MetService issues severe thunderstorm warning for parts of lower North Island

That warning applied to Carterton, Kapiti Coast, Upper Hutt City, Porirua City and South Wairarapa, and were expected to be accompanied by torrential rain.
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MetService has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for areas of the lower North Island, as wild weather lashes the country.

That warning applied to Carterton, Kāpiti Coast, Upper Hutt City, Porirua City and South Wairarapa, and was expected to be accompanied by torrential rain.

MetService said the thunderstorms were moving towards the east, and were expected to lie near Paraparaumu, Upper Hutt, Porirua, Waikanae and The Southern Tararua Ranges at 6.52am and near Upper Hutt, The Southern Tararua Ranges and Kaitoke at 7.22 am.

The National Emergency Management Agency advises that as storms approach you should: