

He said the number of tornadoes that have hit the country is unusual but not unheard of, with the country seeing about 7-10 moderate to strong tornadoes a year.During the 31st annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival, held March 28 through April 1 in Nashville, Tennessee, hit songwriters Ashley Gorley, Taylor Phillips, Wyatt McCubbin, and Casey Brown performed to a sold-out crowd at 3rd & Lindsley. “There could be another heavy rain producer.” “They’ll be gradually easing but still with us,” he said.īrandolino said there is a chance that the bad weather will clear on the weekend but only briefly with next week’s forecast looking to be rainy again. Niwa principal scientist Chris Brandolino told AM that thunderstorms will continue throughout the week. There is an orange heavy rain warning in place for Westland about and north of Mt Cook until midnight. Meanwhile, Buller is also under a heavy rain watch until midnight and a strong wind watch until 3pm. Note that while the threat is widespread, exact locations of impacts are uncertain. This signals that thunderstorms may rotate & produce damaging wind gusts, including tornadoes 🌪️. Our high-res model shows spinning air around potentially severe thunderstorms (🔴) today. Niwa said today was expected to be another very active day of thunderstorms with some thought to be very intense. Today’s twister hit Paraparaumu about 5.30am. It’s the third tornado in as many days around the country, followed by a tornado in Auckland on Sunday and one in the Tasman region yesterday. This comes as the Kāpiti Coast was hit by a tornado this morning, with homes damaged and a teenager who had been sleeping in a sleepout injured. “Should severe weather approach or if you feel threatened, take shelter immediately.” If any tornadoes occur, they will only affect very localised areas.” “Tornadic wind gusts can cause some structural damage, including trees and power lines, and may make driving hazardous. ⛈ℹ /iclffRH0l2- MetService April 10, 2023 We've just issued Severe Thunderstorm Watches for Buller and Westland (6am-6pm), Northland (11am - 6pm), and Auckland, Great Barrier Island, Coromandel Peninsula, Waikato, Waitomo, Taumarunui, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, Taupo, Taranaki (all 2pm-8pm) Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald Podcast.

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