A satellite image of rain moving across the upper North Island on 30 April, 2023.
Photo: MetService
Vector has been monitoring the electricity network overnight, as heavy rain and high winds began sweeping into Auckland early this morning.
The lines company said suburbs that had overhead powerlines were at most risk from the latest bout of bad weather.
Northland and Coromandel are both under orange heavy rain warnings, with MetService warning the expected downpours could cause rivers and streams to rise rapidly and make driving conditions hazardous.
It said some heavy falls had been recorded overnight, with 10mm falling in Kaikohe between 2-3am and 4-5am.
A heavy rain watch is also in place for Auckland and strong wind watches are in force for Northland, north Auckland, Great Barrier Island and Coromandel.
Orange Heavy Rain Warning: Northland
There have been some heavy falls recorded overnight, with 10mm recorded in Kaikohe between 2-3am and 4-5am.
Watches & Warnings will be updated this morning; keep up to date here: https://t.co/qHyE5zzql5
Northland Rain Radar pic.twitter.com/9SCfadvNN5
— MetService (@MetService) April 29, 2023
Vector’s Chief Operations Officer Peter Ryan said crews had been on standby overnight and Vector was monitoring the state of the network 24/7.
“We’ll be dispatching crews into the field whenever we get significant loss of outage, safety being paramount – some of the work we do can really only safely be conducted during daylight hours.”
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The rough weather began in Northland and is forecast to affect the western Bay of Plenty and the Coromandel until tomorrow.
