All weather warnings lifted in Coromandel
All weather warnings lifted in Coromandel
9:30am All
weather warnings have been lifted.
The Thames Valley Emergency Operating Centre deactivated 13/06/2014 09:00.
Heavy rainfall experienced since Tuesday
10/06/2014 to 12/06/2014 across the Thames Valley elevating
river levels of all rivers. Kauararenga and Waihou rivers
close to record high levels with some properties flooded in
Te Aroha. Strong winds across the Coromandel and Eastern
Waikato brought down trees and power lines and damaged some
houses.
Rivers
Waihou River at Te Aroha peaked at
11.54m 12/06/2014 6.10pm – highest recorded river level
11.72 in 1976 13/06/2014 @ 0810 level
11.268
Karangahake – Ohinemuri River peaked at 15.368m
yesterday at 4:55 p.m. The level at 8:15 this morning was
13.701m.
Kauraeranga River peaked at 11.8 m Wednesday
(highest recorded 12.18 1985). The recorded level at 8:15am
was 6.734m.
Flood Risk
The river level is dropping and
the flood risk to properties has been lifted.
Property Damage
Te Aroha
10/06/2014 – Te Aroha 2
house roof lifted
Properties in Te Aroha flooded, 2
houses evacuated
Matarangi
10/06/2014 – Matarangi
many fallen trees with unconfirmed reports of 3 Houses
damaged.
Whitianga
10/06/2014 –Whitianga Unconfirmed
reports – 3 houses with roof damage
Beach erosion
issues at Buffalo Beach Road and Cooks Beach
Road
Closures
State Highways
State Highway 26 (Te Aroha to
Paeroa) is closed due to flooding. A detour is in place
around Rawhiti Road
State Highway 29 (Kaimai Range) has
reopened, with traffic management in place. Drive with
caution
Broadway, Matamata (State Highway 24) has a
number of large potholes. Drive with
caution
Matamata-Piako District
Roads still
closed:
Armadale Road
Mace Road
The Te Aroha
Footbridge is closed until further notice.
Roads with
surface flooding (drive with Caution)
Old Te Aroha Road
(north of Okauia Springs Road)
Te Aroha Gordon
Road
Thames-Coromandel Area
Port Charles Rd – Road
open. Bridges open to light vehicles only. Repairs will be
starting today at 12pm. Road will be closed for periods
while machinery working
Victoria St Thames – Ford
closed due to flooding
Old Maratoto Rd - Ford
Closed
Port Jackson/Fletchers Bay Rd – Road open up to
11km. Slip clearing continuing from there on, and also
reports of bridge damage. Transfield still unable to get to
end of road to assess.
Power Outages
The following
areas continue to have had electricity transmission
disrupted:
OPOUTERE, WHANGAMATA
KAPAKAPA ROAD, LIDDELL
ROAD, NGAHERE TERRACE, NORMANS ACCESS ROAD, OHUI ROAD,
ONEMANA DRIVE, OPOUTERE ROAD, TAIRUA ROAD (SH25), WAHITAPU
LANE, WAITAWHETA ROAD
Estimated restoration Friday, June
13, 2014 at 6:00 PM
COROGLEN, HAHEI, HOT WATER BEACH,
KAIMARAMA, PURANGI (Coromandel), WHENUAKITE
Equipment
failure Estimated restoration Friday, June 13, 2014 at 10:30
AM
Water Supply
Matatoki water supply disrupted
12/096/2014 a water tanker was deployed to Matatoki Drive.
WATER SUPPLY NOW RESTORED as at 12/06/2014
21:00.
Waste Water
Te Aroha
10 properties on
Waihou Road where the pump station was affected are still
unable to use the wastewater system. Kaimai Valley Services
will be doorknocking today offering portaloos to those
property owners. The issue is expected to be resolved within
2-3 days.
This is the last report to be issued for
this weather
event.
ends