Northland and Auckland have been hit by severe thunderstorms that brought very heavy rain, damaging wind gusts and hail. #Auckland we’ve just received an update from @MetService extending the band of thunderstorms further south pic.twitter.com/hAavaOBXsk — Auckland CDEM (@AucklandCDEM) September 10, 2021Severe thunderstorm warnings for Auckland and Northland were both lifted after 11.15pm. MetService has also issued a severe weather warning for the upper North Island, with severe gales possible in exposed places. Heavy rain and severe gale northwesterlies are also set to hit parts of the South Island on Sunday and early Monday. ⚡️⚡️Scattered #Thunderstorms moving in to the western North Island right now with heavy downpours too.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 10, 2021 09:57 UTC