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- Severe weather watch in place for Bay of Plenty, Rotorua and Coromandel
A severe weather watch has been issued for the Bay of Plenty, with the possibly of heavy rain overnight and the chance of thunderstorms.
MetService said a slow-moving low over the Tasman Sea would direct a moist northeasterly flow over the country until late Monday.
The watch was for heavy rain possibly reaching warning criteria of 60mm to 70mm in nine to 12 hours, or 100mm in 24 hours, with the heaviest rain falling tomorrow.