NZ Historic Weather Events Catalogue
July 2007 Hawke's Bay Flooding ( 2007-07-15 )
Heavy rain brought flooding and slips to Northland, the Coromandel, Hawke's Bay and Manawatu. Homes and schools were evacuated in the Hastings District and property was damaged.
North Island
Multi Hazard
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North Island
Duration: 4 days - From the 15th to the 18th of July.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 8:34 am 16-Jul-2007: Heavy rain now headed for Hawkes Bay.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 2:32 pm 16-Jul-2007: Heavy rain over Coromandel Peninsula should ease around evening. Heavy rain expected in Hawkes Bay during Tuesday.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 7:50 pm 16-Jul-2007: Heavy rain in the Coromandel Peninsula has now eased. Heavy rain on Tuesday for Hawkes Bay.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 8:37 am 17-Jul-2007: Heavy rain continue in Hawkes Bay.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 4:42 pm 17-Jul-2007: Further bursts of heavy rain expected for Hawkes Bay until Wednesday afternoon.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 8:15 pm 17-Jul-2007: Further bursts of heavy rain expected for Hawkes Bay tonight and Wednesday. Heavy rain now spreading into the Eastern Hill Country of Wairarapa.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 8:14 am 18-Jul-2007: Further heavy rainfalls today for Hawkes Bay and Northern parts of Wairarapa.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 1:43 pm 18-Jul-2007:Further rain today for Hawkes Bay with Heavy falls North of Napier. Heavy rain warning for Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay areas south of Napier now lifted.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 8:03 pm 18-Jul-2007: Further rain for Hawkes Bay, with Heavy falls likely about the ranges North of Napier through to Thursday afternoon.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 8:10 am 19-Jul-2007: Further rain for Hawkes Bay this morning with Heavy falls likely about the ranges North of Napier but eaqsing this afternoon.
Northland
Heavy Rain
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Northland
There was heavy rain in parts of Northland on the night of the 15th and early on the 16th.
Flooding
Some roads were flooded.
Landslide
Trees and slips were brought down in the Whangarei district.
Heavy Rain
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Brynderwyn
The Brynderwyns recorded 40.5 mm (4.1 cm) of rain between 12am on the 15th and the morning of the 16th.
Landslide
A huge landslip blocked State Highway 1 just south of the Brynderwyn Hills during the morning of the 16th.
Heavy Rain
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Kaeo
Kaeo received 23.5 mm (2.4 cm) of rain between 12am on the 15th and the morning of the 16th.
Heavy Rain
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Maungaturoto
Maungaturoto received 48 mm (4.8 cm) of rain between 12am on the 15th and the morning of the 16th.
Heavy Rain
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Ohaeawai
Ohaeawai received 22 mm (2.2 cm) of rain between 12am on the 15th and the morning of the 16th.
Landslide
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Whangarei Heads
There was a major slip on the Whangarei Heads road.
Waikato
Flooding
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Waikato
State Highway 25 was closed between Thames and Coromandel as well as between Whitianga, Coroglen and Hikuai on the 16th.
A localised, intensive band of rain over the upper-middle Coromandel.
Heavy Rain
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Kauaeranga River
Kauaeranga Valley recorded 227 mm (22.7 cm) of rain in 24 hours.
Flooding
The Kauaeranga River burst its banks on the 17th.
The Kauaeranga River rose to 50% above its normal winter level at Environment Wwaikato's recording site.
Kauaeranga Valley Road was closed.
Heavy Rain
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The Pinnacles
The Pinnacles monitoring station recorded 212 mm (21.2 cm) of rain in 24 hours from the 16th to the 17th.
The rainfall peaked at a maximum intensity of 23 mm (2.3 cm) an hour.
Flooding
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Tairua River
The Tairua River peaked at 3.54 m at its recording site on the 17th - over 2 m above its normal winter level of 1.3 m.
Flooding
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Thames
Parawai School and Thames High School were evacuated on the 16th as a precautionary measure after heavy rain casued flooding and road closures in the area.
Hawke's Bay
Heavy Rain
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Hawke's Bay
The worst affected areas received 140 mm (14.0 cm) of rain.
Hawke's Bay received 75 mm (7.5 cm) of rainfall in three hours.
More than 150 mm (15.0 cm) of rain fell in the 24 hours to 4pm on the 17th.
Up to 300 mm (30.0 cm) of rain was reported within 48 hours on 17th and 18th.
Flooding
State Highway 50 between Maraekakaho and Ongaonga was closed due to flooding on the 16th.
Rural Maraekakaho, Puketapu and urban Flaxmere were the worst affected.
One farmer said the flood was the worst since 1963, and estimated he had lost at least 100 lambs.
Five houses were evacuated.
Several houses were isolated.
Six homes were without water.
Multi Hazard
Several schools were closed.
Many rural roads were closed.
Insurance claims for the Hawke's Bay floods totalled over $1 million ($1,060,000 2008 dollars).
Multi Hazard
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Hastings
Flooding and slips closed roads around Flaxmere.
