New Plymouth tornado (4 July)

[sunhuntin]

NZ Police CommCens Alert 13:00 4-07-2007 Central Location of incident: Central New Plymouth Incident Type: Tornado hits New Plymouth Police and other emergency services are currently on scene in the area of Molesworth St and Gover St, New Plymouth after a tornado has ripped off roofs and damaged buildings in the area. Unknown injuries at this stage.Issued By: Team Leader Stacey Robinson

update of damaged buildings:

Placemakers roof is in the middle of town, The front facade of Taranaki Farmers has all been blown away, the scaffolding from the TSB Bank building has all collapsed and been blown into the main street. They have been told to stay inside away from anything and a witness says they can smell gas.

also reports of breakers and housing nz buildings damaged.

[Boob Johnson]

Yeah its a pretty shitty day here in NP. Nice to be home tucked away in my room with the heater on :love:

[SARGE]

****************UPDATE****************


New Plymouth Tornado causes $3400 in improvements..
:innocent::dodge:

[dhunt]

Haven't noticed anything here and I'm only two blocks away. Just the usual wet weather with a little breeze.

[nadroj]

Haven't noticed anything here and I'm only two blocks away. Just the usual wet weather with a little breeze.

Who Farted?

[SARGE]

Haven't noticed anything here and I'm only two blocks away. Just the usual wet weather with a little breeze.

thats the funny thing about tornadoes.. i have experienced a few over the years being from the Midwest US ... they can devastate a city block .. every other building is left standing

quite spooky really

[Edbear]

Daughter just texted me from Auckland city, said they had a tornado in thier carpark about 10 min ago!

[SARGE]

Daughter just texted me from Auckland city, said they had a tornado in thier carpark about 10 min ago!

shit .. where at?.. the Mrs works on Symonds st..

[ManDownUnder]

I blame the new curry house on Powderham St personally...

[babyB]

yep looks like naki might be on TV1 news tonight
but dont :blink:
did len lye wand do the twist, or is it still just a stick :shutup:

[Edbear]

shit .. where at?.. the Mrs works on Symonds st..



Think they in Meadowbank somewhere, not near Symonds

[dhunt]

Here's an article on it

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4117466a10.html

[MD]

This story will blow over. And what's it doing in General Bike Ravings?
Where's a Mod when you need one. 10 KB demerits points minimum.

[Manxman]

...Shaun's not back in town already is he??? :shifty:;)

[sAsLEX]

This story will blow over. And what's it doing in General Bike Ravings?
Where's a Mod when you need one. 10 KB demerits points minimum.

As its a weather warning.

Would not be all that flash to ride through a tornado, or would pay to avoid the aftermath if heading through that way. Maybe we need another forum for warnings? And Sub fora for oil, traffic, cows, water, wind and all the other types so that they can all carefully be defined by the forum title rather than the content! Then there would be lots of infractions and the people would rejoice!

But hey lets all rain the pendantic thread police on to all if one disagrees with the location of a thread within the fora.

[SARGE]

As its a weather warning.

Would not be all that flash to ride through a tornado, or would pay to avoid the aftermath if heading through that way.

i rode my Vmax into what was left of Homestead Florida after Andrew got done with it ..eerie

[Pixie]

thats the funny thing about tornadoes.. i have experienced a few over the years being from the Midwest US ... they can devastate a city block .. every other building is left standing

quite spooky really

They seem to be attracted to trailer parks

What we had here wasn't a tornado.More like what the aussies refer to as a "Willy Willy" or a "Cock Eyed Bob"
Calling it a tornado is like calling a fart a hurricane.

[SARGE]

They seem to be attracted to trailer parks

What we had here wasn't a tornado.More like what the aussies refer to as a "Willy Willy" or a "Cock Eyed Bob"
Calling it a tornado is like calling a fart a hurricane.

not really attracted to them per se .. but the lightweight construction parked for the most part on flat ground in the tornado zone meas that they are more likely to be damaged.. i witnessed an F5 go through a town called Xenia (http://www.xeniatornado.com/) Ohio in 74.. it was part of what is called a 'superoutbreak'.. another one in 2000 (http://www.xeniatornado.com/sept_20_00.htm) hit the same area of town..

they call Xenia " Ohio's Tornado Alley (http://columbusoh.about.com/od/weather/a/xenia.htm)' for a reason..

[janno]

Yeah, when my Dad travelled through that area of the States, he was somewhat perturbed to see they had the weather report at the end of the news, and then the tornado report . . .:sick:

[Swoop]

It's just Inline4 getting a blowjob...
*Boom tish*.










Sorry. I'll get my coat...

[Patrick]

They seem to be attracted to trailer parks

What we had here wasn't a tornado.More like what the aussies refer to as a "Willy Willy" or a "Cock Eyed Bob"
Calling it a tornado is like calling a fart a hurricane.

Nah... seen the damage... and the photos... (including the fake tornado one). More than a "Willy" needed to lift the roof off Placemakers alone...

[SARGE]

Yeah, when my Dad travelled through that area of the States, he was somewhat perturbed to see they had the weather report at the end of the news, and then the tornado report . . .:sick:

meanwhile .. NZ news has 20 minutes of sport and a 5 minute weather blurb with 1960s graphics .. just get the weather bunny and some stick on cloud shapes

[Delphinus]

Maybe Al Gore was right....

[janno]

meanwhile .. NZ news has 20 minutes of sport and a 5 minute weather blurb with 1960s graphics .. just get the weather bunny and some stick on cloud shapes

Must admit the aussies are unbiased when it comes to the weather - they have brainless himbos as well as bimbos presenting the weather. Actually, males are bimbos, females are bimbas I think, though doesn't have quite the same ring.

Hate it the way Nz presenters say MOIST when they are talking about rain - reminds me of athlete's foot and fungus growing in unwanted places for some reason . . . :sick::sick::sick:

And rain is not MOIST, it's fuckin WET!!!

[dhunt]

Well we had another little one today it would seem.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4147521a10.html

Typical miserable weather where I am though.

[Patrick]

Just up the road that one!! Was at work and never heard a thing....