Flooding Christchurch Today: Tornado hit the South Island
On Tuesday, the people of South Island in Canterbury woke up with damage caused by floods, slips, a small tornado, and buckets of rain. According to the reports, the areas that were hit by a tornado, floods, and slips are the West Coast, Southland, and Otago. In fact, some others parts of Christchurch also suffered damage due to tornados. As per the reports, the warnings are still in place for the Canterbury people. Since this news surfaced on the internet it has been leaving people in a frenzy to search for it. According to the reports, people in large numbers are searching for it and taking over the internet to share about it. Here we have come up with some imperative details and updates. You are asked to stick with this page and must read the following sections. Drag down the page and take a look below.
Flooding Christchurch Today
It is expected that heavy rain and strong wind will affect Canterbury High Country, the Banks Peninsula area, and the Canterbury Plains until 11 pm on Tuesday. Furthermore, the forecast also alerted that the Bank Peninsula could also see severe gales at 120 Km/h traveling from south to southwest. In addition, heavy rain is expected for the Canterbury high country until 9 pm, and rainfall is believed to slow down during the evening around the Plains and the Banks Peninsula. The strong windy rain watches are in place until 3 am Wednesday. Scroll down the page and read more details.
It has been stated that the West Coast witnessed the worst of the weather overnight as roofs were uplifted by a small tornado. However, no MetService weather warnings have come as of Tuesday afternoon. Reportedly, the main West Coast road remained closed overnight due to flooding and a slip. Harihari to Ross State Highway 6 is also closed with no further detour in place. Shift to the next section and read more details.
Reports further added that the roofs of Greymouth RSA were got removed by strong winds. A person from the area said it felt like an earthquake when a small tornado toe through her home. Nevertheless, cars and vehicles parked nearby Greensfield Motors were also got damaged by debris. Ross Brown said, “A dozen or more cars have small dents or broken windows – just what you need. Now we have no power because the tornado took out a power pole,” Stay tuned to this website for more details and updates.
