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The MetService have issued a thunderstorm watch for the following areas…
Valid until 08:00 pm Tuesday 03 May 2011
This watch affects people in the following weather forecast districts:
Auckland
Great Barrier Island
Coromandel Peninsula
Waikato
Bay of Plenty
Further thunderstorms are likely about eastern parts of Auckland down to northern Waikato, Coromandel and western Bay of Plenty over the next 4 hours. Some of these thunderstorms could be severe and with a continued risk of one or two damaging tornadoes. Should severe weather approach or if you feel threatened, take shelter immediately.
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Anonymous on 3/05/2011 10:26am
Hi there, is it possible that there will be a tornado in Auckland areas overnight or tomorrow? Thanks
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WW Forecast Team on 3/05/2011 10:32am
Hi there, no we think the threat has now passed. Skies are mostly clear/dry now.
Cheers
– WeatherWatch
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chell on 3/05/2011 9:22am
over 25 lightening flashes within half hour in manawatu!!
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Guest on 3/05/2011 8:36am
If the weather forecast is keeping an eye on the weather then why werent the citizens informed of this before time??????/
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Guest on 3/05/2011 5:55am
hi can you specify which areas in auckland
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WW Forecast Team on 3/05/2011 6:29am
This is a formal watch from the MetService and they haven’t been specific.
Thanks
WW
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Mandy on 3/05/2011 5:10am
Where is the tornado that hit Albany heading to now?
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westcoast on 3/05/2011 5:20am
the CB from which the tornado was spawned moved slowly south, over the airport and then eventually over Waiuku, at around 4:30pm, so took 2 hours to move from Albany to Waiuku, but it had weakened by the time it got to Waiuku but was still producing menancing cloud lowerings
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Twinkle on 3/05/2011 5:05am
Civil Defence BOP just emailed me a warning. Think that’s the first time
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