tornado in manawatu

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thunderhead21
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tornado in manawatu

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There was a tornado in the manawatu this morning.It never hit the ground but come a fair way down.
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Hi thunderhead21,
Did you see the Tornado or is this second hand info?
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Unread post by thunderhead21 »

I SEEN IT.IT ONLY LASTED A COUPLE OF MINUTES .IT WAS ABOYT 11.00 TO THE WEST OF THE CITY.
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Unread post by NZ Thunderstorm Soc »

It's ashame you never had a camera handy to varify it :)

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Unread post by C-Nimbus »

Awesome!!

Its always a real buzz when you see the little 'rat-tails'

good work