Rotorua tornado clip Dec 6 2012

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Wed 26/12/2012 09:37

occured NNW of Rotorua (Humurana) same day as Hobsonville storm.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Wed 26/12/2012 10:02

story here about a man picked up by the tornado.

http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/news/ ... r/1651473/

another story about some diary cows killed by a lightning strike Dec 6.

http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/news/ ... e/1655411/

Cook · Unread post by **Cook** » Wed 26/12/2012 12:47

Thanks. I wish I could see "the tornado".

03Stormchaser · Unread post by **03Stormchaser** » Wed 26/12/2012 12:59

Cook wrote:Thanks. I wish I could see "the tornado".

Sounds like a path well travelled.... but rain wrapped tornadoes are rarely caught on video.

Orion · Unread post by **Orion** » Wed 26/12/2012 13:06

Brief but intense!

jamie · Unread post by **jamie** » Wed 26/12/2012 13:09

Note the 180 degree change in wind direction. Awesome and intense.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Wed 26/12/2012 17:07

There was F1 damage nearby.

Generally a storm needs to be inside 50km of the radar to detect the small scale mesocyclones we get in NZ. This storm was about 20km from the BOP radar.

spwill · Unread post by **spwill** » Wed 26/12/2012 17:54

Thanks NZstorm, interesting clip.

Cook wrote:Thanks. I wish I could see "the tornado".

A Metservice analyst might be able to help.

Vertigo · Unread post by **Vertigo** » Thu 27/12/2012 07:15

clearly tornadic signs, very nice.

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