Strong winds continue to buffet South Otago this morning, blowing a campervan on to its side on State Highway 1 about 5km north of Balclutha.
This followed an earlier crash between a utility and a truck also on SH1 between Balclutha and Milton.
No injuries were reported but the two crashes have resulted in delays for motorists as the scenes are cleared.
Earlier, a motorist had a lucky escape when a tree fell on to a car on State Highway 83 at Kurow in North Otago.
The MetService had warned of southwesterly wind gusts up to 120kmh in localised areas of the Catlins, Clutha and Dunedin districts until late this morning.
Winds were tipped to reach severe gale force in Southland as well.
The strong winds have also prompted the closure of Treble Cone skifield today.
With forecast highs today of 9degC (Wanaka and Invercargill) and 8degC (Dunedin, Gore and Queenstown), the extreme cold conditions are easing, and this morning SH 94 Te Anau To Milford Sound is the only highway NZTA are reporting closed due to snow.
In Dunedin, the Flagstaff-Whare Flat road is closed due to snow, the DCC website says.
A number of rural Otago roads - around Slopedown/Owaka Valley near Clinton, Hillend-Mt Stuart, Waipori, and Mahinerangi - were reported as impassable this morning but are expected to reopen today. Check conditions here.
There are no problems with flights at either Dunedin or Queenstown airport.
The weather has prompted the closure of all council sports grounds, and while most of today's scheduled interschool between King's and Otago Boys' has been postponed, the First XV rugby match will go ahead in the covered Forsyth Barr Stadium.
While snow showers which hit the region have cleared and warnings for heavy snow were lifted yesterday, further snow showers are expected today at higher levels of the Milford road, and NZTA have issued fresh wind warnings this morning.
Snow and ice yesterday created problems for many residents of the South.
Heavy snow in South Otago and Southland on Tuesday night and for much of yesterday closed roads and cut or disrupted electricity to about 1700 consumers. Power went off in some places on Tuesday night.
Electricity was restored to those consumers - from Clinton, Lawrence, Conical Hill, Ohai, Edendale and Riverton in Southland - by lunch time yesterday.
Much of South Otago and Southland was covered in snow up to 20cm deep. Drifts up to 60cm formed in Clinton and Owaka.
Arrowtown was affected by snow and ice, but roads remained open.
By last night, State Highway 94, Milford to Te Anau, and State Highway 87, Outram to Kyeburn, were the only highways that remained closed.
Some schools were closed yesterday and others started late.
The Dunedin City Council closed Flagstaff-Whare Flat Rd about 4pm yesterday because of severe snow and ice.
Despite snow and ice across the region, deliveries of the Otago Daily Times were largely unaffected yesterday.
Snow also fell yesterday on the South Island's West Coast, including down to sea level in places, the Greymouth Star reports. Reefton was under 15cm of snow at 11.15am, the most to have fallen there since 1961, weather observer Tony Fortune said.
