'Vacuum of information': City leader demands answers after warnings issued hour into thunderstorms

'Vacuum of information': City leader demands answers after warnings issued hour into thunderstorms

MetService could’ve warned Aucklanders sooner about incoming thunderstorms that lashed the city overnight, flooding homes and businesses as up to 110mm fell...

Weather warnings questioned after overnight Auckland downpours

Members of the public have voiced concern on social media about the delay in notifications from authorities.

Things were looking up with the weather, only for it take a dramatic turn. Why wasn’t Auckland warned earlier?

It was 12.06am on Saturday when MetService issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the city. Hours later, a Civil Defence centre had been opened due to widespread flooding.

Civil Defence Centre opens following Auckland flooding

Ex-tropical Cyclone Tam has brought heavy rain and winds to the region this week. Photo supplied A Civil Defence Centre has been opened in the Auckland suburb of Three Kings due to significant flooding across the city caused by an intense weather system that struck just after midnight. Auckland Emergency Management says the centre will be open at the Fickling Convention Centre, 546 Mt Albert Road, Three Kings, from 4.30am today, April 19. “If yo…

Severe thunderstorm causes flooding in Auckland

Auckland was hit by a severe overnight thunderstorm which has caused flooding in areas across the region. The line of thunderstorms, connected to...