NZ Historic Weather Events Catalogue
April 1948 Gisborne and Hawke's Bay Thunderstorm ( 1948-04-02 )
A person was killed by a lightning strike during an electrical storm in Matawai.
Gisborne
Flooding
at
Gisborne
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.
Lightning
at
Matawai
There was an electrical storm in Matawai on the 2nd April 1948.
One person was killed by a lightning strike at 2:30pm.
Heavy Rain
at
Paritu
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.
Hawke's Bay
Multi Hazard
at
Putorino
There were small slips and washouts in the area of Putorino between Napier and Wairoa.
Landslide
at
Raupunga
There were slips on the railway line at Raupunga.
Multi Hazard
at
Tangoio
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.
Lightning
at
Wairoa
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.
References
- Headline: Serious rail blockage on Gisborne-Wairoa line.
- The Gisborne Herald, 3 April 1948.
- Tomlinson, A.I. (1976). Frequency of thunderstorms in New Zealand. N.Z. Journal of Science, 1976, Vol.19.
April 1948 Gisborne and Hawke's Bay Thunderstorm ( 1948-04-02 )
A person was killed by a lightning strike during an electrical storm in Matawai.
Gisborne
Flooding
at
Gisborne
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.
Lightning
at
Matawai
There was an electrical storm in Matawai on the 2nd April 1948.
One person was killed by a lightning strike at 2:30pm.
Heavy Rain
at
Paritu
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.
Hawke's Bay
Multi Hazard
at
Putorino
There were small slips and washouts in the area of Putorino between Napier and Wairoa.
Landslide
at
Raupunga
There were slips on the railway line at Raupunga.
Multi Hazard
at
Tangoio
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.
Lightning
at
Wairoa
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.
References
- Headline: Serious rail blockage on Gisborne-Wairoa line.
- The Gisborne Herald, 3 April 1948.
- Tomlinson, A.I. (1976). Frequency of thunderstorms in New Zealand. N.Z. Journal of Science, 1976, Vol.19.