NZ Historic Weather Events Catalogue
March 2001 West Coast Tornado and Canterbury High Winds ( 2001-03-28 )
Cobden, near Greymouth, was hit by a tornado which caused damage to 20 houses. In Canterbury, high winds caused road accidents and power cuts.
South Island
Multi Hazard
at
South Island
Duration: 2 days - The high winds lasted from the 28th to the 29th in West Coast and Canterbury.
West Coast
Tornado
at
Cobden
A sudden tornado swept through Cobden about 4am on the 28th.
The tornado caused significant damage in Cobden.
Three streets took the brunt of the tornado. Five or six homes lost their roofs and more than 20 others were damaged to a lesser extent.
Garages and glass-houses wre destroyed.
Fences and trees were felled.
Power was cut.
The tornado left a clump of metre-long seaweed on roof of a house two kilometres from the beach.
Lightning
It was accompanied by lightning.
Canterbury
High Wind / Gust
at
Canterbury
Winds up to 140 km/hr battered North and Central Canterbury overnight on the 28th.
It cut main roads and power to some homes.
State Highway 1 beyween Cheviot and Ward and the highway to Lewis Pass were closed at one stage.
A truck overturned and several caravans and some cars were blown over or off the roads.
A truck driver was injured.
Sheds, trees and power lines were bowled over throughout the area.
The Fire Service were extremely busy with wind-related incidents and dealt with several minor vegetation fires.
The wind was easing on the morning of the 29th.
References
- Meteorological Society of New Zealand (Inc.) Newsletter 85, June 2001.
- Headline: Tornado targets West Coast township.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, Source: Christchurch Star, 28 March 2001, 7:30am.
- Headline: Canterbury recovering from high winds.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, Source: Christchurch Star, 29 March 2001.
March 2001 West Coast Tornado and Canterbury High Winds ( 2001-03-28 )
Cobden, near Greymouth, was hit by a tornado which caused damage to 20 houses. In Canterbury, high winds caused road accidents and power cuts.
South Island
Multi Hazard
at
South Island
Duration: 2 days - The high winds lasted from the 28th to the 29th in West Coast and Canterbury.
West Coast
Tornado
at
Cobden
A sudden tornado swept through Cobden about 4am on the 28th.
The tornado caused significant damage in Cobden.
Three streets took the brunt of the tornado. Five or six homes lost their roofs and more than 20 others were damaged to a lesser extent.
Garages and glass-houses wre destroyed.
Fences and trees were felled.
Power was cut.
The tornado left a clump of metre-long seaweed on roof of a house two kilometres from the beach.
Lightning
It was accompanied by lightning.
Canterbury
High Wind / Gust
at
Canterbury
Winds up to 140 km/hr battered North and Central Canterbury overnight on the 28th.
It cut main roads and power to some homes.
State Highway 1 beyween Cheviot and Ward and the highway to Lewis Pass were closed at one stage.
A truck overturned and several caravans and some cars were blown over or off the roads.
A truck driver was injured.
Sheds, trees and power lines were bowled over throughout the area.
The Fire Service were extremely busy with wind-related incidents and dealt with several minor vegetation fires.
The wind was easing on the morning of the 29th.
References
- Meteorological Society of New Zealand (Inc.) Newsletter 85, June 2001.
- Headline: Tornado targets West Coast township.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, Source: Christchurch Star, 28 March 2001, 7:30am.
- Headline: Canterbury recovering from high winds.
- www.nzherald.co.nz, Source: Christchurch Star, 29 March 2001.