NZ Historic Weather Events Catalogue
June 2014 New Zealand Storm ( 2014-06-09 )
A complex low pressure system extended from the mid-Tasman Sea to the northwest of the North Island, bringing a moist northeasterly flow over NZ. This resulted in severe gales in many northern North Island areas, with Auckland being particularly hard hit. Meanwhile, a slow-moving high to the southeast of the South Island pushed colder air onto the island. This clashed with the warmer air coming from the northeast over North Canterbury and the Kaikoura Coast, resulting in heavy rain.
New Zealand
Multi Hazard
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New Zealand
Duration: 3 days - From the 9th to the 11th of June.
A deep low over the Tasman Sea resulted in a period of damaging gales to the upper North Island (especially Auckland), while heavy rain caused significant flooding in North Canterbury.
Insurance claims for the storm total $29.8 million.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING 8:49 pm 08-Jun-2014. HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN PARTS OF BOTH ISLANDS DEVELOPING MONDAY A low over the north Tasman Sea is expected to move southwards and become slow moving west of the upper South Island by midday Monday. The low will spread a moist northeast flow over New Zealand, bringing rain to many northern and central areas of New Zealand.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING 9:18 am 09-Jun-2014. HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN PARTS OF BOTH ISLANDS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING 9:22 pm 09-Jun-2014. HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN PARTS OF BOTH ISLANDS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. STRONG NORTHEAST GALES FOR NORTHERN NEW ZEALAND TUESDAY EVENING.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING 12:14 pm 10-Jun-2014. HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF BOTH ISLANDS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. DAMAGING GALES FOR NORTHERN NEW ZEALAND THIS EVENING (TUESDAY).
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING 9:47 pm 10-Jun-2014. HEAVY RAIN MOVING SOUTH TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH ISLAND WEDNESDAY, GRADUALLY EASING OVER UPPER NORTH ISLAND AND IN THE NORTH AND EAST OF EAST OF SOUTH ISLAND. DAMAGING GALES FOR NORTHERN NEW ZEALAND TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING 9:06 am 11-Jun-2014. HEAVY RAIN FOR EASTERN PARTS OF THE NORTH ISLAND, ESPECIALLY FOR GISBORNE AND HAWKES BAY. WIND AND RAIN HAS EASED OVER NORTHLAND, AUCKLAND AND COROMANDEL PENINSULA AND THE WARNING FOR THESE AREAS ARE LIFTED, ALTHOUGH A WATCH REMAINS IN FORCE FOR SOUTHERN COROMANDEL PENINSULA.
Northland
Flooding
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Northland
In the Far North district more than 40 rural roads were closed or described as passable with caution due to flooding. Several roads in the Whangarei district were also closed due to flooding.
Flooding
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Horeke
The Rangiahua bridge on State Highway 1 at Horeke was closed due to flooding.
Heavy Rain
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Puhipuhi
221 mm of rain fell at Puhipuhi in the 48 hours between midday 8 June and midday 10 June.
Auckland
High Wind / Gust
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Auckland
At the height of the storm there were 70,000 households without power.
The Auckland Emergency Co-ordination Centre received 126 reports of building damage, including 17 of significant damage.
A child was hurt when hit when a tree crashed through the roof of a house on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula. The child was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
In rural West Auckland, Oratia District School sent its pupils home as result of the power outage.
High Wind / Gust
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Auckland City
The Great North Rd on-ramp to the Northwestern Motorway was closed for awhile when a fallen tree blocked one lane. Fallen trees and debris also blocked one lane on the St Lukes Rd arterial route for the morning of 11 June.
The Auckland Harbour Bridge was forced to close at the height of the storm when wind gusts, which toppled a truck crossing the bridge, reached 130km/h.
Several yachts were reported aground around the city, including one next to the harbour bridge.
The Auckland Zoo closed due to storm damage to some of the displays. No animals were hurt.
Hundreds of non-essential staff were sent home from the Devonport Naval Base, due to the power outage.
Waikato
High Wind / Gust
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Coromandel
Various roads and intersections were closed on State Highway 25 in the Coromandel due to trees and power lines down. Slips also closed the coast road north of Thames.
Power was out across much of the northern Coromandel.
Flooding
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Hamilton
There was flooding across parts of Hamilton.
Gisborne
Multi Hazard
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Gisborne
About a dozen roads were closed in the district, and five Gisborne schools were closed because of the storm.
Marlborough
Multi Hazard
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Kaikoura
There was surface flooding and minor slips along parts of State Highway 1, to the north and south of Kaikoura.
Canterbury
Flooding
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Rangiora
23 elderly dementia patients were evacuated from their rest home after it was flooded.
Rangiora High School was closed due to flooding.
References
- Headline: Elderly patients evacuated from rest home.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, 10 June 2014.
- Headline: Rain, wind lash New Zealand.
- www.stuff.co.nz, 10 June 2014.
- Headline: Cyclone-strength winds bring chaos.
- www.stuff.co.nz, 11 June 2014.
- Headline: What you need to know: June 11.
- www.stuff.co.nz, 11 June 2014.
- Headline: Rainfall swamps Northland.
- www. nzherald.co.nz, 11 June 2014.
