High winds bowled over a campervan between Alexandra and Roxburgh yesterday afternoon.
The Alexandra Fire Brigade was called to the accident, between Gorge Creek and Shingle Creek on State Highway 8, about 4pm.
The campervan had been blown over, but the occupants were uninjured, Station Officer Brendon Walker said.
"It was very extreme conditions - the wind was so strong it was struggle for us to even stand up," he said.
The motorists following the campervan said it was driving slowly because of the wind, and its wheels were coming off the road as wind gusts caught the vehicle, Mr Walker said.
Several road signs in the area were broken as a result of the wind and the New Zealand Transport Agency issued a warning for motorists in Central Otago to take care, especially those towing caravans or driving campervans and other high-sided vehicles.
A severe weather watch for Dunedin, South Otago and Southland was lifted last night as heavy snow was no longer expected, MetService said.
While snow was predicted to fall to at least 200m yesterday, reports last night were that it was settling to 500m with snow flurries to 200m in South Otago, duty forecaster Heath Gullery said.
"It's been a very cold day."
Snow was also settling to 400m on hills around Southland and some snow flurries were also reported inland in Central Otago and the Southern Lakes.
Much of the region experienced occasional hail showers throughout the day.
Scattered snow showers to 300m and strong southwesterlies were still expected to hit the region last night.
Yesterday, gusty winds hit coastal Otago, with the strongest a gale force gust of 100kmh, at Dunedin Airport at 5pm.
The weather was expected to clear up today.
