Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Rare Tornado Hits New Zealand | Redux

Rare Tornado Hits New Zealand

90Q: A Curious Short-Lived
90Q: A Curious Short-Lived "Tropical" Cyclone in the Southern Atlantic by NASA Goddard Photo and Video
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An unusually destructive tornado swept through neighborhoods around New Zealand's largest city Thursday, killing three people and forcing 250 more to evacuate damaged and powerless homes. The small tornado hit Hobsonville and Whenuapai, western suburbs of Auckland, during a midday storm that also uprooted trees, damaged buildings and caused flooding that closed roads. Authorities said that as well as those who died, seven people suffering a range of injuries were admitted to hospitals. The tornado was the deadliest in New Zealand in more than 60 years. Although the country reports about seven tornados on average each year, most are small, mild and do little damage. New Zealand's temperate maritime climate means it isn't prone to the large, destructive tornados that plague places like the American Midwest. Auckland Council spokesman Glyn Walters said the storm made about 150 homes uninhabitable.

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Glyn Walters

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0.166068"It's clearing up slightly but people need to be careful out there," he said. ...
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Daniel Corbett

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0.334703Daniel Corbett, a meteorologist with government forecaster MetService, said there had been some very warm, humid air "like soup" ...
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Larry Cocker

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Country: New Zealand

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