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Whanganui weather: Metservice issues heavy rain warning for Whanganui

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Whanganui is set to get battered by rain. Photo / Bevan Conley
Whanganui is set to get battered by rain. Photo / Bevan Conley

Whanganui is set to get battered by rain. Photo / Bevan Conley

A severe weather warning has been issued for the wider Whanganui region, with Metservice warning that 90-140mm of rain is expected to fall within the next 24 hours.

The heavy rain warning has been issued for Taranaki and Whanganui to the central plateau.

According to a Metservice spokesperson, there has been around 47mm of rainfall over the past 35 hours in Whanganui, with the soil already damp.

"There will be about double what we've had within the next 24 hours, so it will get quite wet," the spokesperson said.

"Rainfall over 6mm an hour is classed as heavy, so 10 to 20mm is quite a lot."

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Metservice said in the warning that the heavy rain may cause surface flooding and slips, as well as cause streams and rivers to rise rapidly.

Horizons Regional Council, the body responsible for monitoring the Whanganui River, says that while the river was coping with the rainfall currently, there was uncertainty as to how severe the weather system will be.

"Flood flows in the Whanganui are currently well within the range of what the awa can accommodate," Horizons group manager for river management Ramon Strong said.

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"While our environmental data team's models suggest this event won't cause any particular problems, there is some uncertainty as to the precise track of this weather system.

"We're also aware that soil moisture levels across the Manawatū-Whanganui region are now much higher than they were a few weeks ago. Saturated catchments, rivers and streams will respond more quickly and to higher levels with intense rainfall.

"The rain has been particularly concentrated on the Tararua Ranges and the Whanganui catchment, and that's where more rain is expected to fall."

A spokesperson at the council said that the Horizons Emergency Coordination Centre was in contact with the affected territorial authorities and is ready to respond if necessary.

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