Issued at 7:09am 11/05/2024
Valid from 7:09am 11/05/2024 to Midnight 11/05/2024
No thunderstorms or significant convection expected during this period.
Issued at 7:46am 11/05/2024
Valid from Midnight 11/05/2024 to Midday 12/05/2024
No thunderstorms or significant convection expected during this period.
In New Zealand, MetService classifies a thunderstorm as severe if one or more of the following criteria are met:
Rainfall of 25mm/h, or more.
Hailstones 20mm in diameter, or larger.
Gusts of 110km/h (60 knots) or stronger.
Fujita F1 - i.e. wind speeds greater than 116km/h (63 knots) or stronger.
Note: some tornadic systems such as funnel clouds, waterspouts and small land-based tornadoes are possible with thunderstorms that may not be classified as severe.