Reports are coming in of snow falling to low levels over parts of the Canterbury Plains this morning.
Snow is falling in Darfield and Methven and also over parts of Banks Peninsula. Alpine passes in the south have also seen snow settle in.
A small tornado and lightning has apparently damaged two buildings on the West Coast town of Hector according to Facebook reader Roger Harper. It occurred about 1am this morning.
As more information comes to hand we’ll bring it to you at WeatherWatch.
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phil smith on 21/10/2012 10:46pm
Hi Phil ,its very windy here in Levin and we have just had a sqally rain shower with more looking to come in. Having to put the washing out in small breaks, its like living in wellington haha
Cheers Phil Smith
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Ben on 21/10/2012 10:12pm
was sleeting in oxford before,very strong cold winds
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