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Severe Weather Discussion => Tornado Alley Outbreaks and Severe Weather Worldwide => Topic started by: nzstorm on 04 May 2011, 11:48:21 AM

Title: Auckland New Zealand tornado : 3 May 2011
Post by: nzstorm on 04 May 2011, 11:48:21 AM

Clip here of a tornado at Albany North Auckland today. 1 fatality and 20 injured as this twister passed through a shopping complex.

Auckland Tornado - Raw footage (New Zealand) 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGOO5GF4llg#ws)

Title: RE: Auckland New Zealand tornado : 3 May 2011
Post by: nzstorm on 04 May 2011, 12:02:55 PM

Cars were flipped onto their roof which suggests F2.

Title: RE: Auckland New Zealand tornado : 3 May 2011
Post by: Jeff Brislane on 04 May 2011, 04:08:35 PM

Wow, this was definately a strong tornado and as you suggest a likely F2 intensity considering the damage it has done.