Thunderstorms and damage reports, N.I. Wed 4th July
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was out today.,....driving just out of Waiuku at 3:15pm had a huge CG only 2km in front of us hit the ground
Hude blown off CB top coming down from the NW over auckland city now...lots of mamatus viewable from this side
its like being in the midwest!
a cold ,light NE wind blowing...almost like a outflow wind...
Hude blown off CB top coming down from the NW over auckland city now...lots of mamatus viewable from this side
its like being in the midwest!
a cold ,light NE wind blowing...almost like a outflow wind...
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There are some pretty good 1st-hand accounts here:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4117466a10.html
...one of them mentioned not seeing the "classic funnel" associated with a tornado, but is that not a misconception? Can't you have a tornado without seeing the funnel?
...or perhaps this was a "gustnado" with the fast moving front?
...pass, all up for discussion...still sounds like a doozy, though!!!!
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4117466a10.html
...one of them mentioned not seeing the "classic funnel" associated with a tornado, but is that not a misconception? Can't you have a tornado without seeing the funnel?
...or perhaps this was a "gustnado" with the fast moving front?
...pass, all up for discussion...still sounds like a doozy, though!!!!
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I heard a report of a column of water moving of the sea onto downtown NewPlymouth, Waterspout.
I see there's quite a few Lightning strikes in the Firth of Thames area and still some just to the north of Auckland ( Cb Brian can see from his place)
I see there's quite a few Lightning strikes in the Firth of Thames area and still some just to the north of Auckland ( Cb Brian can see from his place)
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Check this out
A real corka!
From NewstalkZB website.
From NewstalkZB website.
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wow !
good stuff
mama showing up now at the back end of the frontal line/CB line...clear skies out to my west ATM
ps, next cb heading our way also is lightning active, and it will be dark when it gets here
good stuff
mama showing up now at the back end of the frontal line/CB line...clear skies out to my west ATM
ps, next cb heading our way also is lightning active, and it will be dark when it gets here
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Fantastic pics!
I watched both TV3 and TV1's news reports. Why do they refer to any tornado that hits NZ as a "mini tornado"?
This really gets my gander up - grrrr!
There is NO such thing, according to Wkipaedia (probably the most reliable reference source on the web) and check out dictionary.com.
again - no such word.
Can anyone enlighten me?
I watched both TV3 and TV1's news reports. Why do they refer to any tornado that hits NZ as a "mini tornado"?
This really gets my gander up - grrrr!
There is NO such thing, according to Wkipaedia (probably the most reliable reference source on the web) and check out dictionary.com.
again - no such word.
Can anyone enlighten me?
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I emailed TVNZ to bitch about it last year and they said the fire service had told them it was a mini-tornado at that particular event they reported. The reporter said she wouldn't use the term again, but there are quite a few reporters to get around!Peopled_Diagram wrote:Fantastic pics!
I watched both TV3 and TV1's news reports. Why do they refer to any tornado that hits NZ as a "mini tornado"?
This really gets my gander up - grrrr!
There is NO such thing, according to Wkipaedia (probably the most reliable reference source on the web) and check out dictionary.com.
again - no such word.
Can anyone enlighten me?
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3 in 1 day, all in major urban areas - wonder if others have occurred in rural parts and maybe gone unnoticed. I've read somewhere in a NZ weather book that many NZ tornadoes go unreported, occurring in remote areas.Tornado number three reported....
This one in Tauranga at 5.30pm
I see in the TV1 News footage of the New Plymouth one that it started as a waterspout before hitting land. The path shown had it crossing a small lake - turning into a waterspout again?
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I did notice some ominous cloud formations from the first CB line crossing in the Karaka area, around 1:30pm....and said to the wife, this is tornado weather (before any had been reported or before I knew of any reports : ) )
i am not surprised about Tauranga getting action.....looked very impressive the CB as it headed that way
some good flahses of lighting now out to my WSW
i am not surprised about Tauranga getting action.....looked very impressive the CB as it headed that way
some good flahses of lighting now out to my WSW