All rivers in the area were in high flood.

There was extensive damage to roads and bridges. There were many large wash outs and several bridges around the district were washed away and others damaged, including Napier-Te Pohue road approaches to Munn's bridge was washed away, Lucky Hill bridge was washed away, Fernhill bridge approaches were washed away and along Napier-Petone road the Tutaekuri bridge was badly damaged. Along the Okawa-Mangawhare road the Tois bridge was washed away.

Railway services were interrupted by washouts and damaged bridges. Railway communication was stopped beyond Hastings.

The damage to roads and bridges in Hawke's Bay county amounted to over £17,000 ($1,890,400 2010 dollars).

There was widespread damage to private and public property.

Thousands of sheep and cattle were lost.

Wind was driving from the south-west.

The speed of the flood didn’t give farmers enough time to remove stock to safety.

Crops such as pumpkins were destroyed. Many stacks of hay were a total loss.

Houses were ruined and fences were broken.

The level of some Hawke's Bay rivers exceeded those of the 1897 flood. Ngaruroro and Tutaekuri rivers rose 3 ft (0.91 m) higher than the 1897 flood.

Silt deposits covered farmland and towns.

A flood warning was issued by the Meteorological Office.

Clive township was waist deep in water and all settlers were moved from the danger areas.

The flooding in Clive was more severe than in 1897.

Clive Bridge was severely damaged through large quantities drift wood piling against the structure.

Esk River rose 4-5 ft (1.22-1.52 m) higher than previous records, and in one place soared 6 ft (1.83 m) on 15 minutes.

The river was unable to cope with such volumes of water and rapidly overflowed into the valley.

The railway embankment was washed out in several places.

Trees were uprooted, fences were broken and hundreds of pounds of damage was done in a short time.

Esk River rose 5 metres.

Hastings suffered little or no flooding.

The Karamu bridge was completely submerged.

A man was drowned in the Esk River at Kaiwaka.

A house at Meeanee was demolished by floodwaters.

The main road in Meeanee was covered to a depth of over 3 ft (0.91 m).

Moeangiangi River rose 7.5 metres.

Water invaded the main street in Napier, nearly as deep as in 1897.

The land was a huge sheet of water from Taradale to Napier.

Communication was cut off with Napier.

Water was over the car bonnets at Greenmeadows.

There was £2000 ($222,400 2010 dollars) worth of damage done by water in the flooded cellars at Port Ahuriri.

Water flooded Hastings Street and suspended tram traffic.

Emerson Street, Tennyson street, Hasting Street, Browning street and Church Lane most important thoroughfares were flooded.

McDonald and Kennedy Road were the worst affected areas in south Napier.

Many houses were invaded by floodwaters on Carlyne Street.

Ngaruroro River rose 6 ft (1.83 m) in 35 minutes and in places reached levels higher than the 1897 flood. The river rose over 9 ft (2.74 m).

The river flooded large areas of land around Clive and Pakowai.

There were considerable stock losses, running into several thousand head.

The river overflowed and flooded roads and adjoining paddocks.

Approximately 5000 sheep and several dairy herds were drowned in Pakowhai and it was expected settlers in other areas suffered severely.

Tutaekuri River caused considerable damage to property.

Rissington bridge was swept away by the floodwaters on the Mangaohani Stream which joins to the Tutaekuri River at Dartmoor. It was estimated to cost £5000 ($556,000 2010 dollars) to repair. The bridge was 27 ft 10 in above the summer water level showing the tremendous volume of water that must have been in the river. The loss of the bridge meant that all the country on the other side was cut off by the main road including Patoka and Puketitiri.

Two houses were washed away at Tangoio.

Taradale was extensively flooded.

200 people were evacuated from the town.

The whole district, extending from Murphy's road to the Church of England at Meeanee, was a mass of floodwaters.

Tutaekuri River reached a record height and broke its banks at Maiohiki, flooding the surrounding area.

Floodwaters between Meeanee and Otatara rose to the tops of fences.

Stock losses were severe in this area.

Tutaekuri River broke its south bank at Puketapu and flowed over Moteo area towards Omahu.

Ngaruroro River broke over its banks in the Raupare area and residents in the surrounding areas were evacuated.

14 huts were washed away at Waipunga public works camp.

At the Whakatu bridge there was a mass of debris build up against the four centre spans. The timber formed a weir and the water on the upstream side was at least 4 ft (1.22 m) higher than the other side. At the height of the flood the water level was 15 ft (4.57 m) above normal

Otamauri Creek at Whanawhana Road was 6 ft (1.83 m) above normal.

Low-lying land between Ararata and Douglas was underwater on the 11th.

Tangahoe bridge was flooded.

There was surface flooding at Opunake.

The main road was flooded.

There was considerable damage to river banks in the Opunake district.

Rivers at Rahotu were in high flood.

Whangaehu River rose rapidly and the Kauangaroa Bridge was washed away.

Wanganui River rose 18 in (0.46 m) above normal.