Severe thunderstorm watches for upper North Island
MetService has issued severe thunderstorm and heavy rain watches for large parts of New Zealand's North Island. Residents are warned of potential flash flooding and hazardous driving conditions.
Why it matters
Extreme weather events pose significant risks to infrastructure and public safety in the affected regions.
Severe thunderstorm and heavy rain watches are in place for around half of the North Island.
It follows storms in Auckland and Canterbury on Friday and Saturday .
MetService issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Far North before 7am on Monday - but has since lapsed.
Meanwhile, severe thunderstorm watches are in place for Northland, Auckland and Great Barrier Island.
Northland's watch is in place until 9pm while the watch for Auckland and Great Barrier is in place from 11am until 9pm on Monday.
"There is a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms with localised downpours (25 to 40 mm per hour) over Auckland and Great Barrier Island from late morning until this evening," MetService said.
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