Tornado rips in New Plymouth.
A tornado has been torn apart in several houses in New Plymouth, causing great damage.
A roof has been torn down and a tree uprooted near the crossroads of Belt Rd and St. Aubyn St.
Belt Rd resident Ian Malloy said he had seen the tornado roar.
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Iron roofs were particularly vulnerable to the violence of the tornado.
"There was just a bang and then a big rumble and it went on, the door flew open and started blowing everything around," he said.
Malloy said he had lost his fence, his trampoline was in a creek, and two trees had been blown down.
Jayne Moore said she was just at home in her house at the end of the Belt Rd coast when the twister struck.
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The tornado's path of destruction is largely contained in Belt Rd in the center of New Plymouth.
"I just heard a lot of banging and creaking and thunder, I was not too worried at first, I was just surprised at how much rain had fallen," she said.
Her boyfriend then told her that she had to hold the door because a tornado was coming and she was hanging on the rattling door the next minute.
Gary Burn, who lives on St Aubyn Street, said his house had been damaged in the short but violent tornado.
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The tornado hit New Plymouth at 5:30 on Monday night.
"I have not seen much, but I heard a big sound," he said.
Wooden barrels were impaled on his lawn and several windows were shattered. The roof of his neighbors had been torn off.
Lightning, thunder and heavy rain have struck the city since the middle of the afternoon.
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At least one house lost parts of its roof. Trees have also been uprooted and trampolines have been distributed.
There is electricity cut to parts of the city.
Tornado's are not a rare danger in New Plymouth.
In 2007, a Placemakers hardware store was severely damaged when a tornado appeared in the center of New Plymouth.
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A glowing red sunset dominated the sky after a tornado that struck New Plymouth around 5:30 pm on Monday.
Four years later, tornado's New Plymouth city, Bell Block and Omata were hit in one day.
More to come.
– Stuff
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