NZ Historic Weather Events Catalogue
November 1999 North Island Flooding
(
1999-11-27
)
There were road closures in the southern North Island due to floods and slips and the weather lead to a number of fatal road accidents.
New Zealand
Multi Hazard
at
New Zealand
Duration: 4 days - From the 27th to the 30th of November.
A cold front was moving northeast over the South Island followed by a strong southerly flow and complex low development in the west of the North Island.
Hawke's Bay
Multi Hazard
at
Hawke's Bay
There were road closures in the southern North Island due to floods and slips.
Trees were downed.
Flooding
State Highway 50 and the Napier-Taupo road was closed.
Properties were flooded.
Multi Hazard
at
Napier
There were power cuts in Napier.
Taranaki
Heavy Rain
at
Taranaki
There was 75-100 mm (7.5-10.0 cm) of rain in many areas.
Multi Hazard
High rainfall and high tidal conditions resulted surface flooding from south Taranaki to Manawatu.
Heavy Rain
at
Normanby
Normanby recorded over 150 mm (15.0 cm) of rain.
Multi Hazard
at
Stratford
There was a three vehicle pile-up near Stratford at 11:10pm on the 27th resulting in the death of a 19 year old male. The weather at the time was atrocious.
Manawatu-Wanganui
Heavy Rain
at
Manawatu-Wanganui
There was 75-100 mm (7.5-10.0 cm) of rain in many areas.
Close to 200 mm (20.0 cm) of rain fell in the catchment ranges of several Manawatu rivers.
Multi Hazard
High rainfall and high tidal conditions resulted surface flooding from south Taranaki to Manawatu.
Flooding
Trees were downed and properties were flooded in the Manawatu.
Heavy rain eased on the 30th and floodwaters began to recede. All river levels were dropping on the 30th, though there was still some flooding where Oroua River breached its banks at Kopane.
Flooding
at
Kopane
Kopane area was worst affected by the flooding.
Flooding
at
Marton
State Highway 1 and 3 were closed for a time by floods near Marton on the 29th.
Flooding
at
Oroua River
Oroua River broke its banks.
Flooding
at
Taonui
At the peak of the flood 1500ha of prime dairy and cropping land in Taonui Basin was under water.
A number of families who had left their homes returned on the 30th and there were no reports of flooded dwellings.
The high level of Manawatu River had prevented effective draining of the flooded basin.
Heavy Rain
at
Wanganui
Heavy rain further west also caused some problems in Wanganui area.
Flooding
The suburb of Aramoho bore the brunt of the downpours in Wanganui.
Floodwaters rose above floor levels in four houses and flowed under the floorboards in 16 others.
As water receded on the 30th, 7 cm of silt lay on a number of properties.
Wanganui Civil Defence reported damage to farmland east of the city.
Homes in Aramoho were evacuated.
Landslide
One house was severely damaged by a slip.
One city street remained closed to through traffic while engineers assessed slip damage.
There were slips on rural roads.
A slip damaged the main water pipe from Fordell reservoir.
Flooding
at
Whanganui River
Whanganui River rose to flood levels.
Wellington
Maritime / Coastal
at
Wellington
Cook Strait ferries were cancelled on the 28th and 29th due to heavy swell.
High Wind / Gust
Southerly gales developed in the Cook Strait.
Along Wellington's South Coast wind lifted roofs and blew in windows.
Multi Hazard
Heavy rain brought down slips and trees.
A number of roads closed.
Flooding
at
Rimutaka Forest Park
52 people (mainly children) had to be rescued from Rimutaka Forest Park huts after being trapped by the swollen Orongorongo River on the 29th.
Marlborough
Heavy Rain
at
Renwick
A car and a bus collided on State Highway 6 near Renwick, 13 km west of Blenheim, at 9:45pm on the 27th. Heavy rain was falling at the time.
There were two casualties: the 23 year old female car driver and the 26 year old male passenger.
References
- Major weather events in New Zealand, FLOODS AND HIGH RAINFALL, FLOODS to 30 Sep 2005
- Meteorological Society of New Zealand (Inc.) Newsletter 79, December 1999.
- www.metservice, notable weather events.govt.nz
- Headline: Weather pushes weekend toll to 8.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, Source: NZPA, 29 November 1999.
- Headline: Town and around rise above floods.
- www.nzherlad.co.nz, Source: NZPA, 1 December 1999, 12:00am.
