NZ Historic Weather Events Catalogue
June 2003 West Coast Tornado
(
2003-06-16
)
June 2003 West Coast Tornado
(
2003-06-16
)
23-29 years
A tornado hit Greymouth damaging at least 20 businesses and causing $300,000 worth of damage.
West Coast
Multi Hazard
at
West Coast
There were heavy showers with thunder and hailstorms on the West Coast.
Tornado
at
GreymouthShow me on map
A tornado cut a swathe through downtown Greymouth on the morning of the 16th.
Approximately 20 businesses reported structural damage. Most major damage was centred on the Greeson and Arney Street area.
MG Marketing was one of the worst hit businesses and the severe damage made the building unusable.
Other businesses which were damaged included Neptune Backpackers, Bannockbrae Signs, Fulton Hogan, Griffen and Smith Mitre 10 and Super Liquor.
Power was cut to much of the central business area. But was restored to most areas after 40 minutes.
At least two power poles snapped like twigs.
Rail crossing signs and sheet metal were carried hundreds of metres.
There were no injuries reported.
The tornado did at least $300,000 worth of damage.
The damage was the worst an assessor had seen in 23 years. Grey District Council senior building inspector said damage was worst he'd seen in 29 years.
The damage caused by the tornado was worse than it normally would have been as the debris was carried far away.
The Bannock Brae Signs building was demolished because it was unsound.
References
- Headline: Coast tornado 'hot spot'
- The Greymouth Evening Star, 11 march 2005.
- Meteorological Society of New Zealand (Inc.) Newsletter 94, September 2003.
- Headline: Twister rips through Greymouth.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, Source: NZPA, 17 June 2003.
- Headline: Tornado damage assessed.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, Source: NZPA, 18 June 2003.
June 2003 West Coast Tornado
(
2003-06-16
)
23-29 years
A tornado hit Greymouth damaging at least 20 businesses and causing $300,000 worth of damage.
West Coast
Multi Hazard
at
West Coast
There were heavy showers with thunder and hailstorms on the West Coast.
Tornado
at
Greymouth
A tornado cut a swathe through downtown Greymouth on the morning of the 16th.
Approximately 20 businesses reported structural damage. Most major damage was centred on the Greeson and Arney Street area.
MG Marketing was one of the worst hit businesses and the severe damage made the building unusable.
Other businesses which were damaged included Neptune Backpackers, Bannockbrae Signs, Fulton Hogan, Griffen and Smith Mitre 10 and Super Liquor.
Power was cut to much of the central business area. But was restored to most areas after 40 minutes.
At least two power poles snapped like twigs.
Rail crossing signs and sheet metal were carried hundreds of metres.
There were no injuries reported.
The tornado did at least $300,000 worth of damage.
The damage was the worst an assessor had seen in 23 years. Grey District Council senior building inspector said damage was worst he'd seen in 29 years.
The damage caused by the tornado was worse than it normally would have been as the debris was carried far away.
The Bannock Brae Signs building was demolished because it was unsound.
References
- Headline: Coast tornado 'hot spot'
- The Greymouth Evening Star, 11 march 2005.
- Meteorological Society of New Zealand (Inc.) Newsletter 94, September 2003.
- Headline: Twister rips through Greymouth.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, Source: NZPA, 17 June 2003.
- Headline: Tornado damage assessed.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, Source: NZPA, 18 June 2003.
