The Waiho River sitting above 8m on 10 April as rain hit the West Coast.
Photograph: RNZ/Nathan Mckinnon
The West Coast is immediately anticipated to get the worst of the torrential rain that has been drenching elements of the area since Tuesday morning.
MetService mentioned as much as 450mm of rain hit Westland on Wednesday and one other 350mm is forecast by 9pm on Thursday.
There was nonetheless an opportunity the present orange warning might be upgraded to purple, it mentioned.
Regardless of a lull within the rain late on Wednesday, West Coast Civil Defence is urging individuals to not change into complacent, and to take climate warnings significantly.
SH6 from Franz Josef to Makarora – the one direct route between the West Coast and Otago – was closed in a single day.
The Waiho River at SH6 is again as much as 8m breaching an alert degree.
There are actually eight orange heavy rain warnings within the South Island, and one in Taranaki which ends on Friday morning.
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