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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Fri May 29, 2015, 07:44 PM May 2015

Biggest Storm On Earth Hits New Zealand

http://yournewswire.com/biggest-storm-on-earth-hits-new-zealand/

WeatherWatch.co.nz said the forecast air pressure at its centre over the next 24 hours would be greater than that of Hurricane Katrina when it made landfall in 2005.

Weather expert Philip Duncan said, “It’s fairly normal to get a cold snap in late May. We’re less than a week away from winter, it’s not surprising to get a blast like this.”

But he said the low’s strength was surprising.

“The depth of this storm south of New Zealand is up there with some of the biggest hurricanes we’ve seen. It’s a really big storm.”


For those of you who remember the Blizzard of '78, that was a winter hurricane.


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Biggest Storm On Earth Hits New Zealand (Original Post) KamaAina May 2015 OP
Stay safe, warm, and dry, NZ. LuvNewcastle May 2015 #1
Doesn't ANYBODY proofread the shit they post anymore? catnhatnh May 2015 #2

catnhatnh

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2. Doesn't ANYBODY proofread the shit they post anymore?
Fri May 29, 2015, 07:58 PM
May 2015

"WeatherWatch.co.nz said the forecast air pressure at its centre over the next 24 hours would be greater than that of Hurricane Katrina when it made landfall in 2005."



Ummm-hurricanes are a low pressure event...

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