Explainer: The wind speed of the Mangawhai tornado is similar to one that's occurred before - RNZ has been looking at what we ...

Many residents described feeling their homes shake and a loud roaring sound as the tornado ... to that caused by a tornado in Ōakura, Taranaki in 2007, where the wind speeds were assessed at ...

Occasionally, tornadoes develop so rapidly that little, if any, advance warning is possible. Before a tornado hits, the wind may die down and the air may become very still. A cloud of debris can mark ...

An estimated 160 tons of storm debris was removed early this week from Savage neighborhoods impacted by last week’s severe storm and tornado, according to the city. The storm, which occurred ...

“The sound – just the sound of trees breaking and the wind just roaring through the ... Hynd was living in Hobsonville when a tornado swept through the area in December 2012.