![]() ![]() “This job was supposed to be done by now but obviously the cyclone changed priorities for council, who can blame them.” “These drains are no longer adequate for these sort of weather events. “Ten minutes later the water receded again - all this happened within only 15 minutes, just as well the rain stopped again. Lighthouse Rd resident Mario Schmidt said some people on the Bluff Hill, Napier, street had to fight to prevent water from entering their homes. “It’s sounding like a paint shop exploding in a fire.” Hawke’s Bay Today reporter Doug Laing said the thunder had been amazing from Napier. Torrential rain could seen, and loud thunderclaps heard, around Hastings before 2.30pm. The storm came at the same time as school pick-ups and rattled residents rushed to pick up their children, or get to ground they felt was safer, causing large traffic jams. ![]() Lightning also lit up the two cities with a tree that caught on fire in Windsor Ave in Hastings believed to have been hit by the electrical storm. Napier and Hastings were reporting surface flooding across the two cities, but the rain was starting to subside by 3pm and the thunderstorm warning was lifted by MetService at 3.15pm. Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald PodcastĪ severe thunderstorm has hit Hawke’s Bay, bringing some surface flooding to several communities already reeling in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle.Wellington Mornings with Nick Mills Podcast.The Resident Builder Podcast with Peter Wolfkamp.Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Podcast.Sportstalk with D'Arcy Waldegrave Podcast.Simon Barnett & James Daniels Afternoons Podcast.
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