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The 1 in 100 year flood


Over the last 2 days we've had torrential rain, thunder and lightning. Luckily where we are we have lots of drainage but in other places I read this morning such as Whangarei, Horeke, Kohukohu etc have had widespread flooding.

Apparently a petrol station in Whangarei was so flooded that customers and workers were trapped inside overnight due to the rising water. I watched a video a few minutes ago showing Haruru Falls in Paihia as a raging torrent of water, similar to the footage above that was filmed 6 years ago.

The amount of rainfall over Northland has been told as a 1 in a 100 year event with over 500 cubic metres of water per second at 10pm last night at the Hatea River. We are looking out on a sunny day today but the rest of the east coast is now copping it.

Some links to read more are here:
Thunderstorms across Northland
Floods trap residents
Watercare worries


Comments

Tom said…
...rain is a strange thing, you can have a draught and then floods. Take care and I hope that your area stays safe.
18 July 2020 at 09:19
Susan Heather said…
Wonder what is coming next.
18 July 2020 at 13:42
Rhonda Albom said…
Wow, I've never seen Haruru falls even close to that. I can see why there is so much flooding. The Hunuas in Auckland would have been a better spot for that downpour. Keep safe.
18 July 2020 at 17:16
Billy Blue Eyes said…
There are very impressive, not sure I'd want to fall in though. Flooding is quite common over here
18 July 2020 at 22:57
Serenata said…
Goodness me, that is incredible! Typical though isn't it...no rain and then too much!
19 July 2020 at 00:44
Pauline said…
I heard it called a once in 500 years flood. Thought that sounded a bit extreme. Glad you are OK.
19 July 2020 at 16:18
PerthDailyPhoto said…
Gosh that was scary Amy, the expression it never rains but it pours comes to mind ✨
23 July 2020 at 01:47
Sallie (FullTime-Life) said…
I’m glad you are OK, I didn’t know about the floods. Don’t know if that is because of poor coverage by our press or because I haven’t been following the news too carefully (because it is so awful here I can hardly stand it). Be safe!
24 July 2020 at 14:10
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