There was an electrical storm in Matawai on the 2nd April 1948.
One person was killed by a lightning strike at 2:30pm.
Paritu recorded 5.5 in (13.97 cm) of rain in 24 hours ending at 9am on the 3rd.
There was exceptionally heavy rain in Paritu.
There were small slips and washouts in the area of Putorino between Napier and Wairoa.
The Wairoa-Napier Road was blocked badly in the area of Tangoio. The road was blocked by a slip at Kotemaori and a washout at Waikare.
There was a severe electrical storm in Wairoa from 8pm on the 2nd to the early hours of the morning but only minor damage was reported.