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Additionally heavy rain is on the way just for parts of the South Island coping with flooding at the weekend.
MetService said the amount of rain in the marketplace today could be significant for areas recently affected by the heavy rain, as well as areas affected were Otago, Southern states Westland and South Canterbury.
A Quite heavy Rain Watch
Risk of strenuous rain 5pm to 11pm, could result in issues in recently flooded situations.
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These Otago Regional Council said today a heavy rain watch currently available was likely to impact most significantly with a Manuherekia and Kakanui Rivers.
The rain watch, generally applies to Central Otago, North Otago and Dunedin, sees 20-40mm on rain expected this afternoon and right now.
The Manuherekia Canal could rise significantly, exceeding goes reached over the weekend, the ORC being said.
While flows throughout the Kakanui River are also likely to acceleration, they are expected to remain well in weekend’s peak flows.
Rivers remain high across most of the rest of Otago; most have retreated significantly and are not expected to uptick significantly tonight.
Ahead of the expected rainfall, ORC staff and as well as contractors have been working today associated with local authorities to clear debris and blockages, with a focus on Middlemarch and the Maniototo.
At the Taieri Riv floodbank near Otokia, the breach has been stabilised and monitoring carries on.
A front, forwent by a northerly flow, moves on to your lower South Island from the Tasman Sea during this afternoon, then exercise its way slowly north, ahead of when weakening tomorrow morning.
The front is expected to bring an occasion of rain to southern Newly purchased Zealand, briefly heavy in the west, accompanied by persistent falls likely about east areas for a time, which may be significant with regard to areas vulnerable from previous uploading to.
From 5pm except 11pm today, rain was wished for Dunedin, north of the settlement, as well as Central Otago, North Otago and South Canterbury, south with Tekapo and Temuka from 5pm until 11pm today.
In Westland, south of Harihari, there would be a period of rain, with a heavy falls about the ranges starting from 3pm today until 3am next year. Rainfall amounts may approach indicator criteria, especially about the ranges.
Another period of rain was likely to develop tomorrow night and also early Thursday morning, and bulky falls were possible on the To the west Coast.
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