Multiple roads are blocked in Hutt Central after extensive damage by weather, with multiple reports of trees down over roads, glass across roads, and extensive damage to roofs, windows and cars, police say.<\/p>\n
People are advised to avoid the area.<\/p>\n
Additionally, two people are in hospital, and one is in a serious condition, after suffering injuries during wild weather in Wellington on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The severe thunderstorm warning for Wellington has been lifted.<\/p>\n
As of 5.20pm, no more warnings were in place. Watches remained for Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, Manawatu, Tararua, Kapiti-Horowhenua, Wairarapa, Wellington and Marlborough, and a strong wind watch for Hawke’s Bay south of Hastings and the Tararua District. The watch will be in place until at least 9pm.<\/p>\n
Earlier, eyewitnesses described a tornado whipping through the Hutt Valley as heavy rain, hail and thunderstorms lashed the capital.<\/p>\n
Windows were blown out of a bus in Lower Hutt, but no one was hurt.<\/p>\n
The storm front hit the region after battering Canterbury earlier this morning, and moved up the east coast of the country.<\/p>\n
VIA RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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