Thunderstorms possible 20-22 Sept upper North Island

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Re: Thunderstorms possible 20-22 Sept upper North Island

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ben g wrote:A video of the front around 3 am taken around wairau road, north shore. Sorry for the swearing I get a bit excited in situations like that, forgetting I intend to you tube it.

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You can of course mute the audio where necessary before uploading.
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I once farted whist filming a thunderstorm in Wanaka many years ago.
You can hear it, quite clearly, on the video that Aaron has saved :smile:
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There is a story in the herald about 9 dairy cows being killed on a Waikato farm by the lightning.
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tgsnoopy wrote:Grr... the "M" Word....

Mini tornado damages houses

Sigh.
Some interesting pics in that report from Sunday. :-)

The Bay of Plenty Times today has a few more details, including an apparent glimpse of 'the chocolate-brown funnel of the tornado'…

'Tornado cuts destructive path'
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NZstorm wrote:There is a story in the herald about 9 dairy cows being killed on a Waikato farm by the lightning.
I can't find it on the app. Could u post a link please?
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Nev wrote:The Bay of Plenty Times today has a few more details, including an apparent glimpse of 'the chocolate-brown funnel of the tornado'…

'Tornado cuts destructive path'
Sigh, the "M" word again.
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