Extreme Weather
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@taniwharugby Hopefully we all get off lightly on this one.
Fridays deluge in Auckland was pretty bad. We were actually at the bach (coromandel) and didn’t get much weather at all in comparison that day. Then the Neighbours got in touch with us worried about our place as they were taking in water too. Had a mate come over to check and yep, a fair bit of water through our lower level but nothing we can’t fix and insurance will cover it.
Getting home was also a challenge though with various slips and floodings. Ended up going via waihi so any extra 90mins but glad we did as wouldn’t have been able to yesterday as things deteriorated across coromandel
Let’s now see what the next 48 hours brings…
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we've just received a state of emergency alert...the rainfall in the past 10 hours since we have been under a red alert has been negligible, and even looking on Metservice website, predicted rainfall for the next 10 hours is dropping on what was predicted 24/12/6 hours ago, hopefully that continues and it turns out to be just 'normal' rain...
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@taniwharugby Was just going to post this:
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Brynderwyns ain't gonna be open anytime soon
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@taniwharugby said in Extreme Weather:
Brynderwyns ain't gonna be open anytime soon
I've seen that photo as the 25a in coromandel
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@Machpants it came from someone in the local fire service, so would hope they have an accurate pic...looks like it could be on the section on the south side of the waterfall.
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@taniwharugby yeah not doubting you, just commenting on the shit you see online
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@taniwharugby said in Extreme Weather:
@Machpants it came from someone in the local fire service, so would hope they have an accurate pic...looks like it could be on the section on the south side of the waterfall.
this bit? Could be the coro - I don't remember any bit of the Brynderwyns having barriers on both sides
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@taniwharugby looks like that photo may well be 25A. weird.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/131092835/coromandel-mp-warns-sh25a-may-be-out-of-action-for-months
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@nzzp yeah I just seen a pic of the Coromandel one from the other side and looks the same....but still, that road, where ever it is, aint being fixed anytime soon.
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@taniwharugby said in Extreme Weather:
@nzzp yeah I just seen a pic of the Coromandel one from the other side and looks the same....but still, that road, where ever it is, aint being fixed anytime soon.
the Brynderwyns are better quality rock I think generally... but still not good.
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@taniwharugby said in Extreme Weather:
@nzzp still, a bridge would be best option
Well at least there is that double lane bypass going in to Whangarei, eh
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My brother's place has been yellow stickered. Northcote Point took a real hammering. Much of the eastern side has slipped into the sea.
What with the on again, off again Waka Kotahi purchase and now this - he's better off if his house goes I reckon and get an insurance payout. Resale value of a cliff top house with a history of slips and compulsory purchase orders is not going to be great. Even with views to er... die for.
Spoke to a FENZ guy on saturday. I don't think I have ever seen a more exhausted bloke in all my life.
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@taniwharugby said in Extreme Weather:
@Machpants it came from someone in the local fire service, so would hope they have an accurate pic...looks like it could be on the section on the south side of the waterfall.
Yeah that is a pic of S25A aka Kopu Hikawai. Been cracked and running as stop/go for the past few weeks. Totally shat itself now.
A decent bit of work to fix - and a bridge seems the obvious solution to this non-engineering fella too
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The roads really have taken an absolute hammering over the last 6 months or so. Cant remember so many washouts and slips on the thames coast ever. S25A has had a lot of slips too and now whenever that closes, the Thames Coromandel council want to close to 309 and Tapu Coroglen roads which whilst gravel aren't too bad....but not when you have that much traffic on it.
We've had a ton of rain though - castle rock has had over 1000ml for January 2023 and 480ml of that in just the last 4 days. That really is extreme levels.
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@taniwharugby said in Extreme Weather:
Brynderwyns ain't gonna be open anytime soon
Ohh, that's a good one. We had a smaller one where they had to build up and stabilise the down slope, then the upslope. Took ages to reopen.
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@antipodean is a section of the Mangamukas south of Kaitaia that I believe is still not open from August last year, and that had only recently reopened from another storm a year or so earlier.
We (most of Northland it seems) got away pretty much unscathed overnight, I am concerned about this big bright object in the sky though, I think the end is nigh!
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@dogmeat said in Extreme Weather:
My brother's place has been yellow stickered. Northcote Point took a real hammering. Much of the eastern side has slipped into the sea.
What with the on again, off again Waka Kotahi purchase and now this - he's better off if his house goes I reckon and get an insurance payout. Resale value of a cliff top house with a history of slips and compulsory purchase orders is not going to be great. Even with views to er... die for.
Spoke to a FENZ guy on saturday. I don't think I have ever seen a more exhausted bloke in all my life.
full rebuilds will be interesting as with the rapid increases in the costs of building materials along with the change to sum insured replacement a few years ago people might be well underinsured for replacement building costs.
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