Extreme rainfall brought flooding and slips to the Whangarei and Kaipara districts. One man drowned near Matakohe.
A low was situated west of Northland, with a slow moving front over the area. Strong low level convergence was a major factor, and also significant upper level divergence.
Torrential rain fell in Northland on the 30th.
Heavy rain fell from Onerahi to Sandy Bay.
Most of the rain fell in two distinct events, with durations of 2.5 hours and 4.5 hours.
At the storm centre, an estimated 335 mm (33.5 cm) of rain fell in eight hours (Return Period well over 150 years).
Roads were impassable.
Low-lying properties were inundated by flood waters.
On State Highway 14 a tree fell across telephone lines, cutting circuits to Dargaville.
A 21-year-old man drowned when he was trapped inside his car after rolling into a flooded creek near Matakohe.
Matapouri recorded 277 mm (27.7 cm) of rain in 24 hours (Return Period more than 150 years).
Maungakaramea Road was blocked due to flood waters.
Ngunguru recorded 145.5 mm (14.6 cm) of rain in the eight hours to 3pm on the 30th (Return Period 30 years).
Ngunguru School was closed.
Otaika Road was blocked due to flood waters.
A shop at Tutukaka was more than 1m deep in water.
Telephone communications ceased at Tutukaka.
Whangarei Airport recorded 309 mm (30.9 cm) of rain (ARI 100+ year rainfall event).
Whangarei recorded 127 mm (12.7 cm) of rain in 24 hours.
The most severe damage was restricted to a 60km^2 area south-east of Whangarei. Considerable damage was done over a 230km^2 area.
Six houses were flooded.
There were some stock losses.
The damage totalled $150,000 ($1,260,000 2008 dollars).
Extreme rainfall brought flooding and slips to the Whangarei and Kaipara districts. One man drowned near Matakohe.
A low was situated west of Northland, with a slow moving front over the area. Strong low level convergence was a major factor, and also significant upper level divergence.
Torrential rain fell in Northland on the 30th.
Heavy rain fell from Onerahi to Sandy Bay.
Most of the rain fell in two distinct events, with durations of 2.5 hours and 4.5 hours.
At the storm centre, an estimated 335 mm (33.5 cm) of rain fell in eight hours (Return Period well over 150 years).
Roads were impassable.
Low-lying properties were inundated by flood waters.
On State Highway 14 a tree fell across telephone lines, cutting circuits to Dargaville.
A 21-year-old man drowned when he was trapped inside his car after rolling into a flooded creek near Matakohe.
Matapouri recorded 277 mm (27.7 cm) of rain in 24 hours (Return Period more than 150 years).
Maungakaramea Road was blocked due to flood waters.
Ngunguru recorded 145.5 mm (14.6 cm) of rain in the eight hours to 3pm on the 30th (Return Period 30 years).
Ngunguru School was closed.
Otaika Road was blocked due to flood waters.
A shop at Tutukaka was more than 1m deep in water.
Telephone communications ceased at Tutukaka.
Whangarei Airport recorded 309 mm (30.9 cm) of rain (ARI 100+ year rainfall event).
Whangarei recorded 127 mm (12.7 cm) of rain in 24 hours.
The most severe damage was restricted to a 60km^2 area south-east of Whangarei. Considerable damage was done over a 230km^2 area.
Six houses were flooded.
There were some stock losses.
The damage totalled $150,000 ($1,260,000 2008 dollars).