NZ Historic Weather Events Catalogue
June 1992 Gisborne Flooding ( 1992-06-06 )
There were flash floods on the East Cape and Te Araroa was isolated.
Gisborne
Heavy Rain
at
Gisborne
Duration: 3 days - Heavy rain and flooding occurred from the 6th to the 8th of June 1992.
East Cape recorded over 200 mm (20.0 cm) of rain overnight.
Flooding
There was flash flooding in East Cape.
13 or so families living in the East Cape and Horoera settlements were completely isolated.
The bill for state highway and district council road damage was over $500,000 ($737,800 2010 dollars). The preliminary estimate for the damage to only state highways was $300,000-$400,000 ($442,700-$590,200 2010 dollars).
On Karakatuwhero Road a number of culverts were swept away.
Landslide
About 16,000 cubic metres of slips had to be cleared from roads and half of that was on Hospital Hill and the Hicks Bay hill.
Multi Hazard
The East Cape road was closed for some time.
There was no telephone or power to parts of East Cape.
Flooding
at
Onepoto
Some of the worst damage occurred in Onepoto. Two small creeks burst their banks, fanned out and swept water and debris through several houses.
Heavy Rain
at
Te Araroa
Te Araroa recorded 217 mm (21.7 cm) of rain in 24 hours.
Flooding
Torrential rain caused flash flooding in Te Araroa.
Roads were blocked in Hicks Bay and Te Araroa and people were trapped in Te Araroa for two nights.
Floodwaters up to one metre deep swept through the centre of Te Araroa.
Punuruku Stream burst its banks and caused serious damage at Te Araroa camp. Two huts were washed off their foundations, a shed was extensively damaged and silt was throughout the camp cinema, accommodation and ablution blocks.
One house was inundated by floodwaters. Floodwaters swept through a house in construction.
Landslide
A womans car was crushed by a tree brought down by a landslip.
Marae Road was closed by slips.
References
- Meteorological Society of New Zealand (Inc.) Newsletter 49, June 1992
- Headline: All hands clear way for maourners.
- The Gisborne Herald, 8 June 1992.
- Headline: Camp flood damge is 'worse than Bola'.
- The Gisborne Herald, 8 June 1992.
- Headline: Repair work will cost over $500,000.
- The Gisborne Herald, 9 June 1992.
June 1992 Gisborne Flooding ( 1992-06-06 )
There were flash floods on the East Cape and Te Araroa was isolated.
Gisborne
Heavy Rain
at
Gisborne
Duration: 3 days - Heavy rain and flooding occurred from the 6th to the 8th of June 1992.
East Cape recorded over 200 mm (20.0 cm) of rain overnight.
Flooding
There was flash flooding in East Cape.
13 or so families living in the East Cape and Horoera settlements were completely isolated.
The bill for state highway and district council road damage was over $500,000 ($737,800 2010 dollars). The preliminary estimate for the damage to only state highways was $300,000-$400,000 ($442,700-$590,200 2010 dollars).
On Karakatuwhero Road a number of culverts were swept away.
Landslide
About 16,000 cubic metres of slips had to be cleared from roads and half of that was on Hospital Hill and the Hicks Bay hill.
Multi Hazard
The East Cape road was closed for some time.
There was no telephone or power to parts of East Cape.
Flooding
at
Onepoto
Some of the worst damage occurred in Onepoto. Two small creeks burst their banks, fanned out and swept water and debris through several houses.
Heavy Rain
at
Te Araroa
Te Araroa recorded 217 mm (21.7 cm) of rain in 24 hours.
Flooding
Torrential rain caused flash flooding in Te Araroa.
Roads were blocked in Hicks Bay and Te Araroa and people were trapped in Te Araroa for two nights.
Floodwaters up to one metre deep swept through the centre of Te Araroa.
Punuruku Stream burst its banks and caused serious damage at Te Araroa camp. Two huts were washed off their foundations, a shed was extensively damaged and silt was throughout the camp cinema, accommodation and ablution blocks.
One house was inundated by floodwaters. Floodwaters swept through a house in construction.
Landslide
A womans car was crushed by a tree brought down by a landslip.
Marae Road was closed by slips.
References
- Meteorological Society of New Zealand (Inc.) Newsletter 49, June 1992
- Headline: All hands clear way for maourners.
- The Gisborne Herald, 8 June 1992.
- Headline: Camp flood damge is 'worse than Bola'.
- The Gisborne Herald, 8 June 1992.
- Headline: Repair work will cost over $500,000.
- The Gisborne Herald, 9 June 1992.