Monday, November 19, 2018

MetService says surface flooding and slips are possible in Dunedin and eastern Otago after upgrading its severe weather watch for heavy rain to a warning.

As snow hits part of Central Otago and Queenstown, MetService says a wet onshore flow is expected to bring significant rainfall to eastern Otago.

MetService is now expecting up to a hundred and twenty millimetres of rain to fall between today and nine PM tomorrow.

Dunedin was already hit by some extreme weather this morning with large hail falling on the Northern Motorway.

This video was shot by a woman who says the conditions made the road slippery and some cars stopped driving.

Meanwhile, snow has been falling in central Queenstown, disrupting flights and closing the Crown Range as a late wintry blast hits the lower South Island.

This comes as MetService has confirmed heavy snow is likely to fall in inland Southland, Central Otago and inland Clutha for the next two days.

Residents in Arthur's Point and Lower Shotover were left without power.

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