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Our Northern Communication Centre is being inundated with 111 calls 📞due to the weather& extremely strong winds. They're dealing with more than 170 calls in the Auckland& Upper North Island area, mainly about trees that have fallen over in the wind.
💨 The latest update from our high resolution model indicates the potential for severe wind gusts of 110+ km/h from 7:00-11:00 pm this evening across the Auckland region.
There may be significant impacts, such as:
-Downed trees & power lines.
-Power outages.
-Structural damage.