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Archive Library => 2012 => Archives => March => Topic started by: JennyLeez on March 03, 2012, 04:56:08 PM
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Strong winds and rain have battered the Wairoa township leaving fallen trees, branches and fences throughout the district since midday today.
Wind Gusts have repeatedly reached around 70km/hr with the strongest Gust so far today being 85.7km/hr at 2.39pm. Wind speeds have been as strong as 65km.
Rain began falling late afternoon and as I report this, 28.8mm has fallen with a high Rain Rate of 46.8mm/hr.
Barometer readings have remain low since yesterday with a record low of 981.7 hPa at 11.00am this morning.
(http://wairoa.net/weathernz/wb_wairoa.jpg)
Wairoa.net ( Hawkes Bay ) (http://wairoa.net)
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Update:
Some homes in Wairoa are without power. Eastland Network has confirmed a power outrage but cannot say how many customers are affected.
Winds continue to batter the area with Gust averaging 65km/hr. Total rain as at 5.30pm 31.80mm.
Nuhaka and Mahia Beach are also feeling the pinch of the Weather Bomb. Mahia Beach has recorded a high gust of 84.6km/hr at 12.48pm and Nuhaka 77.1km/hr at 2.37pm
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Hope it quickly passes Jenny. They say there is 30,000 customers without power up your way and trust you have yours still on.
Looks like you have received some of the worst of it on the East.
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Update - 12.00 Saturday Midnight
Rainfall for Saturday the 3rd was 42.9mm. Highest Gust remained on 85.7km/hr with a Windrun total of 497.2km. Although today's windrun was high, it was not as high as Wairoa's last day of gusty winds in 2010 when 613.3km was recorded on the 8th of July.
There are numerous branches and trees fallen from yesterdays high winds especially along Kopu Road. Debris has blown into piles along road sides with many roads covered in leaves and twiggs.
Some homes in Wairoa were without power. Eastland Network did confirmed a power outrage but did not say how many customers were affected.
While Tuai way was untouched by the high winds Nuhaka and Mahia were not. Nuhaka recorded their highest gust of 77km/hr at 2.37pm while Mahia Beach reported their highest gust to be 78.8km/hr at 1.00pm.
Rain totals for our rural areas were Tuai 9.6mm, Nuhaka 25.0mm and Mahia Beach 23.1mm.
http://wairoa.net (http://wairoa.net)