The Watchers BY THE WATCHERS
New Zealand’s North Island has been severely impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle over the past couple of days, with floods, landslides, and ocean swells leaving many people stranded on rooftops. The storm, which caused extensive damage to homes and infrastructure, also closed numerous roads, canceled hundreds of flights, and left about 225 000 people without power. At least one person has been killed while another one remains missing.
Cyclone Gabrielle was so severe that Prime Minister Chris Hipkins stated that the damage brought by the cyclone has not been experienced in a generation. The storm caused air pressure to drop to historically low levels around the North Island, with Whitianga station recording the 8th lowest daily minimum air pressure on record at 968.3 hPa on February 14. Gabrielle also caused a record storm surge of 0.7 m (2.3 feet) measured at the Whitianga monitoring station.
The storm produced significant rainfall in many regions, including the wettest February day on record in Whangārei and the second wettest February day on record in Napier on February 13. Auckland has already received over 55% of its annual normal rainfall in just 45 days.
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