Weather update 5 January 6.30am
Weather update 5 January 6.30am
The
weather certainly passed through the area and made an
impression:
particularly on the East Coast of the Coromandel Peninsula.
Water supply to Hikutaia is out after storm last night and we are working on getting this restored as soon as possible.
There have been no reports of any significant issues, or large volumes of incidents, as a consequence of the weather event.
All roads are open
with no reports of flooding or slips at this stage.
The
next point risk is high tide this morning.
The high tides
are due at:
Whitianga
Friday 5 Jan at
10:10 and 22:28
Thames
Friday 5 Jan
at 10:37 and 22:57
Please take care on the roads with the
high winds and we will have a more detailed report after
7am.
Check MetService for the latest weather forecasts.
Waikato Regional Council has set up an online hub for rainfall and flood related information to help people more easily keep up to date with severe weather events in the region.
It can be found at waikatoregion.govt.nz/flood-room
We
will post regular updates on our Council's Facebook page as
well as on our website and email newsletters.
We'll also include updates on known local Council road closures here. If you see a Council road that is impassable due to flooding or a debris, call us on 07 868 0200.
If the issue is with a State Highway (eg, the Thames Coast Road, Kopu-Hikuai Road) please tell NZ Transport Agency on 0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 44 44 49) to speak to the call centre team who can also provide traffic and travel information.
Check NZTA's website before you
travel for the latest information about road closures or
work underway. You can also use their journey-planning
website www.onthemove.govt.nz to plan
the best route for your journey, taking into account known
issues and traffic on state highways.
To report a power
outage, contact Powerco.
And, although we're in for heavy rain, we still have a Total Fire Ban in place until at least 8 February, which includes bonfires and fireworks. See www.tcdc.govt.nz/fire for more information.
The rain should help replenish reservoirs and water tanks, but we're still facing water restrictions due to high use and also filtering sediment and silt that will be coming through from this weather event. We will be reassessing the reservoir levels within the next 24 hours to see if restrictions need to be changed. See what restrictions apply on our website www.tcdc.govt.nz/water.