Waihi Beach

Police advise members of the public to avoid Seaforth Road in Waihi Beach while emergency services respond to a weather-related incident in the area.

Houses have been damaged by a tornado in Waihi Beach, in Western Bay District. Fire and Emergency NZ shift manager Josh Pennefather said it received calls ...

It was very noisy, like missiles smashing on the glass." We have had so much bad weather but this was just the worst of the lot.” We had a tree [fall] because of the winds. “It was quite a sight because there was stuff flying everywhere.” “It was very intense, but I just feel grateful no one was hurt.” They quickly realised it wasn’t just wind, but something more serious, Broadhead-Fyer said, adding that the funnel in the blackened sky was “just like in the movies”. "She was in the living room when she heard the glass smashing and ran to the bedroom. It was raining very heavily before that and suddenly this noise came. The shed wall at the property she was staying at had blown away, she added. “It was very noisy, like a train. Ken Mustard, who lives on Wilson St, said the tornado appeared large, believing it was “100m wide by hundreds of feet up in the air” and lasted about 10 minutes. A Waihi Beach resident said he was “still shaking” after describing what is believed to be a tornado that hit the coastal town on Saturday morning, damaging several homes.

A Waihi Beach bach owner says the formation of the tornado which ripped roofs off houses and cut power to nearly 1500 properties was one of the most amazing ...

There's a little bit of shock, but they're coping and getting through." There was just corrugated iron and objects and birds." "I could just see debris and there was just all sorts going on in the sky, and there was just almost like an explosion of debris up in the air.

Residents urged to avoid area after homes damaged and powerlines fall, closing roads.

There’s a little bit of shock, but they’re coping and getting through.” There was just corrugated iron and objects and birds,” he told RNZ. She said she was a little distance away but could hear the “roar” of the tornado. “It went along the beach a little and bits of roofing and things were flying into the air and lots of birds seemed to get sucked up into the vortex.” “I could just see debris and there was just all sorts going on in the sky, and there was just almost like an explosion of debris up in the air. A Waihi Beach resident said a tornado that spiralled into the beach town damaging homes and cutting power to about 2000 properties spat all kinds of debris into the sky.

9.15am update: Police are advising members of the public to avoid Seaforth Road in Waihi Beach while emergency services respond to a weather-related incident in ...

This Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Hawke's Bay is valid from 11am - 8pm on Satuday February 25A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favourable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. People in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and monitor for possible Severe Thunderstorm Warnings. MetService had issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the area for the period from 7am - 11am on Saturday. It's a bloody tornado! "Currently forming [along the] shoreline at Bowentown. "My son woke me up to see it. It's just taken a house or something!" On the video sheets of iron can be seen swirling up into the air above the houses and the tornado could be seen forming a long spiral from the dark clouds above down to the ground. Kasey Andrews says it was the "scariest thing ever", while her mother Penny Andrews filmed it from her home at Waihi Beach The tornado was filmed by Shelz Lynette from her home at Athenree and Penny Andrews at Waihi Beach from about 8am on Saturday morning. Tornado at Waihi Beach on Saturday morning, February 25. At 7.15 am, the MetService weather radar detected severe thunderstorms near Waihi and Waihi Beach, and expected that the thunderstorms would lie near Waihi Beach and Katikati at 7.45am and near Katikati at 08:15 am.

A tornado has damaged homes at Waihi Beach. A Waihi Beach resident said was “still shaking” after describing what is believed to be a tornado that hit the ...

It was very noisy, like missiles smashing on the glass." "It was phenomenal. “I have only seen this kind of stuff on TV. We have had so much bad weather but this was just the worst of the lot.” We had a tree [fall] because of the winds. “It was quite a sight because there was stuff flying everywhere.” They quickly realised it wasn’t just wind, but something more serious, Broadhead-Fyer said, adding that the funnel in the blackened sky was “just like in the movies”. "She was in the living room when she heard the glass smashing and ran to the bedroom. “After the tornado had come through, I came outside, looked down the road and saw the tornado just leaving,” Maria said. It was raining very heavily before that and suddenly this noise came. Ken Mustard, who lives on Wilson St, said the tornado appeared large, believing it was “100m wide by hundreds of feet up in the air” and lasted about 10 minutes. A Waihi Beach resident said was “still shaking” after describing what is believed to be a tornado that hit the coastal town on Saturday morning, damaging several homes.

Fire and Emergency told 1News they received calls about the tornado around 8am. They said multiple homes have been damaged and multiple powerlines are down.

Fire and Emergency said crews from the Mayor View volunteer fire brigade and Waihi brigade are at the scene. Others have said trees and powerlines have been taken out as a result. They said multiple homes have been damaged and multiple powerlines are down.