Archive for May, 2010


  • The Storm of Late May 2010 - May 27th, 2010 , Written By: Chris Webster | 1 Comment

    • What a week it has been weatherwise.  Today MetService has issued a severe weather warning for heavy snow over parts of South Island. Looking back over the past week, it is unusual for a single weather event to result in severe weather warnings for all of widespread heavy rain, severe gales and heavy snow. But this [...]

  • On the Cusp - May 3rd, 2010 , Written By: Chris Webster | No Comments

    • MetService issues severe weather warnings to New Zealanders whenever widespread heavy rain, heavy snow or damaging winds are expected. There are formal criteria that events have to meet or exceed for the forecast to be called a success; the wind criteria are in a previous post, while the rain and snow criteria relate to the total falls required [...]

   

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