Almost 7500 lightning strikes hit West Coast
Updated 1:11PM Wednesday July 02, 2008
The West Coast has been peppered by almost 7500 lightning strikes, with 1100 in the hour before midday alone.
Weather Watch reporter Katrina Lowe said the storm cut power in Greymouth for a short time.
"We had flashes every 30 seconds and the thunder was just rumbling and rumbling," Ms Lowe said.
Weather analyst Philip Duncan said the thunderstorms were now heading north towards Taranaki.
"The next band of big thunderstorms is heading in to Taranaki this afternoon, with all western regions south of Auckland exposed to dangerous lightning strikes," Mr Duncan said.
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