NZ Historic Weather Events Catalogue
March 2010 Wellington and Southland High Winds
(
2010-03-22
)
Gales have hammered buildings, toppled trees and caused flight cancellations in Wellingtonand about 200 trampers in Fiordland National Park braced themselves as gales, heavy rain and flooding damaged bridges, tracks and huts.
New Zealand
Multi Hazard
at
New Zealand
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 11:17 am 20-Mar-2010: A front approaching Fiordland moves northwards today and should become slow moving in central Westland tonight. There should be a burst of heavy rain for Westland and Fiordland later on the 21st and the morning of the 22nd of March.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 20:32 pm 20-Mar-2010: A burst of heavy rain for Westland and Fiordland later on the 21st and the morning of the 22nd.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 08:52 am 21-Mar-2010: A slow moving front over Westland is expected to intensify a little today, then drift southwards as another more active front approaches Fiordland. A burst of heavy rain for Westland and Fiordland, with spillover rain for the headwaters along with northwest gales in Canterbury and Otago.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 20:39 pm 21-Mar-2010: A very active front preceded by a strong moist northwest flow will move onto Fiordland tonight and move over Westland tomorrow morning bringing a burst of very heavy rain and thunderstorms. A burst of very heavy rain for Westland and Fiordland, with spillover rain for the headwaters, along with northwest gales in Otago, Canterbury, Marlborough, Wellington and southern Wairarapa.
MetService SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH issued at 08:42 pm Sunday 21 March 2010 for Westland, Canterbury High Country, Southern Lakes and Fiordland.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 09:06 am 22-Mar-2010: A very active front lying over southern Westland this morning is preceded by a strong moist unstable northwesterly flow. It brought a bout of heavy rain to Fiordland overnight which has eased, but continues in Westland for this morning. A brief shot in the Tararuas this evening. Severe gales in the east of the South Island and about the lower North Island today.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 16:58 pm 22-Mar-2010: An active front over the upper South Island the afternoon of the 22nd is expected to continue moving north over central New Zealand this evening and early tomorrow. A strong moist northwest flow ahead of the front is expected to bring a period of heavy rain to the Tararua Range and Mount Taranaki. Severe northwest gales for parts of Wairarapa, Wellington and Marlborough. Heavy rain about the Southern Alps and the ranges of Westland has now eased.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 21:03 pm 22-Mar-2010: A period of heavy rain for the Tararua Range and Mount Taranaki tonight and early tomorrow morning. The strong wind warning for Wellington and Wairarapa has now been lifted.
Wellington
High Wind / Gust
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Castlepoint
Gusts of 125 km/hr were recorded at Kelburn.
High Wind / Gust
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Brooklyn
There were reports of house roofs lifting.
High Wind / Gust
at
Eastbourne
The Eastbourne ferry service between Queens Wharf and Days Bay was cancelled on the 22nd.
High Wind / Gust
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Island Bay
A section of pine tree fell on powerlines in Island Bay at Melbourne Cres.
High Wind / Gust
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Kelburn
Gusts of 125 km/hr were recorded at Castlepoint.
High Wind / Gust
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Mount Kaukau
Gusts of 140 km/hr were recorded on Mt Kaukau, near Johnsonville.
High Wind / Gust
at
Wellington City
Gales have hammered buildings, toppled trees and caused flight cancellations in Wellington on the 22nd of March.
At 1pm on the 22nd, firefighters were kept busy after windows broke in the central city, signs and corrugated iron were torn off buildings.
A 12 m high eucalyptus tree crashed onto the deck of a house in Maupuia. The resident said it was the worst wind she had experienced in 10 years.
High Wind / Gust
at
Wellington International Airport
22 domestic flights in and out of the capital were cancelled and nine were diverted. The changes affected 1000 passengers who were switched to other flights.
Southland
Multi Hazard
at
Southland
About 200 trampers in Fiordland National Park braced themselves on the night of the 22nd as gales, heavy rain and flooding damaged bridges, tracks and huts.
High Wind / Gust
at
Kepler Track
Gales lashed the Kepler track.
Hut windows were blown out.
Heavy Rain
at
Milford Track
Milford Track received 150 mm (15.0 cm) of rain.
Flooding
The rain caused flooding and slides on the track.
About 120 trampers stranded at three huts on the Milford Track were evacuated by helicopter, boat and bus.
Landslide
Two significant landslides blocked the Milford road.
High Wind / Gust
Hut windows were blown out.
High Wind / Gust
at
Routeburn Track
Gales lashed the Routeburn track.
Debris crashed through the roof of MacKenzie Hut.
References
- MetService emails lists
- Headline: Gale-force winds cause havoc.
- www.stuff.co.nz, Source: The Dominion Post, 23 March 2010.
