Thousands evacuated as New Zealand's North Island pounded by tail end of Cyclone Debbie

kiwijims · Guru

Thousands evacuated as New Zealand's North Island pounded by tail end of Cyclone Debbie

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

Yep came back from NZ yesterday . No wind just heaps of consistent warm rain . The rivers down stream will cop floods now . Much the same as Queensland at pressent . Highway past Meremere / Mercer south of Auckland . The Waikato river is mm off the main highway .,

adreamer · Senior Member

Sure was a big one!!

No fury like a woman scorned!

Helen

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

Golden shower . Very warm at night . Nothing covering us as we slept .

Warren-Pat_01 · Guru

So where is it going next? Townsville is desperate for some rain but I'm certain the wind would not be welcome!

Several years ago & before I retired a cyclone came in over northern CY Peninsula (Monica?) & went all around Australia before petering out south of Port Lincoln (SA)! I recall one of the Telstra staff at Weipa telling me that it was "an excuse to get them to clean up their back yards" as one ice-cream container on his back lawn did not shift!

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

Absolutely no wind in NZ to blow it way . Just rained continuously . Keep in mind the rolling hill country feeding the rivers etc down stream .

kiwijims · Guru

Aus-Kiwi wrote:
Absolutely no wind in NZ to blow it way . Just rained continuously . Keep in mind the rolling hill country feeding the rivers etc down stream .

I have just received a email from an old Mate of mine who lives down in Queen Charlotte Sound ( top of South Island ) and on the edge of Cook Strait.

He tells me it's freezing cold there now and as a result of the Cyclone, they have been experiencing wind gusts up to 80kph.

Not a nice place to be in rough weather .

K.J.

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

Yes down south in high country . The wind blows between both islands . The new cyclone is not helping .. Why we call Wellington . Windy Wellington . Even though it's on the North Island . Btw down south they've had bugger all rain .