NZ Historic Weather Events Catalogue
August 2000 North Island Thunderstorms
(
2000-08-11
)
Thunderstorms brought lightning and heavy rain to parts of the North Island, and a tornado struck Huntly in the Waikato. The tornado caused damage to buildings, trees and powerlines. Lightning damaged about 20 homes in Auckland.
North Island
Multi Hazard
Duration: 2 days - From the 11th to the 12th of August.
Auckland
Lightning
at
Kohimarama
Lightning struck Southern Cross Road in Kohimarama just after 11:30am on 12th.
About 20 homes on both sides of the road suffered some damage. The lightning shattered dozens of windows and glass doors, skinned a 40-year-old Norfolk pine tree, blew plaster and wallpaper off walls, blew the lid off a toilet cistern and left a deep hole in a concrete driveway.
Shattered glass from windows flew up to 10m away.
Waikato
Tornado
at
Huntly
A brief small tornado struck Huntly at around 7:30am on the 11th.
The tornado caused significant damage to buildings and fences. Roofs were ripped off several buildings, including the local rugby league club and a number of houses. The tornado ripped a gaping hole in one house roof and reduced a barn on a hill to a quarter its size.
Trees were felled.
Fences and live power lines were blown down at Huntly Primary School, blocking entry into the school until emergency services cleared the lines.
Power lines were blown down, leaving more than 1000 Wel Energy custmomers without power.
Taranaki
Lightning
at
Taranaki
A radio station in Taranaki was knocked off the air when lightning hit a transmitter.
Manawatu-Wanganui
Lightning
at
Palmerston North
A lightning strike caused problems in Palmerston North on the 11th, with power shorting out for several minutes.
Wellington
Heavy Rain
at
Wellington City
Heavy rain around Wellington on the morning of the 11th cut power to some areas of the central city.
References
- Meteorological Society of New Zealand (Inc.) Newsletter 82, September 2000.
- Headline: Huntly cleans up following mini tornado.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, Source: IRN, 11 August 2000.
- Headline: Twister's lash wakes Huntly.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, 12 August 2000.
- Headline: Lightning strike stuns residents.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, 14 August 2000.
August 2000 North Island Thunderstorms
(
2000-08-11
)
Thunderstorms brought lightning and heavy rain to parts of the North Island, and a tornado struck Huntly in the Waikato. The tornado caused damage to buildings, trees and powerlines. Lightning damaged about 20 homes in Auckland.
North Island
Multi Hazard
Duration: 2 days - From the 11th to the 12th of August.
Auckland
Lightning
at
Kohimarama
Lightning struck Southern Cross Road in Kohimarama just after 11:30am on 12th.
About 20 homes on both sides of the road suffered some damage. The lightning shattered dozens of windows and glass doors, skinned a 40-year-old Norfolk pine tree, blew plaster and wallpaper off walls, blew the lid off a toilet cistern and left a deep hole in a concrete driveway.
Shattered glass from windows flew up to 10m away.
Waikato
Tornado
at
Huntly
A brief small tornado struck Huntly at around 7:30am on the 11th.
The tornado caused significant damage to buildings and fences. Roofs were ripped off several buildings, including the local rugby league club and a number of houses. The tornado ripped a gaping hole in one house roof and reduced a barn on a hill to a quarter its size.
Trees were felled.
Fences and live power lines were blown down at Huntly Primary School, blocking entry into the school until emergency services cleared the lines.
Power lines were blown down, leaving more than 1000 Wel Energy custmomers without power.
Taranaki
Lightning
at
Taranaki
A radio station in Taranaki was knocked off the air when lightning hit a transmitter.
Manawatu-Wanganui
Lightning
at
Palmerston North
A lightning strike caused problems in Palmerston North on the 11th, with power shorting out for several minutes.
Wellington
Heavy Rain
at
Wellington City
Heavy rain around Wellington on the morning of the 11th cut power to some areas of the central city.
References
- Meteorological Society of New Zealand (Inc.) Newsletter 82, September 2000.
- Headline: Huntly cleans up following mini tornado.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, Source: IRN, 11 August 2000.
- Headline: Twister's lash wakes Huntly.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, 12 August 2000.
- Headline: Lightning strike stuns residents.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, 14 August 2000.