Mounds of hail that formed on Thursday evening still hadn't melted by Friday afternoon at Craig Barnett and Amanda Lyon's Putāruru property. She and partner Craig Barnett, whose Peace Street property is on the town’s rural boundary, did lose one chicken to the cold. Water coming from the direction of town added to “the river.”Supplied Flooding and bergs of hail on low ground at Craig Barnett and Amanda Lyon's Peace Road property in Putāruru. What started as heavy rain, said Barnett, became hail after about 10-15 minutes. The South Waikato District Council said Old Taupo Road was closed temporarily due to a wash out, but was re-opened again at midnight.

Source: Stuff March 12, 2021 04:41 UTC