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Issued at 20th June at 3:44 pm by Russell Voice

Snow. Steadier falls from evening. Fresh south-easterlies developing (15-25km/hr.) Moderated snowfall accumulation by midnight: 7-10cm, possibly more about the upper mountain. Freezing Level: Around 1500m.

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20 June 5:32pm

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Very low snow on long range – new developments/extra details.

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⚠️FLOODING IN PARTS OF NORTH CANTEBURY THIS EVENING - Cheviot just minutes ago. Kate Eades.

📌Members - due to the significance of this system our weekly round up email will take a break this Sunday, back at 7pm next Sunday evening.

🌡YOUR DAILY ‘HIGHS’ FOR SUNDAY – brought to you by Plains Power.

Gore Bay 10.5, Akaroa 10, Cheviot 9, Timaru 9, Kaikoura 9, Culverden 9, Rolleston 9, Christchurch 9, Waimate 9, Leeston 9, Ashburton 8, Rakaia 8, Oxford 8,Waiau 8, Hawarden 8, Rangiora 8, Amberley 8, Darfield 8, Twizel 7, Hanmer Springs 7, Omarama 7, Methven 7, Springfield 7, Castle Hill Village 6, Arthur’s Pass Village 6, Mt Lyford Village 5, Lake Tekapo 5, Fairlie 6, Mt Cook Village 4.

Recorded at 5pm - a few spots have actually gone up over the last 90min, with more easterly influence.

⚠️COMPLEX LOW – HEAVY RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN PLACE FOR THE KAIKOURA & HURUNUI DISTRICT.

Our heavy rain warning remains in place, issued over 4 days ago. Rainfall totals may exceed 200mm in parts of the Kaikoura District by Monday evening, with significant falls also affecting areas in the Hurunui District by early afternoon on Monday. Our warning has been updated, with full details.

💧Flooding, slips and disruptions are possible about the Kaikoura District by late Monday morning; risk also covers areas, south to around Greta Valley. Ensure you keep up to date with local authorities in these areas over the next 24 hours.

🔎Keep up to date with our town pages for all the latest details. There will be contrast across the region today, in regards to rainfall totals. All our information is moderated and personalised, with exclusive data from Europe and the USA.

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Comment on Facebook ⚠️FLOODING IN ...

Just arrived in Cheviot on the bus, heading to Christchurch - very wet !

Why were they not taken to high ground to safety we had plenty of warning there was more bad weather coming, those sheep will drown🤨

Shame I was there just few weeks back

Nothing on the news ! Only flooding in the NI and awful Tornado !

Stay safe out there...🙏

Mother nature not bloody liking nz atm..

Anj Mugford ... Show Mum and Dad ....bit different to when we came through on Friday!

Oh my gosh no i hadn’t eeeeeek. Lovely catchup today 🤗😘

Hope you all are ok

Bonnie Moore-Boyle good thing we went thru when we did!

Joanne Waddell good thing you got kids home in time 😮🥴

Ruby Dixon just as well this wasnt yesterday!!

Shoot Abigail Dillon how you doing in Cheviot? And your rental?

Matthew Smith…. All good at your place??

Michelle Leftly Catherine poor sheep 🐑 🤣

Tracy Henderson, this anywhere near your place

Jodi Pinfold Jodi hooe you home safely

Ross King tie the bus down.

Char Macpherson hope you are safe and dry xx

Need some oars Ross King

Simone Kitt maybe I’ll get the day off tomorrow haha

Esther Gorton kayak to rugby? 🤪

My god

Know the feeling Judy Skevington?

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⚠️BREAKING NEWS - FLOODING RISK GROWING IN NORTH CANTERBURY.

📷Current scenes north of Cheviot; SH1. Capture - Brandon Taw.

📌Members - due to the significance of this system our weekly round up email will take a break this Sunday, back at 7pm next Sunday evening.

🌡YOUR DAILY ‘HIGHS’ FOR SUNDAY – brought to you by Plains Power

Gore Bay 10.5, Akaroa 10, Cheviot 9, Timaru 9, Kaikoura 9, Culverden 9, Rolleston 9, Christchurch 9, Waimate 9, Leeston 9, Ashburton 8, Rakaia 8, Oxford 8,Waiau 8, Hawarden 8, Rangiora 8, Amberley 8, Darfield 8, Twizel 7, Hanmer Springs 7, Omarama 7, Methven 7, Springfield 7, Castle Hill Village 6, Arthur’s Pass Village 6, Mt Lyford Village 5, Lake Tekapo 5, Fairlie 6, Mt Cook Village 4.

❄ BITTERLY COLD AIR ON LONG RANGE FORECASTS – SNOW POSSIBLE TO VERY LOW LEVELS.

➡️We’re keeping a very close eye on late in the month, with model indication of snow falling to very low levels. At this stage some models have snow to 100m, with sleety falls to sea level. On going coverage, via our ‘Live Weather Feed’ – this is also coming into play on our 1–10-day Canterbury High Country forecast. A period to watch closely over the coming days.

⚠️COMPLEX LOW – HEAVY RAIN WARNING IN PLACE FOR THE KAIKOURA & HURUNUI DISTRICT.

Our heavy rain warning remains in place, issued over 4 days ago. Rainfall totals may exceed 200-250mm in parts of the Kaikoura District by Monday evening, with significant falls also affecting areas in the Hurunui District by early afternoon on Monday. Our warning has been updated, with full details.

💧Significant flooding, slips and disruptions are possible about the Kaikoura District by late Monday morning; risk also covers areas, south to around Greta Valley. Ensure you keep up to date with local authorities in these areas over the next 24 hours.

