Unstable Period - 17th - 20th Jan

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Re: Unstable Period - 17th - 20th Jan

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There must have been a decent downpour on the Tongariro National Park with the front on Monday night for the extent of the damage done to the crossing walkway
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jamie wrote:There must have been a decent downpour on the Tongariro National Park with the front on Monday night for the extent of the damage done to the crossing walkway
Looking at the pictures, must have been upwards of 30mm in an hour to do that.

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I would think more like 50mm/hr
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