March 2010 Wellington and Southland High Winds
(
2010-03-22
)
Gales have hammered buildings, toppled trees and caused flight cancellations in Wellingtonand about 200 trampers in Fiordland National Park braced themselves as gales, heavy rain and flooding damaged bridges, tracks and huts.
New Zealand
Multi Hazard
at
New Zealand
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 11:17 am 20-Mar-2010: A front approaching Fiordland moves northwards today and should become slow moving in central Westland tonight. There should be a burst of heavy rain for Westland and Fiordland later on the 21st and the morning of the 22nd of March.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 20:32 pm 20-Mar-2010: A burst of heavy rain for Westland and Fiordland later on the 21st and the morning of the 22nd.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 08:52 am 21-Mar-2010: A slow moving front over Westland is expected to intensify a little today, then drift southwards as another more active front approaches Fiordland. A burst of heavy rain for Westland and Fiordland, with spillover rain for the headwaters along with northwest gales in Canterbury and Otago.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 20:39 pm 21-Mar-2010: A very active front preceded by a strong moist northwest flow will move onto Fiordland tonight and move over Westland tomorrow morning bringing a burst of very heavy rain and thunderstorms. A burst of very heavy rain for Westland and Fiordland, with spillover rain for the headwaters, along with northwest gales in Otago, Canterbury, Marlborough, Wellington and southern Wairarapa.
MetService SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH issued at 08:42 pm Sunday 21 March 2010 for Westland, Canterbury High Country, Southern Lakes and Fiordland.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 09:06 am 22-Mar-2010: A very active front lying over southern Westland this morning is preceded by a strong moist unstable northwesterly flow. It brought a bout of heavy rain to Fiordland overnight which has eased, but continues in Westland for this morning. A brief shot in the Tararuas this evening. Severe gales in the east of the South Island and about the lower North Island today.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 16:58 pm 22-Mar-2010: An active front over the upper South Island the afternoon of the 22nd is expected to continue moving north over central New Zealand this evening and early tomorrow. A strong moist northwest flow ahead of the front is expected to bring a period of heavy rain to the Tararua Range and Mount Taranaki. Severe northwest gales for parts of Wairarapa, Wellington and Marlborough. Heavy rain about the Southern Alps and the ranges of Westland has now eased.
MetService SEVERE WEATHER WARNING issued at 21:03 pm 22-Mar-2010: A period of heavy rain for the Tararua Range and Mount Taranaki tonight and early tomorrow morning. The strong wind warning for Wellington and Wairarapa has now been lifted.
Wellington
High Wind / Gust
at
Castlepoint
Gusts of 125 km/hr were recorded at Kelburn.
High Wind / Gust
at
Brooklyn
There were reports of house roofs lifting.
High Wind / Gust
at
Eastbourne
The Eastbourne ferry service between Queens Wharf and Days Bay was cancelled on the 22nd.
High Wind / Gust
at
Island Bay
A section of pine tree fell on powerlines in Island Bay at Melbourne Cres.
High Wind / Gust
at
Kelburn
Gusts of 125 km/hr were recorded at Castlepoint.
High Wind / Gust
at
Mount Kaukau
Gusts of 140 km/hr were recorded on Mt Kaukau, near Johnsonville.
High Wind / Gust
at
Wellington City
Gales have hammered buildings, toppled trees and caused flight cancellations in Wellington on the 22nd of March.
At 1pm on the 22nd, firefighters were kept busy after windows broke in the central city, signs and corrugated iron were torn off buildings.
A 12 m high eucalyptus tree crashed onto the deck of a house in Maupuia. The resident said it was the worst wind she had experienced in 10 years.
High Wind / Gust
at
Wellington International Airport
22 domestic flights in and out of the capital were cancelled and nine were diverted. The changes affected 1000 passengers who were switched to other flights.
Southland
Multi Hazard
at
Southland
About 200 trampers in Fiordland National Park braced themselves on the night of the 22nd as gales, heavy rain and flooding damaged bridges, tracks and huts.
High Wind / Gust
at
Kepler Track
Gales lashed the Kepler track.
Hut windows were blown out.
Heavy Rain
at
Milford Track
Milford Track received 150 mm (15.0 cm) of rain.
Flooding
The rain caused flooding and slides on the track.
About 120 trampers stranded at three huts on the Milford Track were evacuated by helicopter, boat and bus.
Landslide
Two significant landslides blocked the Milford road.
High Wind / Gust
Hut windows were blown out.
High Wind / Gust
at
Routeburn Track
Gales lashed the Routeburn track.
Debris crashed through the roof of MacKenzie Hut.
References
- MetService emails lists
- Headline: Gale-force winds cause havoc.
- www.stuff.co.nz, Source: The Dominion Post, 23 March 2010.