Video: 'Oh my word!' Nelson woman's backyard turned into swimming pool by storm flooding

A shed is the only recognisable landmark sticking out from the water in Georgina McGrath's backyard.

A Nelson woman's backyard has been turned into a swimming pool due to flooding from the massive storm slamming into the country today.

Georgina McGrath says she has never seen anything like this before in all her time of living on Trafalgar St in Nelson's CBD.

She told 1 NEWS reporter Kaitlin Ruddock that the flooding has come from the Maitai River near her house, which has overflown during heavy rain brought in by ex-Tropical Cyclone Fehi this morning.

Her neighbour's house has also suffered flooding as well as a number of other properties next to the river.

While she managed to retrieve a bed floating in her submerged garden, Ms McGrath says an electrical saw and a fridge are still somewhere under the flood waters.

The footage taken by 1 NEWS shows just how dangerous today's weather is.

Large swell are inundating Rocks Road, catching motorists out.

Click here for live updates as ex-Cyclone Fehi causes havoc in the South Island.

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