It seems to happen around this time every year. ?Wet wet weather. ?Heavy rain not for a couple of hours but days. ?It is a bit alarming - toilets that won't flush due to saturated septic tank, the house surrounded by four inches of floodwater, electric going on and off. ?A 30cm bucket left outside was full of water hours ago. ?Saw a car being dragged into a ditch this morning as it came down a steep hill, the force of the water obviously the cause. ?
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Cyclone blamed for bad weather in north
Updated 11:00AM Thursday March 29, 2007
Tropical Cyclone Becky is being held responsible for the wet and windy weather currently afflicting the north and centre of the country. ?The storm currently heading towards eastern New Caledonia has now been caught up in the jet stream which is feeding Becky's moisture into a low near New Zealand.
The heavy rain has prompted MetService to issue a number of heavy rain warnings for the North Island, including Auckland.
Flooding was hitting the Far North with several roads closed and likely to remain so for 12 hours until after high tide. ?Roads affected included State Highway One at Kawakawa, State Highway 10 and Whangaroa Rd at Kaeo and Bulls Gorge and Wiroa Rd, Kerikeri.
Households in five Auckland areas lost power this morning following the strong winds and rain.
Up to 70mm is expected to fall before midnight tonight with 50mm possibly being dumped in just a two hour period in some regions this evening, due to thunderstorms.
Several other warnings have been issued for the North Island and some parts of the South Island.
(more on
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/...ectid=10431488)