NZ Historic Weather Events Catalogue
June 2011 Taranaki Tornado ( 2011-06-19 )
A swarm of tornados struck North Taranaki (New Plymouth city, Bell Block and Omata) damaging property and causing power outage.
Taranaki
Tornado
at
Taranaki
Comments:
Insurance claims totalled $1.6 million.
Tornado
at
New Plymouth
Map Location: -39.051214 174.06972
Comments:
Roofs damaged, windows blown in, power poles blown over.
300 properties lost power for up to 10 hours.
Tornado
at
Bell Block
Map Location: -39.030626 174.145623
Comments:
Roofs damaged, windows blown in.
Tornado
at
Omata
Map Location: -39.094985 174.014354
Comments:
Roofs damaged, windows blown in.
References
- Headline: Tornados rock New Plymouth.
- www.stuff.co.nz, Source: Taranaki Daily News, 19 June 2011.
- Headline: Tornado takes familiar pathway.
- www.stuff.co.nz, Source: Taranaki Daily News, 20 June 2011.
- Headline: Taranaki tornados: 'I curled up in a ball screaming'.
- www.stuff.co.nz, Source: Taranaki Daily News, 20 June 2011.
- Headline: Tornado clean-up to take weeks.
- www.stuff.co.nz, Source: Taranaki Daily News, 21 June 2011.
- Insurance Council of New Zealand (www.icnz.org.nz/current/weather)
June 2011 Taranaki Tornado ( 2011-06-19 )
A swarm of tornados struck North Taranaki (New Plymouth city, Bell Block and Omata) damaging property and causing power outage.
Taranaki
Tornado
at
Taranaki
Comments:
Insurance claims totalled $1.6 million.
Tornado
at
New Plymouth
Map Location: -39.051214 174.06972
Comments:
Roofs damaged, windows blown in, power poles blown over.
300 properties lost power for up to 10 hours.
Tornado
at
Bell Block
Map Location: -39.030626 174.145623
Comments:
Roofs damaged, windows blown in.
Tornado
at
Omata
Map Location: -39.094985 174.014354
Comments:
Roofs damaged, windows blown in.
References
- Headline: Tornados rock New Plymouth.
- www.stuff.co.nz, Source: Taranaki Daily News, 19 June 2011.
- Headline: Tornado takes familiar pathway.
- www.stuff.co.nz, Source: Taranaki Daily News, 20 June 2011.
- Headline: Taranaki tornados: 'I curled up in a ball screaming'.
- www.stuff.co.nz, Source: Taranaki Daily News, 20 June 2011.
- Headline: Tornado clean-up to take weeks.
- www.stuff.co.nz, Source: Taranaki Daily News, 21 June 2011.
- Insurance Council of New Zealand (www.icnz.org.nz/current/weather)