Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued https://t.co/QRILZG8R9v pic.twitter.com/7g6dzktKGf — MetService Severe Weather Info (@MetServiceWARN) April 9, 2023The Coromandel and parts of western Waikato have been added to the watch. This afternoon, MetService issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Bay of Plenty and Rotorua between 10pm tonight and 5am on Monday - with rainfall of 40 millimetres an hour possible. You can stay up to date with latest thunderstorm outlook here: https://t.co/BZWb807s5l pic.twitter.com/8tA2KFicAu — MetService (@MetService) April 8, 2023The rain could quickly cause streams and rivers to rise, surface flooding and slips, MetService said. Heavy Rain Watch issued for Bay of Plenty, Kapiti-Horowhenua, Marlborough, Nelson, Tararua, Wairarapa, Westland https://t.co/OIrDRW4nRz — MetService Severe Weather Info (@MetServiceWARN) April 8, 2023A heavy rain watch was issued for the Bay of Plenty ranges from 1am until 9am on Monday, with 25mm of rain an hour possible there. A watch for Tararua, where rain could also reach warning criteria, is in place from 1pm until midnight on Monday.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 09, 2023 03:48 UTC