Flood warning

Flood warning – Foothill Rivers and Coastal Areas from Timaru to Waitaki River

Steady rain has started falling Thursday evening (26^th) in the foothills and coastal areas from Timaru south. The rain is forecast to continue overnight until easing from around 6 am Friday (27^th). See the MetService website for details. The rain is likely to cause rises in foothill rivers in this area, and these may remain at higher than usual flows throughout Friday.

Out of river flooding is considered unlikely.  

We will continue to monitor forecasts, landed rainfall, river flows, and if required our flood protection infrastructure throughout the event.

We recommend that you stay up to date with the latest flooding information and beware of increasing flows if you are working or recreating in affected riverbeds on Friday. Farmers adjacent to flood affected rivers should monitor their situation. There is likely to be localised runoff flooding in the area and river fords may become impassable overnight and into Friday.  

This message will be updated by 9:00 a.m. tomorrow (Friday) or if the situation changes significantly.