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#840492 20-Jun-2013 18:20

I passed a brass monkey crying it's eyes out on highway 16 a few minutes ago ;-)

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#840502 20-Jun-2013 18:38

29 degrees C here now, with a 'realfeel' of 39.

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#840507 20-Jun-2013 18:45

Just been windy and raining as hell in Dunedin, pretty calm now though.

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#840515 20-Jun-2013 19:05

Abo: Just been windy and raining as hell in Dunedin, pretty calm now though.

And very cold..

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#840516 20-Jun-2013 19:12

Just a bit cold but nothing to cry about, certainly not a HUGE event like the media made it out to be. Only wore the usual hoodie and a scarf. There was a bit of hail earlier but thats as bad as it got really.

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#840531 20-Jun-2013 19:27

ChCh is chilly, but as MF said, its winter. No snow, kids are miffed. But I gather it is pretty bad in Canterbury, but its just a cold, winters day in ChCh.

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#840549 20-Jun-2013 19:40

Holy crap. 143Km/h gusts in Wellington, the house here is shaking violently and serious noise.

But don't be a wussie.

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#840562 20-Jun-2013 19:56

Our house in Khandallah is getting buffeted right now! We're completely exposed to the south so it's mental right now!

Just lost power for 20 minutes then it came back. Power poles are rocking sideways and the cables look like they could fly away any second. More than a few times we've thought the window behind our couch might be about to smash.

I can't see us getting much sleep tonight :/ Also can't see me getting to work in the morning if this continues!

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#840563 20-Jun-2013 19:58

Just really windy and wet here in ChCh. Disappointed the snow I was hoping for isn't going to happen.

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#840567 20-Jun-2013 20:04

via twitter
@dannews: Gusts of 201kph at Mt Kaukau

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#840568 20-Jun-2013 20:05

I'd ordered Burger Fuel and as I was driving past the old peoples home saw the power go out, damn. Lucky my order was sitting there and because the power was out got it for free.

Amazingly the power didn't go out down half our street in Broadmeadows whilst the rest was out, we must feed off Churton Park as they still had power too.

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#840571 20-Jun-2013 20:07

DjShadow: via twitter
@dannews: Gusts of 201kph at Mt Kaukau

Saw that. But citation needed. Metservice reports 143Km/h Western Hills...

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#840617 20-Jun-2013 20:56

My Twitter stream is full of weather tweets, latest one I just saw says Wellington is just running on 1 power circuit, if it goes everyone is in the dark.
Don't know if that is real or not

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#840618 20-Jun-2013 21:02

power is a bit unstable here in johnsonville..

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#840621 20-Jun-2013 21:06

There is a power line, a huge tree and a fence down near my place in Southgate, Wellington. Fortunately at this stage knocking out that power line seems to have only affected the street lighting.

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