MetService

Heavy rain warning in place for Wairoa District. MetService update expected at 11am.

Move stock and equipment out of low-lying areas. - Act quickly if you see rising water. For tips and tricks of how to prepare for the impacts of severe weather, visit getready.govt.nz/ "We're urging people in the region, particularly in our rural communities, to be prepared and to have a plan in place to respond to heavy rain and wind," he said. HB CDEM group controller Ian Macdonald said that, briefed by MetService on Monday on an expected "fast moving but significant event" especially to hit in the northeast of the North Island, CDEM moved to a "monitoring" mode on Monday, and was activating the centre in Hastings from 8am Tuesday. The decision follows Monday's heavy rain warning from national weather agency MetService that up to 300mm of rain could hit the Wairoa district over the 24 hours from mid-evening Tuesday, just a fortnight after a prolonged deluge which has caused some of the most extensive damage to farms and roads in the area in living memory.

Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, East Cape, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay are regions most exposed. Latest computer modelling shows that Fili may track further ...

That covers a large chunk of the North Island, but it's that north eastern corner of the North Island most exposed to both damaging winds and flooding rains: from Coromandel Peninsula to East Cape to Hawke's Bay. IBM (our data here at WeatherWatch.co.nz) takes all these computer models and crunches it into a forecast for you, so you don't have to spend your time on Windy comparing models. "Severe warnings are in force by MetService and these cover a large portion of the North Island. NZ's shape means the further this low moves eastwards, the greater the reduction in wind and rainfall totals for other areas to the west and south. "If the modelling is wrong, the storm could still come in closer, which is why the MetService warnings are in place as for some this is quite a borderline event." "Perhaps the worst part of this event is that areas most recently hit by flooding, slips and road closures are again most in the firing line for damaging winds and flooding rains. The further east Fili goes, the less severe weather will be in western and southern areas of the North Island.

New Zealand is bracing for impact as Cyclone Fili moves closer to the North Island. WeatherWatch warns eastern Northland and parts of Auckland and Waikato ...

The weather event is expected to bring heavy rain, gale force winds and big sea swells.

That means Auckland and Wellington could be spared the worst of the weather. Ferris urged people in the North Island to check the weather, check in on friends and family, and to tie down trampolines. However, the eastern parts of the North Island could be hard hit.

Rain could cause dangerous river conditions and flooding in NZ, the MetService warns (file photo). New Zealand is bracing for a fierce encounter with Cyclone ...

MetService has updated the severe weather watches and warnings associated with Cyclone Fili. A Red Warning for heavy rain is now in force for Tairawhiti ...

Orange Warnings for heavy rain and watches are in effect for northern and eastern parts of the North Island from Northland and Auckland down to Bay of Plenty and Hawke’s Bay south of the Wairoa District. The entire North Island is under either an Orange Warning for strong wind or a watch, with those in central and eastern areas expected to get the strongest gusts. A Red Warning for heavy rain is now in force for Tairawhiti Gisborne from 10pm Tuesday and the Wairoa District from 1am Wednesday.

Gisborne District Council has issued a red warning for the area, including "heavy rain and severe gales" and "very large waves and coastal inundation". "A ...

There could also be some "really incredible" wind gusts in Hawke's Bay and Gisborne regions from late tomorrow morning. "Take some simple steps now such as securing outdoor furniture and trampolines, and anything else that can become a projectile in high winds. The rain is expected to cause dangerous river conditions and significant flooding. Move stock and equipment out of low-lying areas. "You combine that with the wet ground. • Act quickly if you see rising water. MetService were also instructing people to tie down or bring inside anything that wind could break or uplift. "We're urging people in the region, particularly in our rural communities, to be prepared and to have a plan in place to respond to heavy rain and wind. "A significant heavy rain event is expected for the Wairoa district and Gisborne where red warnings for heavy rain are now in force. Gisborne can expect between 200 and 300mm of rain from 10pm tonight until 10pm tomorrow with up to 35 to 50mm/h of rain likely in some parts of the region on Wednesday afternoon. Gisborne District Council has issued a red warning for the area, including "heavy rain and severe gales" and "very large waves and coastal inundation". A heavy rain and wind warning has been issued for Gisborne as ex tropical cyclone Fili hurtles towards the East Coast of the North Island.

Heavy rain warnings from tonight to Thursday have been extended across Hawke's Bay as MetService plots the movement of Tropical Cyclone Fili.

People in the Wairoa area were being warned to expect dangerous river conditions and significant flooding. MetService says heavy rain may cause streams and rivers to rise rapidly. "It'll be completely our own decision," he said, adding: "If it's anything like what they're saying we're in trouble.

It's been a very challenging build up to Fili with the storm falling apart last Friday only to reemerge now as an extra-tropical cyclone again bringing severe ...

Severe warnings are in force by MetService and these cover a large portion of the North Island. NZ’s shape means the further this low moves eastwards, the greater the reduction in wind and rainfall totals for other areas to the west and south. Perhaps the worst part of this event is that areas most recently hit by flooding, slips and road closures are again most in the firing line for damaging winds and flooding rains. Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, East Cape, Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay are regions most exposed. The further east Fili goes the less severe weather will be in western and southern areas of the North Island. Fili is also moving rapidly – which also minimises rainfall totals, welcome news in regions recently flooded. It’s been a very challenging build up to Fili with the storm falling apart last Friday only to reemerge now as an extra-tropical cyclone again bringing severe weather risks. IBM (our data here at WeatherWatch.co.nz) takes all these computer models and crunches it into a forecast for you, so you don’t have to spend your time on Windy comparing models.