Thunderstorms, mini tornadoes, downpours: North Island to get lashed by wild weather
Thunderstorms, mini tornadoes, downpours: North Island to get lashed by wild weather 19 Apr, 2021 08:33 PM 4 minutes to read MetService Severe weather: April 20th Heavy rain is set to swamp the North Island today, with the Bay of Plenty likely to bear the brunt of the downfalls. Up to 120mm is expected to fall along the eastern coast from about 9pm tonight, while Mt Taranaki, Northland and Auckland all have heavy rain warnings in place from MetService. Duty meteorologist Andrew James said the rain is the result of a low-pressure system swinging down from the north, which will bring warm tempe...