Flooding
Wilson Road, Omahu Road and part of the Napier-Hastings expressway (State Highway 2) were closed on the 16th.
The suburb of Flaxmere was the worst hit.
Flooding
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Mangaonuku Stream
Two submereged bridges, the Manga-o-nuku bridges 2 and 3, closed State Highway 50 near Tikokino.
Flooding
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Maraekakaho
Several houses in Maraekakaho were evacuated on the 17th.
Maraekakaho residents called it the worst flooding in 50 years.
Multi Hazard
Flooding and a 500 m long slip covered Kereru Road, leading to Maraekakaho.
Heavy Rain
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Puketapu
Puketapu was hit by heavy rain.
Flooding
Army unimogs evacuated 200 students and staff marooned at Puketapu School on the 17th.
Manawatu-Wanganui
Flooding
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Opiki
A section of State Highway 56 near Opiki was closed on the 17th after two days of steady rain.
The Manawatu River burst its banks on the 17th.
References
- Headline: Flooding 'worst in 50 years'.
- Hawke's Bay Today, 18 July 2007.
- Headline: Locals discuss moving town or raising some of its at risk buildings.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, 17 July 2007.
- Headline: Storm effects still being felt.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, Source: NZPA, 17 July 2007, 5:00am.
- Headline: More rain falling in flood-hit Hawkes Bay.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, 18 July 2007.
- Headline: Hawkes Bay floods starting to recede.
- Newsroom, 17 July 2007, 3:01pm.
- Headline: Road flooding in Flaxmere.
- Newsroom, 17 July 2007, 08:56am.
- Headline: Low-lying section of SH56 closed.
- Newsroom, 19 July 2007, 11:25am.
- NIWA and GNS Science. (2007). Natural Hazards 2007, Hazards summary 2007, Heavy rain and floods, p6.
- NIWA and GNS Science. (2007). Natural Hazards 2007, Insurance, 2007 - an expensive year for the insurance industry, p13.
- Headline: Flooding isolate homes, close roads in Hawke's Bay.
- www.radionz.co.nz, 18 July 2007, 8:28pm.
- Headline: After the storm, EW wiser in the ways of wilder weather.
- www.stuff.co.nz, 20 August 2007.
- Headline: SH50 Marakakaho - Ongaonga closed due to flooding.
- Transit New Zealand Press Release, 17 July 2007, 1:23pm.
- Headline: Flaxmere hit by flooding.
- tvnz.co.nz, Source: One News, 17 July 2007.
- MetService Email Lists
July 2007 Hawke's Bay Flooding ( 2007-07-15 )
Heavy rain brought flooding and slips to Northland, the Coromandel, Hawke's Bay and Manawatu. Homes and schools were evacuated in the Hastings District and property was damaged.
North Island
Multi Hazard
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North Island
Duration: 4 days - From the 15th to the 18th of July.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 8:34 am 16-Jul-2007: Heavy rain now headed for Hawkes Bay.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 2:32 pm 16-Jul-2007: Heavy rain over Coromandel Peninsula should ease around evening. Heavy rain expected in Hawkes Bay during Tuesday.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 7:50 pm 16-Jul-2007: Heavy rain in the Coromandel Peninsula has now eased. Heavy rain on Tuesday for Hawkes Bay.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 8:37 am 17-Jul-2007: Heavy rain continue in Hawkes Bay.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 4:42 pm 17-Jul-2007: Further bursts of heavy rain expected for Hawkes Bay until Wednesday afternoon.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 8:15 pm 17-Jul-2007: Further bursts of heavy rain expected for Hawkes Bay tonight and Wednesday. Heavy rain now spreading into the Eastern Hill Country of Wairarapa.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 8:14 am 18-Jul-2007: Further heavy rainfalls today for Hawkes Bay and Northern parts of Wairarapa.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 1:43 pm 18-Jul-2007:Further rain today for Hawkes Bay with Heavy falls North of Napier. Heavy rain warning for Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay areas south of Napier now lifted.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 8:03 pm 18-Jul-2007: Further rain for Hawkes Bay, with Heavy falls likely about the ranges North of Napier through to Thursday afternoon.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 8:10 am 19-Jul-2007: Further rain for Hawkes Bay this morning with Heavy falls likely about the ranges North of Napier but eaqsing this afternoon.
Northland
Heavy Rain
at
Northland
There was heavy rain in parts of Northland on the night of the 15th and early on the 16th.
Flooding
Some roads were flooded.
Landslide
Trees and slips were brought down in the Whangarei district.
Heavy Rain
at
Brynderwyn
The Brynderwyns recorded 40.5 mm (4.1 cm) of rain between 12am on the 15th and the morning of the 16th.
Landslide
A huge landslip blocked State Highway 1 just south of the Brynderwyn Hills during the morning of the 16th.
Heavy Rain
at
Kaeo
Kaeo received 23.5 mm (2.4 cm) of rain between 12am on the 15th and the morning of the 16th.