November 1999 North Island Flooding
(
1999-11-27
)
There were road closures in the southern North Island due to floods and slips and the weather lead to a number of fatal road accidents.
New Zealand
Multi Hazard
at
New Zealand
Duration: 4 days - From the 27th to the 30th of November.
A cold front was moving northeast over the South Island followed by a strong southerly flow and complex low development in the west of the North Island.
Hawke's Bay
Multi Hazard
at
Hawke's Bay
There were road closures in the southern North Island due to floods and slips.
Trees were downed.
Flooding
State Highway 50 and the Napier-Taupo road was closed.
Properties were flooded.
Multi Hazard
at
Napier
There were power cuts in Napier.
Taranaki
Heavy Rain
at
Taranaki
There was 75-100 mm (7.5-10.0 cm) of rain in many areas.
Multi Hazard
High rainfall and high tidal conditions resulted surface flooding from south Taranaki to Manawatu.
Heavy Rain
at
Normanby
Normanby recorded over 150 mm (15.0 cm) of rain.
Multi Hazard
at
Stratford
There was a three vehicle pile-up near Stratford at 11:10pm on the 27th resulting in the death of a 19 year old male. The weather at the time was atrocious.
Manawatu-Wanganui
Heavy Rain
at
Manawatu-Wanganui
There was 75-100 mm (7.5-10.0 cm) of rain in many areas.
Close to 200 mm (20.0 cm) of rain fell in the catchment ranges of several Manawatu rivers.
Multi Hazard
High rainfall and high tidal conditions resulted surface flooding from south Taranaki to Manawatu.
Flooding
Trees were downed and properties were flooded in the Manawatu.
Heavy rain eased on the 30th and floodwaters began to recede. All river levels were dropping on the 30th, though there was still some flooding where Oroua River breached its banks at Kopane.
Flooding
at
Kopane
Kopane area was worst affected by the flooding.
Flooding
at
Marton
State Highway 1 and 3 were closed for a time by floods near Marton on the 29th.
Flooding
at
Oroua River
Oroua River broke its banks.
Flooding
at
Taonui
At the peak of the flood 1500ha of prime dairy and cropping land in Taonui Basin was under water.
A number of families who had left their homes returned on the 30th and there were no reports of flooded dwellings.
The high level of Manawatu River had prevented effective draining of the flooded basin.
Heavy Rain
at
Wanganui
Heavy rain further west also caused some problems in Wanganui area.
Flooding
The suburb of Aramoho bore the brunt of the downpours in Wanganui.
Floodwaters rose above floor levels in four houses and flowed under the floorboards in 16 others.
As water receded on the 30th, 7 cm of silt lay on a number of properties.
Wanganui Civil Defence reported damage to farmland east of the city.
Homes in Aramoho were evacuated.
Landslide
One house was severely damaged by a slip.
One city street remained closed to through traffic while engineers assessed slip damage.
There were slips on rural roads.
A slip damaged the main water pipe from Fordell reservoir.
Flooding
at
Whanganui River
Whanganui River rose to flood levels.
Wellington
Maritime / Coastal
at
Wellington
Cook Strait ferries were cancelled on the 28th and 29th due to heavy swell.
High Wind / Gust
Southerly gales developed in the Cook Strait.
Along Wellington's South Coast wind lifted roofs and blew in windows.
Multi Hazard
Heavy rain brought down slips and trees.
A number of roads closed.
Flooding
at
Rimutaka Forest Park
52 people (mainly children) had to be rescued from Rimutaka Forest Park huts after being trapped by the swollen Orongorongo River on the 29th.
Marlborough
Heavy Rain
at
Renwick
A car and a bus collided on State Highway 6 near Renwick, 13 km west of Blenheim, at 9:45pm on the 27th. Heavy rain was falling at the time.
There were two casualties: the 23 year old female car driver and the 26 year old male passenger.
References
- Major weather events in New Zealand, FLOODS AND HIGH RAINFALL, FLOODS to 30 Sep 2005
- Meteorological Society of New Zealand (Inc.) Newsletter 79, December 1999.
- www.metservice, notable weather events.govt.nz
- Headline: Weather pushes weekend toll to 8.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, Source: NZPA, 29 November 1999.
- Headline: Town and around rise above floods.
- www.nzherlad.co.nz, Source: NZPA, 1 December 1999, 12:00am.