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Tornadoes cause $7m damage, storms move north (+photos)
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A tornado in Wanganui uprooted a tree and upturned a bus shelter in Wanganui. Photo / Wanganui Chronicle
The thunderstorms which caused a series of twisters in Taranaki and Wanganui last night are now moving north.
Storms are forming offshore across Northland, Auckland and the Waikato and conditions could be right for more tornadoes, Newstalk ZB head weather analyst Philip Duncan said.
A severe weather warning from MetService said a low in the Tasman Sea was expected to track across Northland early this afternoon and Auckland this evening.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms ahead of this were due on Northland from late this morning.
A state of emergency was declared in the New Plymouth district last night after a series of tornadoes there left thousands without power and homes severely damaged.
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Why the spate of tornadoes?