Heavy Rain
at
Maungaturoto
Maungaturoto received 48 mm (4.8 cm) of rain between 12am on the 15th and the morning of the 16th.
Heavy Rain
at
Ohaeawai
Ohaeawai received 22 mm (2.2 cm) of rain between 12am on the 15th and the morning of the 16th.
Landslide
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Whangarei Heads
There was a major slip on the Whangarei Heads road.
Waikato
Flooding
at
Waikato
State Highway 25 was closed between Thames and Coromandel as well as between Whitianga, Coroglen and Hikuai on the 16th.
A localised, intensive band of rain over the upper-middle Coromandel.
Heavy Rain
at
Kauaeranga River
Kauaeranga Valley recorded 227 mm (22.7 cm) of rain in 24 hours.
Flooding
The Kauaeranga River burst its banks on the 17th.
The Kauaeranga River rose to 50% above its normal winter level at Environment Wwaikato's recording site.
Kauaeranga Valley Road was closed.
Heavy Rain
at
The Pinnacles
The Pinnacles monitoring station recorded 212 mm (21.2 cm) of rain in 24 hours from the 16th to the 17th.
The rainfall peaked at a maximum intensity of 23 mm (2.3 cm) an hour.
Flooding
at
Tairua River
The Tairua River peaked at 3.54 m at its recording site on the 17th - over 2 m above its normal winter level of 1.3 m.
Flooding
at
Thames
Parawai School and Thames High School were evacuated on the 16th as a precautionary measure after heavy rain casued flooding and road closures in the area.
Hawke's Bay
Heavy Rain
at
Hawke's Bay
The worst affected areas received 140 mm (14.0 cm) of rain.
Hawke's Bay received 75 mm (7.5 cm) of rainfall in three hours.
More than 150 mm (15.0 cm) of rain fell in the 24 hours to 4pm on the 17th.
Up to 300 mm (30.0 cm) of rain was reported within 48 hours on 17th and 18th.
Flooding
State Highway 50 between Maraekakaho and Ongaonga was closed due to flooding on the 16th.
Rural Maraekakaho, Puketapu and urban Flaxmere were the worst affected.
One farmer said the flood was the worst since 1963, and estimated he had lost at least 100 lambs.
Five houses were evacuated.
Several houses were isolated.
Six homes were without water.
Multi Hazard
Several schools were closed.
Many rural roads were closed.
Insurance claims for the Hawke's Bay floods totalled over $1 million ($1,060,000 2008 dollars).
Multi Hazard
at
Hastings
Flooding and slips closed roads around Flaxmere.
Flooding
Wilson Road, Omahu Road and part of the Napier-Hastings expressway (State Highway 2) were closed on the 16th.
The suburb of Flaxmere was the worst hit.
Flooding
at
Mangaonuku Stream
Two submereged bridges, the Manga-o-nuku bridges 2 and 3, closed State Highway 50 near Tikokino.
Flooding
at
Maraekakaho
Several houses in Maraekakaho were evacuated on the 17th.
Maraekakaho residents called it the worst flooding in 50 years.
Multi Hazard
Flooding and a 500 m long slip covered Kereru Road, leading to Maraekakaho.
Heavy Rain
at
Puketapu
Puketapu was hit by heavy rain.
Flooding
Army unimogs evacuated 200 students and staff marooned at Puketapu School on the 17th.
Manawatu-Wanganui
Flooding
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Opiki
A section of State Highway 56 near Opiki was closed on the 17th after two days of steady rain.
The Manawatu River burst its banks on the 17th.
References
- Headline: Flooding 'worst in 50 years'.
- Hawke's Bay Today, 18 July 2007.
- Headline: Locals discuss moving town or raising some of its at risk buildings.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, 17 July 2007.
- Headline: Storm effects still being felt.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, Source: NZPA, 17 July 2007, 5:00am.
- Headline: More rain falling in flood-hit Hawkes Bay.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, 18 July 2007.
- Headline: Hawkes Bay floods starting to recede.
- Newsroom, 17 July 2007, 3:01pm.
- Headline: Road flooding in Flaxmere.
- Newsroom, 17 July 2007, 08:56am.
- Headline: Low-lying section of SH56 closed.
- Newsroom, 19 July 2007, 11:25am.
- NIWA and GNS Science. (2007). Natural Hazards 2007, Hazards summary 2007, Heavy rain and floods, p6.
- NIWA and GNS Science. (2007). Natural Hazards 2007, Insurance, 2007 - an expensive year for the insurance industry, p13.
- Headline: Flooding isolate homes, close roads in Hawke's Bay.
- www.radionz.co.nz, 18 July 2007, 8:28pm.
- Headline: After the storm, EW wiser in the ways of wilder weather.
- www.stuff.co.nz, 20 August 2007.
- Headline: SH50 Marakakaho - Ongaonga closed due to flooding.
- Transit New Zealand Press Release, 17 July 2007, 1:23pm.
- Headline: Flaxmere hit by flooding.
- tvnz.co.nz, Source: One News, 17 July 2007.
- MetService Email Lists