Cyclone Gita

[gsxbarmy]

They're not normal for us Kiwi's Dave, more Aussie as a rule.

Well let's hope this does not become a regular occurrence for you guys and that all is well in the next few hours

[froudy]

In the UK we all moan about the weather, but at least we don't get any of this sh#t thrown at us!
On Saturday however we did have a 4.7 earthquake with the epicentre at Neath, Swansea in South Wales!!!
It was felt over a large part of SW England!!!

[VladTepes]

In the UK we all moan about the weather, everything

Fixed

[KiwiCol]

 

[Kiwifruit]

Hows the State of Emergency goin Col ?
Keep safe down there 

[KiwiCol]

All good here, just had some rain today, bit heavy, but nothing too bad. Westport is getting it at the mo & Kaikoura has had very heavy rain most of the day & winds tonight up to 130k.  Westport had winds gusting 120 before, & us, well, we've got 17kph, basically calm. It's coming though.

[Sweaty]

Stay safe Col 👍

[gsxbarmy]

Guess my Whale Watching trip from a Kaikoura may get cancelled then 

Stay safe all.

[Kiwifruit]

Dont forget to do a kayak trip around the seal colony at Kaikoura Dave. 

[grog]

Col, keep us updated. was wondering how its going. i hate storms, cyclones etc. end result is damage, heartache and work. you do know why most cyclones sre named after women. when they arrive usually hot n wild. when they leave, usually the house n car are gone.

[VladTepes]

Any truth to 'Gita' being short for....  git along little doggie !

[KiwiCol]

All good here.  Went to bed last night & the winds hadn't arrived. Had a look at the weather stats overnight & max wind here was 48kph! & 57mm rain.  Still wet & blowing, but can't see the wind causing any damage here, the flooding will though.
Westport hit 120k winds but rain only 25mm & for the coast that's a mere afternoon drizzle.
Kaikoura (my holiday area) got 96k winds but also 93mm rain! which is a lot for that area. There'll be flooding everywhere & the main road in & out (State Highway 1) is closed in both directions.
The wet & wind are set to continue today but ease off as the day progresses.  So, all in all, sounds like CHC got off pretty lightly - apart from the flooding.

@gsxbarmy , No Dave, your Whale Watch trip wouldn't have been cancelled, they'll still take you out!  Huge seas & vomit don't stop them - well, only sometimes.  Honestly, I see the whale boats going out in all sorts of weather, & I'm thinking 'you poor ba**ards' you're not used to boats & you're being taken out in that!
They are big heavy boats for sure, probably 20' high too & yet we see them disappear behind the swells!    Hope your trip is on a nice calm day. There's also Whale Flights, about the same price I'd say.    I digress, yet again!

Thanks for all your kind wishes & concern.

[Kiwifruit]

There are also Beached Whale sightings around many shopping centres in NZ............BYO vomit bag, no charge. 

[Sweaty]

Good to hear its all good Col.

And to KF for his comment above 

[seth]

Glad everyone is ok
Stay safe in the upside down part of the world