Weather Warnings in place for AUCKLAND & NORTHLAND

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Period: 8hrs from 4pm - midnight Tue, 10 Jun

Area: Northland, Auckland, Great Barrier Island, Coromandel Peninsula, Waikato, Waitomo, Taranaki

Forecast: An active front is expected to move eastwards onto the North Island late this afternoon bringing thunderstorms to several places. For Northland, Auckland (including Great Barrier Island), northern Coromandel Peninsula, and western areas of Waikato, Waitomo and Taranaki these thunderstorms may bring downpours of 25 to 40 mm per hour to localised areas. Rainfall of this intensity can cause surface and/or flash flooding, especially about low-lying areas such as streams, rivers or narrow valleys, and may also lead to slips. Driving conditions will also be hazardous with surface flooding and poor visibility in heavy rain. The main risk starts in northern Northland and western Taranaki around 4pm and spreads east, reaching Auckland and Waikato around 6pm. Conditions should begin to ease in western areas from 9pm.