Cyclone Gabrielle is the most significant weather event to hit New Zealand this century. The severity and extent of the damage that we are witnessing are unprecedented in a generation.
New Zealand’s inclement weather reportedly led to the shutdown of an airport in Auckland and the last-minute cancellation of Elton John’s concert. Click to read more.
Tornadoes damaged homes, destroyed a fire station, briefly trapped people in a grocery store, and ripped the roof off an apartment complex in Mississippi, authorities said on Wednesday, while two people died when a tree fell on their mobile home in Alabama.
Heavy rain and wind warning are in effect from 6 p.m. this evening until midnight. Downpatrick, Newcastle, and Donaghadee are all included in the yellow warning area.