🔎Keep up to date with our town pages for all the latest details. There will be contrast across the region today, in regards to rainfall totals. All our information is moderated and personalised, with exclusive data from Europe and the USA.

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Comment on Facebook ⚠️BREAKING NEWS ...

Very wet in Waipara. Just no stop.

Insane flooding from just south of greta Valley to domett! Lucky to get back home.

Good reason to stay off the roads then

Does anyone know what greta valley way is like

Is it north or south of Cheviot ? Looks like it's south...

Oxford still damp from last time . Got water up in drive again . Very wet and slippery

Jack Watson tell Sinan not to go north, would not be optimal for his PTSD 🤣

Cheviot main intersection three lanes covered.

All of a sudden invercargill doesnt look like such a bad place to live 😂

Just before cheviot

Flooding in Aranui/Linwood. Be careful everyone 😀

Stay safe drive with care

Where is this north of Cheviot?

I think it looks like just south of Domett, not north of Cheviot.

Shiree Keys just as well we left when we did. Stay safe whanau 😘

One lane covered SH1 at Kōranga Bridge at Hurunui Mouth Road area.

I wonder how the new rockfall netting will hold up?

I have a tow vehicle if needed

Looks like you came back just in time Chris Christidis!

Kenton Robinson

Dylan Laugesen

Elliot Millar Jacob Ave Sayce Holland George Foote Billy Knowles do I say it? Yeah I do welcome to traffic management

Hannah just as well I left when I did!

Sent it to you too 🤣

⚠️ SOUTH-EAST STORM STARTING TO INTENSIFY - HEAVY RAIN FOR MANY AREAS.

❄Current scenes via webcam from Mt Hutt, with heavy snow setting in.

💧Its all starting ramp up this evening, with high intensity falls now affecting parts of Mid & North Canterbury. A number of stations have now exceeded 30mm and its only 3:30pm, for northern parts of the region we can expect another 24 hours of heavy rain and our heavy rain warning remains in place.

🔎Were still working through content - full revisions by 5pm. Stay tuned, our snowy blast is still popping up for the end of June.

❄ What a start to winter 2021!

⬇️Send in your weather reports below - please state your location.

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Comment on Facebook ⚠️ SOUTH-EAST ...

Pouring down in Christchurch ❄ would be great

Our backyard pool is filling up nicely in Rangiora-this was several hours ago, it’s deeper now 😉

Heavy in waipara- standing water in many places

Relentless rain on Cashmere hills

Murray Hesson / Get your thermals ready! Mulled Wine!

😒 Can't wait for summer 😅

Carl Whiten i mean come on theres gotta be some close enough soon 😅

Not ideal

Michelle Stephens what’s the weather doing at your place?

Ella Craig we need to organize a trip

Willie Nicholls

That you eating your lunch Dylan Field

Braeden Dillon

Megan Delaney Debbie Blackburn snow ❄️ here

Steady light rain in Castle Hill Village for the last couple of hours. Wind getting up.

Waikari, and its torrential and has been for a couple of hours. Wind starting to pick up.

Windwhistle- gentle rain all day , pretty cold too

Murray Hesson / Jst started pouring/ cold!

Persisting down in Rotherham

Drowning a bit in Domett... heavy rain all day. Paddocks already still sodden from last lot. Frobt paddock on SH1 is well under water...

Pouring down in leithfield

Hanmer. Just wet. Been wet all day.

Beautiful day in invercargill. I don’t know why everyone complains about the weather lol

Raining hard in Lyttelton for the past 20 mins. Also had heavy rain earlier.

Heavily overcast, cold and drizzly all day in Ashburton.

📌 Image - MetService rain radar at 2:15pm, with bands of heavier rain feeding in from the south-east.

💧Our complex low is starting to intensify this afternoon, with heavier and widespread falls affecting parts of North Canterbury and the Kaikoura District.

⚠️Our heavy rain warning remains in place until late Monday afternoon, for areas between Greta Valley and Kaikoura.

➡️Heavy rain may cause areas of flooding and slips about the Kaikoura District by middle stages of Monday. Grand totals north of the Conway River look set to exceed 200mm about the hill country.

➡️Thank you to all our new members today and for everyone for tuning in - incredible numbers online.

🔎 Were about to start updating all towns and warning content.

Keep your weather reports coming in below ⬇️

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Comment on Facebook 📌 Image - ...

Very heavy in Hanmer Springs now - keep those reports coming in. We're working through towns, it takes it's time during events like this - thanks for your patience.

Been consistent rain, getting heavier now, since before daylight in Okuku. Was snow on MtGrey/MtThomas and hills in between yesterday. Cant see them now for cloud but feels like there will be more.

heavy in okuku! snowing somewhere on the foothills its freeeeeezing! 🥶

Steady consistent rain in southbridge. Jolly cold out too.

Torrential in Waikuku. Yay 🌧️☔

Thats all I need house is leaking ?

Nic Greene 4.30 change into new synthetic with a canvas on top 👌 can sleep easy x

Yvonne Tooley ⚠️🌧⚠️

Emma Crosby

Freeze ya bollocks off in Oxford!!!!!!and bloody wet with it😦

Cold and damp in Ashburton, but no rain yet.

Just started to get heavy rain in Loburn

Was bucketing dwn in Ch - Ch & looks as though there is more coming looking atbthe rain radar.

light rain started in Ashburton

Not too bad at Mt Lyford, steady fine rain all day.

Heavy rain in medbury.

Rain getting heavier over last hour or so in Oxford

Steady rain in Rangiora ....again.

very consent light rain in hororata

Cheviot getting a battering now😞

Hosing down in Dunsandel.

Great..not!!