Heavy rain warning for the region
Heavy rain may cause streams and rivers to rise rapidly. Surface flooding and slips are also possible and driving conditions may be hazardous.
Area: Nelson, the Marlborough Sounds and Richmond Ranges
Valid: until Monday at 11 pm.
Forecast: Heavy and possibly thundery showers could bring a further 30 to 50mm of northwesterly rain, on top of what has already fallen. Peak intensities of 10 to 20mm per hour.
Nelson was battered by heavy rain and considerable swells on Sunday afternoon, Coastguard Nelson volunteers were called to rescue a yacht run aground in the Nelson Haven.
- A police spokesperson said there had been reports of a tree blocking the road at Eighty-Eight Valley, south of Nelson around 6.45am on Monday morning.
- In Golden Bay, heavy rain had caused the Aorere and Takaka Rivers to ride significantly, with surface flooding reported between Collingwood and Ferntown on Sunday.
People are advised to keep up to date with the latest forecasts and warnings here.
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