- Insurance Council of New Zealand (www.icnz.org.nz/current/weather)
June 2014 New Zealand Storm ( 2014-06-09 )
A complex low pressure system extended from the mid-Tasman Sea to the northwest of the North Island, bringing a moist northeasterly flow over NZ. This resulted in severe gales in many northern North Island areas, with Auckland being particularly hard hit. Meanwhile, a slow-moving high to the southeast of the South Island pushed colder air onto the island. This clashed with the warmer air coming from the northeast over North Canterbury and the Kaikoura Coast, resulting in heavy rain.
New Zealand
Multi Hazard
at
New Zealand
Duration: 3 days - From the 9th to the 11th of June.
A deep low over the Tasman Sea resulted in a period of damaging gales to the upper North Island (especially Auckland), while heavy rain caused significant flooding in North Canterbury.
Insurance claims for the storm total $29.8 million.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING 8:49 pm 08-Jun-2014. HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN PARTS OF BOTH ISLANDS DEVELOPING MONDAY A low over the north Tasman Sea is expected to move southwards and become slow moving west of the upper South Island by midday Monday. The low will spread a moist northeast flow over New Zealand, bringing rain to many northern and central areas of New Zealand.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING 9:18 am 09-Jun-2014. HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN PARTS OF BOTH ISLANDS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING 9:22 pm 09-Jun-2014. HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN PARTS OF BOTH ISLANDS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. STRONG NORTHEAST GALES FOR NORTHERN NEW ZEALAND TUESDAY EVENING.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING 12:14 pm 10-Jun-2014. HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF BOTH ISLANDS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. DAMAGING GALES FOR NORTHERN NEW ZEALAND THIS EVENING (TUESDAY).
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING 9:47 pm 10-Jun-2014. HEAVY RAIN MOVING SOUTH TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH ISLAND WEDNESDAY, GRADUALLY EASING OVER UPPER NORTH ISLAND AND IN THE NORTH AND EAST OF EAST OF SOUTH ISLAND. DAMAGING GALES FOR NORTHERN NEW ZEALAND TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING 9:06 am 11-Jun-2014. HEAVY RAIN FOR EASTERN PARTS OF THE NORTH ISLAND, ESPECIALLY FOR GISBORNE AND HAWKES BAY. WIND AND RAIN HAS EASED OVER NORTHLAND, AUCKLAND AND COROMANDEL PENINSULA AND THE WARNING FOR THESE AREAS ARE LIFTED, ALTHOUGH A WATCH REMAINS IN FORCE FOR SOUTHERN COROMANDEL PENINSULA.
Northland
Flooding
at
Northland
In the Far North district more than 40 rural roads were closed or described as passable with caution due to flooding. Several roads in the Whangarei district were also closed due to flooding.
Flooding
at
Horeke
The Rangiahua bridge on State Highway 1 at Horeke was closed due to flooding.
Heavy Rain
at
Puhipuhi
221 mm of rain fell at Puhipuhi in the 48 hours between midday 8 June and midday 10 June.
Auckland
High Wind / Gust
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Auckland
At the height of the storm there were 70,000 households without power.
The Auckland Emergency Co-ordination Centre received 126 reports of building damage, including 17 of significant damage.
A child was hurt when hit when a tree crashed through the roof of a house on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula. The child was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
In rural West Auckland, Oratia District School sent its pupils home as result of the power outage.
High Wind / Gust
at
Auckland City
The Great North Rd on-ramp to the Northwestern Motorway was closed for awhile when a fallen tree blocked one lane. Fallen trees and debris also blocked one lane on the St Lukes Rd arterial route for the morning of 11 June.
The Auckland Harbour Bridge was forced to close at the height of the storm when wind gusts, which toppled a truck crossing the bridge, reached 130km/h.
Several yachts were reported aground around the city, including one next to the harbour bridge.
The Auckland Zoo closed due to storm damage to some of the displays. No animals were hurt.
Hundreds of non-essential staff were sent home from the Devonport Naval Base, due to the power outage.
Waikato
High Wind / Gust
at
Coromandel
Various roads and intersections were closed on State Highway 25 in the Coromandel due to trees and power lines down. Slips also closed the coast road north of Thames.
Power was out across much of the northern Coromandel.
Flooding
at
Hamilton
There was flooding across parts of Hamilton.
Gisborne
Multi Hazard
at
Gisborne
About a dozen roads were closed in the district, and five Gisborne schools were closed because of the storm.
Marlborough
Multi Hazard
at
Kaikoura
There was surface flooding and minor slips along parts of State Highway 1, to the north and south of Kaikoura.
Canterbury
Flooding
at
Rangiora
23 elderly dementia patients were evacuated from their rest home after it was flooded.
Rangiora High School was closed due to flooding.
References
- Headline: Elderly patients evacuated from rest home.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, 10 June 2014.
- Headline: Rain, wind lash New Zealand.
- www.stuff.co.nz, 10 June 2014.
- Headline: Cyclone-strength winds bring chaos.
- www.stuff.co.nz, 11 June 2014.
- Headline: What you need to know: June 11.
- www.stuff.co.nz, 11 June 2014.
- Headline: Rainfall swamps Northland.
- www. nzherald.co.nz, 11 June 2014.
- Insurance Council of New Zealand (www.icnz.org.nz/current/weather)