NZ Historic Weather Events Catalogue
November 2019 Timaru Hail ( 2019-11-20 )
A severe hailstorm over Timaru, with golf ball-sized hail stones, caused extensive damage to buildings and vehicles.
Canterbury
Hail
at
Timaru
Insurance claims totalled $170.98 million.
Large hail stones smashed windows, pelted holes in roofs, damaged vehicles and forced the closure of businesses.
The Fire and Emergency NZ Mid-South Canterbury area commander said they had received 30 call-outs between noon and 2.40pm. Twenty one of them were for hail or rain damage.
The South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce said there had been considerable damage and flooding with a number of businesses forced to close until their premises were secure and safe to open. The Timaru library and the Aigantighe Art Gallery were both closed due to damage sustained.
A Timaru panel beating business estimated there were at least 10,000 vehicles in Timaru that were damaged by the hail. Vehicles had dents, broken windscreens and broken wing mirrors. The structural integrity of many of the damaged vehicles was found to be compromised.
An Australian-based team of hail damage repairers set up a base in Timaru to fix cars damaged in the hailstorm. They anticipated that repairing hail-damaged cars in Timaru would take at least six months.
Hail
at
St Andrews
Federated Farmers reported there had been significant crop damage near St Andrews.
References
- Insurance Council of New Zealand (https://www.icnz.org.nz/natural-disasters/cost-of-natural-disasters/)
- Headline: Giant hail stones hammer Timaru as storm moves up the country.
- www.stuff.co.nz, 20 November 2019.
- Headline: Insurance companies face deluge of hail damage claims.
- www.stuff.co.nz, 21 November 2019.
- Headline: Cars damaged in severe Timaru hailstorm failing warrents of fitness.
- www.stuff.co.nz, 4 December 2019.
- Headline: Record insurance repairs for cars smashed by hail in Timaru.
- www.stuff.co.nz, 23 December 2019.
November 2019 Timaru Hail ( 2019-11-20 )
A severe hailstorm over Timaru, with golf ball-sized hail stones, caused extensive damage to buildings and vehicles.
Canterbury
Hail
at
Timaru
Insurance claims totalled $170.98 million.
Large hail stones smashed windows, pelted holes in roofs, damaged vehicles and forced the closure of businesses.
The Fire and Emergency NZ Mid-South Canterbury area commander said they had received 30 call-outs between noon and 2.40pm. Twenty one of them were for hail or rain damage.
The South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce said there had been considerable damage and flooding with a number of businesses forced to close until their premises were secure and safe to open. The Timaru library and the Aigantighe Art Gallery were both closed due to damage sustained.
A Timaru panel beating business estimated there were at least 10,000 vehicles in Timaru that were damaged by the hail. Vehicles had dents, broken windscreens and broken wing mirrors. The structural integrity of many of the damaged vehicles was found to be compromised.
An Australian-based team of hail damage repairers set up a base in Timaru to fix cars damaged in the hailstorm. They anticipated that repairing hail-damaged cars in Timaru would take at least six months.
Hail
at
St Andrews
Federated Farmers reported there had been significant crop damage near St Andrews.
References
- Insurance Council of New Zealand (https://www.icnz.org.nz/natural-disasters/cost-of-natural-disasters/)
- Headline: Giant hail stones hammer Timaru as storm moves up the country.
- www.stuff.co.nz, 20 November 2019.
- Headline: Insurance companies face deluge of hail damage claims.
- www.stuff.co.nz, 21 November 2019.
- Headline: Cars damaged in severe Timaru hailstorm failing warrents of fitness.
- www.stuff.co.nz, 4 December 2019.
- Headline: Record insurance repairs for cars smashed by hail in Timaru.
- www.stuff.co.nz, 23 December 2019.