NZ Historic Weather Events Catalogue
December 2001 Northland Flooding
(
2001-12-01
)
High rainfall occurred in Northland, Auckland and the Coromandel, and brought flooding to Northland. Some houses were evacuated.
North Island
Multi Hazard
at
North Island
Duration: 2 days - From the 1st to the 2nd of December.
Northland
Heavy Rain
at
Northland
High rainfall occurred throughout Northland on the 1st and 2nd. The heaviest falls were over the Waima, Tutamoe and Mangamuka Ranges and in Kerikeri and Kaeo.
Flooding
Three state highways - SH12, SH1 and SH10 - were closed in different places on the night of the 2nd. Numerous smaller roads throughout the Far North were closed or under water. A back road between Whangarei and Kaikohe had surface flooding.
The major rivers bounding the Waima, Tutamoe and Mangamuka Ranges had risen rapidly.
Flooding
at
Awanui River
The Awanui River peaked 7 m above normal.
Flooding
at
Dargaville
Surface flooding occurred in Dargaville.
Heavy Rain
at
Kaikohe
Kaikohe recorded 93 mm (9.3 cm) of rain in 37 hours to 1pm on the 2nd.
Kaikohe recorded 22 mm (2.2 cm) of rain in one hour on the 2nd.
Kaikohe recorded 126 mm (12.6 cm) of rain from midnight on 30th November to 8am on 3rd December.
The Kaikohe area was the worst-hit area.
Flooding
at
Kaitaia
State Highway 1 was closed south of Kaitaia.
Five homes were flooded in the Kaitaia area on the 2nd.
Flooding
at
Kerikeri
Houses were evacuated at Keikeri.
There was serious surface flooding in places.
Flooding
at
Pawarenga
Ambulance officers had to cross a flooded river by boat to reach a man suffering from chest pains in Pawarenga.
Land near Pawarenga was covered by surface flooding.
Flooding
at
Taheke
State Highway 12 was closed at Taheke. The Taheke bridge was reopened on the 3rd.
Flooding
at
Titoki
The Mangakahia River at Titoki rose 11 m above normal - its highest level since March 1988.
Flooding
at
Twin Bridges
The Mangakahia River at Twin Bridges rose 5 m above normal.
The Mangakahia River rose 2.49 m in one hour.
Heavy Rain
at
Whangarei
Some events at the Whangarei A and P show were cancelled because of wet weather.
Landslide
Whangarei police reported slips in several small centres.
Flooding
at
Whirinaki
Houses were evacuated at Whirinaki.
State Highway 12 was closed at Whirinaki for a time on the 2nd.
Auckland
Heavy Rain
at
Auckland
Auckland recorded 28 mm (2.8 cm) of rain in the 37 hours to 1pm on the 2nd.
Multi Hazard
at
Pararaha Stream
Bad weather delayed the WestpacTrust Rescue Helicopter for three hours in rescuing a woman injured in the Pararaha Valley in the Waitakere Ranges.
Waikato
Heavy Rain
at
Whitianga
Whitianga recorded 64 mm (6.4 cm) of rain in the 37 hours to 1pm on the 2nd.
References
- Major weather events in New Zealand, Floods and High Ranifall, Floods to 30 Sept 2005.
- Headline: Weekend washed out in North.
- The Northern Advocate, 3 December 2001.
- Headline: Deluge prompts travel warning in sodden North.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, NZ Herald and NZPA, 3 December 2001.
December 2001 Northland Flooding
(
2001-12-01
)
High rainfall occurred in Northland, Auckland and the Coromandel, and brought flooding to Northland. Some houses were evacuated.
North Island
Multi Hazard
at
North Island
Duration: 2 days - From the 1st to the 2nd of December.
Northland
Heavy Rain
at
Northland
High rainfall occurred throughout Northland on the 1st and 2nd. The heaviest falls were over the Waima, Tutamoe and Mangamuka Ranges and in Kerikeri and Kaeo.
Flooding
Three state highways - SH12, SH1 and SH10 - were closed in different places on the night of the 2nd. Numerous smaller roads throughout the Far North were closed or under water. A back road between Whangarei and Kaikohe had surface flooding.
The major rivers bounding the Waima, Tutamoe and Mangamuka Ranges had risen rapidly.
Flooding
at
Awanui River
The Awanui River peaked 7 m above normal.
Flooding
at
Dargaville
Surface flooding occurred in Dargaville.
Heavy Rain
at
Kaikohe
Kaikohe recorded 93 mm (9.3 cm) of rain in 37 hours to 1pm on the 2nd.
Kaikohe recorded 22 mm (2.2 cm) of rain in one hour on the 2nd.
Kaikohe recorded 126 mm (12.6 cm) of rain from midnight on 30th November to 8am on 3rd December.
The Kaikohe area was the worst-hit area.
Flooding
at
Kaitaia
State Highway 1 was closed south of Kaitaia.
Five homes were flooded in the Kaitaia area on the 2nd.
Flooding
at
Kerikeri
Houses were evacuated at Keikeri.
There was serious surface flooding in places.
Flooding
at
Pawarenga
Ambulance officers had to cross a flooded river by boat to reach a man suffering from chest pains in Pawarenga.
Land near Pawarenga was covered by surface flooding.
Flooding
at
Taheke
State Highway 12 was closed at Taheke. The Taheke bridge was reopened on the 3rd.
Flooding
at
Titoki
The Mangakahia River at Titoki rose 11 m above normal - its highest level since March 1988.
Flooding
at
Twin Bridges
The Mangakahia River at Twin Bridges rose 5 m above normal.
The Mangakahia River rose 2.49 m in one hour.
Heavy Rain
at
Whangarei
Some events at the Whangarei A and P show were cancelled because of wet weather.
Landslide
Whangarei police reported slips in several small centres.
Flooding
at
Whirinaki
Houses were evacuated at Whirinaki.
State Highway 12 was closed at Whirinaki for a time on the 2nd.
Auckland
Heavy Rain
at
Auckland
Auckland recorded 28 mm (2.8 cm) of rain in the 37 hours to 1pm on the 2nd.
Multi Hazard
at
Pararaha Stream
Bad weather delayed the WestpacTrust Rescue Helicopter for three hours in rescuing a woman injured in the Pararaha Valley in the Waitakere Ranges.
Waikato
Heavy Rain
at
Whitianga
Whitianga recorded 64 mm (6.4 cm) of rain in the 37 hours to 1pm on the 2nd.
References
- Major weather events in New Zealand, Floods and High Ranifall, Floods to 30 Sept 2005.
- Headline: Weekend washed out in North.
- The Northern Advocate, 3 December 2001.
- Headline: Deluge prompts travel warning in sodden North.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, NZ Herald and NZPA, 3 December 2001.