NZ Historic Weather Events Catalogue
February 1977 Hawke's Bay Flooding ( 1977-02-23 )
Heavy rain in Wairoa caused severe flooding in the area.
Hawke's Bay
Heavy Rain
at
Wairoa
Wairoa recorded 230 mm (23.0 cm) of rain in 24 hours.
Wairoa recorded 68.8 mm (6.88 cm) of rain in three hours ending at 9am on the 23rd.
Flooding
There was major flooding in Wairoa from the 23rd to the 24th of February.
Several Marine Parade retailers had 10 centimetres of water through their buildings along with a number of homes.
Flooding near Wairoa hospital caused a major cable fault which left the hospital and half the town without telephones.
Most streets close to the hospital were closed due to flooding.
The railway line between Wairoa and Napier was blocked.
The Wairoa Aerodome was closed.
The old stopbank collapsed in several places in Tawhara Valley.
Surface water spread into the borough.
Multi Hazard
at
Tutira
Surface water and slips blocked State Highway 2 at Tutira.
References
- Meteorological Observations for 1977, Stations in New Zealand and Outlying Islands, and stations in Cook Islands, Kingdon of Tonga, Western Samoa, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Gilbert Islands and Niue Islands. New Zealand Meteorological Service.
- Headline: Wairoa homes, shops flooded.
- The Hawkes Bay Herald-Tribune, 23 February 1977.
February 1977 Hawke's Bay Flooding ( 1977-02-23 )
Heavy rain in Wairoa caused severe flooding in the area.
Hawke's Bay
Heavy Rain
at
Wairoa
Wairoa recorded 230 mm (23.0 cm) of rain in 24 hours.
Wairoa recorded 68.8 mm (6.88 cm) of rain in three hours ending at 9am on the 23rd.
Flooding
There was major flooding in Wairoa from the 23rd to the 24th of February.
Several Marine Parade retailers had 10 centimetres of water through their buildings along with a number of homes.
Flooding near Wairoa hospital caused a major cable fault which left the hospital and half the town without telephones.
Most streets close to the hospital were closed due to flooding.
The railway line between Wairoa and Napier was blocked.
The Wairoa Aerodome was closed.
The old stopbank collapsed in several places in Tawhara Valley.
Surface water spread into the borough.
Multi Hazard
at
Tutira
Surface water and slips blocked State Highway 2 at Tutira.
References
- Meteorological Observations for 1977, Stations in New Zealand and Outlying Islands, and stations in Cook Islands, Kingdon of Tonga, Western Samoa, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Gilbert Islands and Niue Islands. New Zealand Meteorological Service.
- Headline: Wairoa homes, shops flooded.
- The Hawkes Bay Herald-Tribune, 23 February 1977.