Violent thunderstorms are to lash the country with torrential rain and flash flooding for the fifth day in a row. MetService has issued a thunderstorm warning covering much of the country, and severe electrical storms are in store for the upper half of the North Island. The electrical storms as set to hit after lunch, rumbling across the island from south of Auckland to Taihape. The South Island is also due to be rocked by the late spring storms. The South Island will clear up on Saturday and the whole country will be clear on Sunday.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 29, 2017 20:03 UTC