\u201cIt takes me five to 10 minutes to get to town and by then police had closed the road and the water was starting to subside. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was uncanny.\u201d <\/p>\n
He estimated that at least 20 businesses were affected by flooding. <\/p>\n
MetService meteorologist Michael Pawley said there was another risk of afternoon and evening thunderstorms for Central Hawke\u2019s Bay on Tuesday, as showers formed inland and moved towards the coast. <\/p>\n
\u201cTomorrow [Wednesday], CHB can expect fine weather for most of the day. <\/p>\n
\u201cSome showers could form near the ranges, but the winds are not directing them out towards the coast like they have been today and yesterday.\u201d <\/p>\n
The flooding was quick to drain away. Photo \/ CHB Council<\/p>\n
Pawley said the hour before yesterday\u2019s downpour, 6.9mm of rain fell, then 11.2mm followed in the next hour, \u201cwhich is decent heavy rain\u201d. <\/p>\n
Foley said the council would be looking at why the infrastructure around Waipukurau\u2019s main shopping area struggled to cope. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was such an intense event, I\u2019m not sure if any infrastructure would have coped, but we will be looking at the drainage in that part of town. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s certainly not what businesses need. Things aren\u2019t great economy-wise as it is. This just adds to it.\u201d <\/p>\n
But he said it was cool to see how the community came together. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe police responded quickly by closing the road, and council staff, contractors and members of the community all got on the end of a broom to help push water out of the shops. <\/p>\n
\u201cNext time I\u2019ll take my own broom.\u201d <\/p>\n
Some businesses remain closed on Tuesday, including Cranford Hospice Opshop.<\/p>\n
Cranford Hospice development and engagement director Carol-anne Stubbs said they were working as fast as they could to reopen.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt happened so quickly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank goodness staff reacted quickly, moving larger items to dry ground, and the community was amazing, helping to sweep the water outside.<\/p>\n
\u201dWe ask that the public be patient while we clean up and set up for business as usual.” <\/p>\n
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