4 Jan 2021

Severe weather eases over Otago

7:29 am on 4 January 2021

The worst of the severe weather in Otago has now passed.

The floodwaters in Middlemarch on Saturday night.

The floodwaters in Middlemarch on Saturday night. Photo: Supplied / Robin Thomas

Northern parts of the region were battered by torrential rain on Saturday, flooding several streets and closing sections of roads.

MetService said it expected a few more showers to pass throughout the day but the risk of another thunderstorm was low.

Meanwhile, there remained a moderate risk of another thunderstorm and downpour in the Central North Island.

MetService is forecasting a 10 to 25 millimetres of rain and hail in the afternoon and evening.

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