NZ Historic Weather Events Catalogue
November 2000 Northland and Waikato Flooding
(
2000-11-03
)
Heavy rain brought flooding to Northland and the Coromandel. Two people were injured when their vehicle sank in flood waters from the Whakapara River.
North Island
Multi Hazard
at
North Island
Duration: 3 days - From the 3rd to the 5th of November.
Northland
Flooding
at
Northland
High rainfall and surface flooding occurred in eastern Northland on the 4th, especially around Whangarei.
Heavy Rain
Many eastern Northland locations received over 100 mm (10.0 cm) of rain in 48 hours.
Landslide
at
Helena Bay
A slip occurred at Helena Bay, closing the road for several hours on the night of the 4th. One lane was re-opened on the 5th.
Heavy Rain
at
Marua
A Marua Road farm recorded 325 mm (32.5 cm) of rain from the morning of the 3rd to the morning of the 4th.
Multi Hazard
at
Matapouri
Some roads in the Pataua North, Matapouri and Taraunui areas only had one lane open on the 5th.
Multi Hazard
at
Pataua
Some roads in the Pataua North, Matapouri and Taraunui areas only had one lane open on the 5th.
Multi Hazard
at
Taraunui
Some roads in the Pataua North, Matapouri and Taraunui areas only had one lane open on the 5th.
Flooding
at
Whakapara
State Highway 1 at Whakapara was flooded when the Whakapara River overflowed on the night of the 4th. The road was closed overnight on the 4th and one lane reopened at about 9am on the 5th.
26 people had to be rescued after 13 vehicles became trapped by the flood waters at about 10pm. 24 people spent the night at the Hikurangi Fire Station.
An elderly woman and her daughter were taken to hospital with moderate injuries after a van began to sink in flood waters on SH1 at Whakapara. The van appeared to have floated into the deepest water, and sunk out of sight.
The water was about 2 m deep over the road.
Farmland on the southbound side on the highway was flooded after the flood waters became trapped between a railway line embankkment parallel to the northbound lane. The flood waters were well over fences on the 5th.
A farmer who had lived in the area all his life said the flooding was some of the worst he had seen.
Heavy Rain
at
Whangarei
Whangarei recorded 202 mm (20.2 cm) of rain in 48 hours.
Waikato
Heavy Rain
at
Waikato
The Coromandel Peninsula was deluged with rain on the 4th and 5th.
The rainfall rate was up to 15 mm (1.5 cm) per hour at times.
Flooding
Some roads were threatened by flood waters.
Flooding
at
Hikuai
There were some flooding problems in the Hikuai area, with water close to spilling over onto State Highway 25.
The Tairua River was rising.
References
- Major weather events in New Zealand, Floods and High Rainfall, Floods to 30 Sept 2005.
- Headline: Rescued from sinking van at Whakapara.
- The Northern Advcoate, 6 November 2000.
- Headline: Roads under threat following heavy rain in Coromandel.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, Source: IRN, 5 November 2000.
November 2000 Northland and Waikato Flooding
(
2000-11-03
)
Heavy rain brought flooding to Northland and the Coromandel. Two people were injured when their vehicle sank in flood waters from the Whakapara River.
North Island
Multi Hazard
at
North Island
Duration: 3 days - From the 3rd to the 5th of November.
Northland
Flooding
at
Northland
High rainfall and surface flooding occurred in eastern Northland on the 4th, especially around Whangarei.
Heavy Rain
Many eastern Northland locations received over 100 mm (10.0 cm) of rain in 48 hours.
Landslide
at
Helena Bay
A slip occurred at Helena Bay, closing the road for several hours on the night of the 4th. One lane was re-opened on the 5th.
Heavy Rain
at
Marua
A Marua Road farm recorded 325 mm (32.5 cm) of rain from the morning of the 3rd to the morning of the 4th.
Multi Hazard
at
Matapouri
Some roads in the Pataua North, Matapouri and Taraunui areas only had one lane open on the 5th.
Multi Hazard
at
Pataua
Some roads in the Pataua North, Matapouri and Taraunui areas only had one lane open on the 5th.
Multi Hazard
at
Taraunui
Some roads in the Pataua North, Matapouri and Taraunui areas only had one lane open on the 5th.
Flooding
at
Whakapara
State Highway 1 at Whakapara was flooded when the Whakapara River overflowed on the night of the 4th. The road was closed overnight on the 4th and one lane reopened at about 9am on the 5th.
26 people had to be rescued after 13 vehicles became trapped by the flood waters at about 10pm. 24 people spent the night at the Hikurangi Fire Station.
An elderly woman and her daughter were taken to hospital with moderate injuries after a van began to sink in flood waters on SH1 at Whakapara. The van appeared to have floated into the deepest water, and sunk out of sight.
The water was about 2 m deep over the road.
Farmland on the southbound side on the highway was flooded after the flood waters became trapped between a railway line embankkment parallel to the northbound lane. The flood waters were well over fences on the 5th.
A farmer who had lived in the area all his life said the flooding was some of the worst he had seen.
Heavy Rain
at
Whangarei
Whangarei recorded 202 mm (20.2 cm) of rain in 48 hours.
Waikato
Heavy Rain
at
Waikato
The Coromandel Peninsula was deluged with rain on the 4th and 5th.
The rainfall rate was up to 15 mm (1.5 cm) per hour at times.
Flooding
Some roads were threatened by flood waters.
Flooding
at
Hikuai
There were some flooding problems in the Hikuai area, with water close to spilling over onto State Highway 25.
The Tairua River was rising.
References
- Major weather events in New Zealand, Floods and High Rainfall, Floods to 30 Sept 2005.
- Headline: Rescued from sinking van at Whakapara.
- The Northern Advcoate, 6 November 2000.
- Headline: Roads under threat following heavy rain in Coromandel.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, Source: IRN, 5 November 2000.