Wild weather continues to hit Invercargill today with the Invercargill City Council (ICC) having taken up to 100 calls this morning reporting surface flooding throughout the city.

Peak wind gusts of 113kph have been recorded in the city in the last 24 hours, with 10.4mm of rain falling in the same period.

An ICC spokesperson said they had received more than 30 calls in the first 45 minutes this morning reporting flooding.

Council contractors had been out for the last 24 hours clearing sumps the spokesperson said, with continuing windy conditions causing issues clearing due to the continued build up of leaves repeating the blockages.

"Parks staff are also out this morning assessing matters in our parks and reserves (as) yesterday there were lots of trees and branches down," the spokesperson said.

 One of the fallen trees was on St George's Track in Queens Park, with the track currently closed for safety reasons.

The Estuary Walkway had also been closed due to flooding, as well as the entry to Splash Palace on Elles Rd.

The entry to Splash Palace was closed while contractors helped to clear the flooding on the road. PHOTO: Ben Waterworth

The ICC urged residents to take care and be patient when travelling on roads, and asked any residents to assist in "clearing any blocked drains with a rake" if it was safe to do so.

Emergency Management Southland team leader response Craig Sinclair said the Waihopai River in Invercargill was in flood due to large amounts of rain in the catchment.

He said Invercargill residents would notice the high amounts of water around North Rd bridge as it coincides with high tide at around 12.30pm, but it was not expected to cause any major issues.

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Yesterday the strong winds caused shipping containers to be blown into Bluff harbour, as well as several Air New Zealand flights to be delayed coming into Invercargill.

MetService has currently placed a strong wind watch for all of Southland as well as coastal Clutha during which time it says southwesterly winds may approach severe gale in exposed places before winds should gradually ease.

The watch will remain in place until at least 1pm today.