Weather: More than 1000 lightning strikes recorded overnight as wintry blast hits
17 May, 2021 08:02 PM
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MetService National weather: May 17th-19th.
NZ Herald
More than 1000 lightning strikes have been recorded in the last few hours, as winter makes its move over parts of the country today.
MetService said up to 1200 strikes were recorded overnight.
"The radar and lightning network is getting a good workout this morning," a MetService tweet said just before 7.30am.
It comes as severe weather warnings and watches have been issued over a number of areas of New Zealand where heavy rain, strong winds and snow are expected, particularly in the south.