News about rain, flooding, and New Zealand

🟠 Severe Weather Update Wednesday Evening 🟠Gale or severe gale winds are set to continue across parts of northern New Zealand into the early hours of Thursday. 🟡The Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Auckland, Great Barrier Island, Coromandel Peninsula, Waikato continues to 9pm… pic.twitter.com/hGt3MjMk6A

A snapshot of the maximum gusts recorded in the hour up to 4pm across the Auckland region. pic.twitter.com/UEXw9iH30o

We know it’s late, and wild and windy out there, but bins out for collection are causing havoc in some areas. If you can, please bring them in and put out in the morning for tomorrow’s collection. Thanks Auckland 🙏

⚡️ There were over 7600 lightning strikes in the New Zealand region on Wednesday. About 2000 of those occurred in Auckland & immediate offshore waters. Talk about an electrifying day! pic.twitter.com/8d7gFK2CfV