4,000 lightning flashes an hour in Auckland, fatal landslides in Brazil and drought in California
on 21 March, causing severe flooding. Albany in northern Auckland was hit by 109mm of rain in 10 hours with the March average 85mm to 90mm. About 76.8mm of this fell within just one hour, representing Auckland’s wettest hour on record. The flooding was associated with potent thunderstorms crossing the Auckland region which produced 4,000 lightning flashes in an hour and at its peak, 700 in five minutes.
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