Tag: strong_winds
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Cyclone Vaianu Brings Destructive Winds and Heavy Rain to North Island
Cyclone Vaianu is currently tracking south towards the Bay of Plenty, bringing destructive winds, heavy rain, and large swells to New Zealand's North Island. As of Sunday morning, the cyclone's centre was located east of the Coromandel Peninsula, but its…
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Cyclone Vaianu Threatens New Zealand with Severe Winds and Heavy Rain
Cyclone Vaianu is expected to impact New Zealand this weekend, bringing a combination of damaging winds, heavy rain, flooding, and coastal inundation. A Red Strong Wind Warning has been issued for Coromandel and Great Barrier Island on Sunday, with forecasts…
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Tropical Cyclone Vaianu Threatens New Zealand with Severe Weather
New Zealand is bracing for the impact of Tropical Cyclone Vaianu, which is expected to bring strong winds, heavy rain, and hazardous seas across parts of the country from Saturday, April 9th, to Monday, April 13th. Although the system is…
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Red Weather Warning Issued for Northland as Severe Rain and Wind Batter New Zealand
New Zealand is experiencing severe weather conditions, with a Red Heavy Rain Warning in effect for eastern Northland until Friday morning. Over 200mm of rain has already fallen in parts of the region in the last 24 hours, leading to…
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Severe Weather Event Continues Across New Zealand
A significant severe weather event is ongoing across New Zealand, with heavy rain and strong winds continuing to impact large areas of the central and eastern North Island, and the northeastern South Island. Heavy swell is also affecting the southeastern…
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Severe Weather Event Continues Across New Zealand
A severe weather event is continuing to impact large areas of New Zealand, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the central and eastern North Island, and the northeastern South Island. The event, which began on Monday, February 16th, is…
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New Zealand Braces for Severe Weather: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Expected
New Zealand is set to experience significant severe weather this week, with heavy rain and strong winds predicted for the North Island from Monday, January 19th, to Friday, January 23rd. Northland is currently under a Yellow Heavy Rain Watch until…
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Tropical Low Threatens North Island with Heavy Rain and Strong Winds
A tropical low is expected to approach New Zealand's North Island on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, potentially bringing heavy rain and strong east to northeast winds. MetService reports moderate confidence that warning amounts of rain will fall across Northland, Auckland,…
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Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
Heavy rain and strong northwest winds are impacting parts of the South Island, with the North Island bracing for similar conditions on Tuesday. A cold front is moving up the country, bringing periods of heavy rain and strong northwesterlies, followed…
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Severe Weather Outlook: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:14 am on Sunday, December 14, 2025, indicates that a front will move rapidly northeast from the South Island onto the North Island on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. This front is expected…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:46 am on Friday, December 12, 2025, indicates a period of unsettled weather for New Zealand. A large high, currently over the North Island, is moving east, allowing a northerly flow to…
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New Zealand Braces for Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Amidst Unseasonably Warm Weather
New Zealand is bracing for a mix of severe weather conditions, including heavy rain, strong winds, and unseasonably warm temperatures. A warm, moisture-laden system from the Tasman Sea is expected to bring persistent rain to the West Coast of the…
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New Zealand Braces for Week of Unsettled Weather: Snow, Rain, and Strong Winds Forecast
New Zealand is set to experience a week of changeable weather, with short-lived rainbands moving across the country. The MetService has issued Strong Wind and Heavy Rain Watches for the South Island, including Canterbury High Country, Otago, Fiordland, Stewart Island,…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued by MetService at 10:38 am on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, for significant heavy rain and strong winds expected across several regions of New Zealand. A front moving east is the cause, bringing heavy…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued by MetService, anticipating heavy rain and strong winds across several regions from late Monday into early Wednesday. The warning, released at 9:37 am on Sunday, July 27, 2025, highlights the impact of an…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued for many parts of New Zealand, with heavy rain and strong winds expected to impact several regions. The warning, released by MetService at 8:54pm on Friday, July 11, 2025, highlights the risks associated…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued by MetService, forecasting heavy rain and strong northeast winds across many parts of the country from Friday into Saturday. The warning, re-issued at 11:27am on Thursday, includes several regions with varying levels of…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued by MetService, predicting heavy rain and strong winds across multiple regions of New Zealand from Friday into Saturday. The warning, updated at 10:42 am on Thursday, July 10, 2025, highlights a front preceded…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued for central and northern New Zealand, with heavy rain and strong winds expected from Thursday onwards. Heavy snow is also possible for higher elevations of Otago and South Canterbury in the South Island.…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued for central and northern New Zealand, with heavy rain and strong winds expected from Thursday. Additionally, heavy snow is forecast for parts of the South Island. A large low over the Tasman Sea…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather watch has been issued for central and northern New Zealand, with heavy rain and strong winds expected from Thursday onwards. A large low over the Tasman Sea is the cause. Warnings and Watches are in force, and…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather watch has been issued by MetService for southern and central New Zealand, effective Sunday, May 25, 2025. A front moving from the Tasman Sea is expected to bring heavy rain and strong north to northwest winds across…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain and Gales Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather watch has been issued by MetService at 9:59 am on Saturday, May 17, 2025, for parts of southern and central New Zealand. An active low-pressure system is expected to move east across the South Island late Saturday…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain and Gales Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather watch has been issued for parts of southern and central New Zealand, with heavy rain and strong winds expected. An active low-pressure system will move across the South Island from the Tasman Sea late Saturday and early…
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