Cyclone

At least one Australia-based traveller said they had put off a trip to New Zealand following advice from the airline to consider postponing plans as ...

Floodwaters around and inside the terminal were up to 1m deep on January 27. If they see any risk of FOD, we will immediately close the runway – something that is standard practice for us regardless of weather conditions,” she said. Over the coming days it’s possible there may be short-notice flight delays or cancellations.” At least one Australia-based traveller said they had put off a trip to New Zealand following advice from the airline to consider postponing plans as cancellations are likely. While we are hopeful of limited disruption to travellers’ journeys, we are leaving absolutely nothing to chance with preparations under way for all scenarios to ensure their safety,” she said. Stay up to date with the latest information on your route to the airport on the

It is likely to hit Northland some time on Sunday, before moving towards Auckland and the Coromandel Peninsula. MetService's advisory on Friday morning said ...

We are just tidying up the forecast and working with MetService before we announce the communities that we want to focus on to prepare," Towler said. ''The message to all people is prepare yourselves. It is very dangerous for rescue staff.'' Up to 300mm of rain is expected on the Coromandel Peninsula between Monday and Wednesday. [pic.twitter.com/3yDZsWHZlD] [February 9, 2023] "This high confidence extends to Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and easternmost Waikato on Monday and Tuesday, when there is also low confidence for Taranaki, Waitomo, Taumarunui, and the remainder of Waikato."

Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle is forecast to lie just north of New Zealand by Sunday, bringing gale-force winds, storm surges and as much as 300 mm (12 inches) of ...

MetService meteorologist Georgina Griffiths said "even if [the storm passes] further away, Auckland should expect impacts".

but be prepared, basically, for reasonable levels of rainfall. "[Those] are the two days that Aucklanders should be preparing for now. "All of the region is at risk of impactful severe gales on Tuesday morning."

A “serious and significant” category three storm is tracking toward New Zealand from the Coral Sea, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and monster waves to ...

Mayor Wayne Brown urged Aucklanders to “be prepared for the worst” as the cyclone was likely to pummel the already sodden and flood-ravaged region from Sunday night. Brown urged people to check on friends, whānau and neighbours ahead of the cyclone. However, the severity of the weather and the areas affected was highly dependent on the path of the cyclone. WeatherWatch, a weather news outlet, said the cyclone could be one of the “most serious storms of the century”. “We’re preparing for the worst and hoping for the best,” Auckand Mayor Wayne Brown in a press conference. The latest MetService update now shows the Category 3 Cyclone Gabrielle, packed with 140km/h plus winds and a month’s worth of rain, will now impact from the top of the North Island to the top of the South for the first part of next week.

The MetService national forecast, issued on Thursday February 9, 2023, shows settled weather for coming days, followed by severe weather as Cyclone Gabrielle ...

It struck Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne – bringing torrential rain for more than three days. [Cyclone Pam, which hit in 2015,](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/67410329/cyclone-pam-hits-new-zealand) was a category 5 cyclone at its peak but by the time it reached Aotearoa it brought heavy rain but little destruction. [Cyclone Cook arrived in 2017](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/91577795/big-cities-dodged-a-bullet-with-cyclone-cook) and was a category 3 at its peak, the same as Gabrielle, and it was forecast to be “the worst since 1968”, and while there were slips, flooding and downed trees, the storm had weakened when it reached Aotearoa. [ex-cyclone Dovi,](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300516477/in-pictures-flooding-slips-and-road-closures-as-extropical-cyclone-dovi-hits-the-country) which was also category 4 at its peak, hit the North Island. Stuff takes a look at what is expected from a category 3 cyclone. [Cyclone Bola,](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/101847286/three-decades-since-cyclone-bola-devastated-the-east-coast) which was identified as being category 4 at its most severe, one category above Cyclone Gabrielle, was known as one of the most damaging storms to hit Aotearoa when it struck in 1988. [a lot of rain on the ground in Auckland](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300803523/cyclone-gabrielle-likely-to-hit-coromandel-bay-of-plenty-worst) which has made the ground very sodden. [Cyclone Gabrielle reached Aotearoa](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300802599/cyclone-gabrielle-could-hammer-coromandel-with-up-to-300mm-of-rain-in-24-hours) it was likely it would have been downgraded and would be reclassified as an ex-tropical cyclone. [Cyclone Gabrielle likely to hit Coromandel, Bay of Plenty worst](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300803523/cyclone-gabrielle-likely-to-hit-coromandel-bay-of-plenty-worst?rm=a) [Cyclone Gabrielle could hammer Coromandel with up to 300mm of rain in 24 hours](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300802599/cyclone-gabrielle-could-hammer-coromandel-with-up-to-300mm-of-rain-in-24-hours?rm=a) [Pacific braces for the arrival of Cyclone Gabrielle](https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/131194365/pacific-braces-for-the-arrival-of-cyclone-gabrielle?rm=a) [expected to hit on Sunday.](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/weather-news/300803804/live-follow-the-path-of-cyclone-gabrielle-and-latest-updates) The weather event has reached “severe” category 3 status, but what does that actually mean?