Updated 6:20pm — A tall and impressive waterspout has been spotted over Napier with video sent in to WeatherWatch.co.nz in the past few minutes.

Instability over the North Island today has seen a number of big downpours and isolated thunderstorms as the centre of a low moves in.

Thank you to our Twitter followers for sharing these incredible videos with WeatherWatch.co.nz!

@WeatherWatchNZ #napier pic.twitter.com/IP3FZRU97h

— teddy (@taka_tapui) April 14, 2021

@WeatherWatchNZ water spout and lightning off the coast from Napier pic.twitter.com/mHkg5sVeYc

— David Frampton (@majicDave) April 14, 2021

@WeatherWatchNZ #Napier #rain pic.twitter.com/iYoPmIwf19

— Lynette Brunt (@BruntL) April 14, 2021

TORNADO / WATERSPOUT OFF Napier!! pic.twitter.com/NKhHh6w3MD

— Andrew Frame (@NapierinFrame) April 14, 2021