Norfolk Island

The island covers just over 34 square km in the Pacific Ocean, between New Caledonia and New Zealand. Advertisement. Its roughly 2000 residents, some descended ...

“We expect to see impacts from this cyclone from Sunday starting in the north and spreading south to other parts of northern and central New Zealand,” the forecaster said on Saturday. Australia’s mainland is not expected to be impacted by the cyclone, but in New Zealand some North Island regions including Auckland - the country’s biggest city - have been preparing for it to spark bad weather. Cyclone Gabrielle, headed for New Zealand, brought destructive winds to Australia’s Norfolk Island on Saturday as it continued to track towards the tiny external territory in the Pacific Ocean.

Cyclone Gabrielle, headed for New Zealand, brought destructive winds to Australia's Norfolk Island on Saturday as it continued to track towards the tiny ...

"We expect to see impacts from this cyclone from Sunday starting in the north and spreading south to other parts of northern and central New Zealand," the forecaster said on Saturday. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story SYDNEY, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Cyclone Gabrielle, headed for New Zealand, brought destructive winds to Australia's Norfolk Island on Saturday as it closed in on the tiny external territory in the Pacific Ocean.

The centre of the cyclone is predicted to pass over or near the island on Saturday evening, bringing destructive winds and very heavy surf. Article continues ...

“But on the backside, we expect another burst of strong to destructive winds as well as some bursts of heavy rainfall and a continuing damaging surf and swell.” “We expect the centre of the circulation to move across Norfolk Island overnight and then start moving away from Norfolk Island (in the) early hours of Sunday morning. The centre of the cyclone is predicted to pass over or near the island on Saturday evening, bringing destructive winds and very heavy surf.

Cyclone Gabrielle is heading for Norfolk Is. where tourists were advised to cut short visits as locals brace for winds of up to 155 km/h.

“But on the backside, we expect another burst of strong to destructive winds as well as some bursts of heavy rainfall and a continuing damaging surf and swell.” The Bureau of Meteorology said Cyclone Gabrielle was moving quickly at 3pm, Norfolk Island time, on Saturday and was about 195km west-northwest of the island, home to around 2000 residents. The centre of the cyclone is predicted to pass directly over or very near the island on Saturday evening, bringing destructive winds and very pounding surf.

Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle is forecast to bring gale-force winds and high waves to parts of Norfolk Island. · The category two cyclone will be its most intense ...

The cyclone was reclassified as a category two storm - down from a category three - as it neared Norfolk Island. "But on the backside, we expect another burst of strong to destructive winds as well as some bursts of heavy rainfall and a continuing damaging surf and swell." "Gale-force winds and high waves are likely occurring around parts of the island, and conditions may worsen overnight as the centre of the cyclone moves past," the bureau said. The Bureau of Meteorology said Cyclone Gabrielle was moving quickly at 6pm, Norfolk Island time, on Saturday and was about 105km west-northwest of the island, home to around 2000 residents. The centre of the cyclone is predicted to pass over or near the island on Saturday evening, bringing destructive winds and very heavy surf. The cyclone was reclassified as a category two storm - down from a category three - as it neared the Australian territory.

Norfolk Island coast. Norfolk Island is bracing for strong winds and heavy surf as Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle arrives. Image by PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO. weather ...

Mr Hutchinson said a cyclone of similar strength last passed over Norfolk Island in the mid-1990s, and residents were bracing for damage. “These winds and rainfall are likely to bring down trees and powerlines (and) could cause some property damage as well as very dangerous and treacherous driving conditions,” he said. Norfolk Island residents are bracing for damage from Cyclone Gabrielle, which is expected to bring the most destructive weather to hit the remote outpost in three decades.

A red alert has been issued as Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle barrels across Norfolk Island. Residents have been urged to take shelter as the category two ...

"Destructive winds are then likely to redevelop from the opposite direction. "Heavy rain is less likely about Norfolk Island during the remainder of today, ...

"As the cyclone centre passes this evening, destructive winds may ease for a short period of time as the eye of the system passes over," it said. "As you can see, a lot of the building are older, built before cyclone ratings, so our expectations are some of those buildings will fail ," he said. "It's right on the edge of what we think is manageable, likely because most of them don't come this close." "Heavy rain is less likely about Norfolk Island during the remainder of today, however, periods of heavy rain may redevelop overnight into Sunday morning." "Conditions will deteriorate further through the day as the centre of the cyclone approaches this evening," it said. Conditions are already deteriorating, and the eye of the storm is expected to pass close by the island about 9pm local time, according to the

Norfolk Island has avoided the strongest winds but still faced a wild night and widespread damage as Cyclone Gabrielle passed directly over the Australian ...

“But on the backside, we expect another burst of strong to destructive winds as well as some bursts of heavy rainfall and a continuing damaging surf and swell.” “We expect the centre of the circulation to move across Norfolk Island overnight and then start moving away from Norfolk Island (in the) early hours of Sunday morning,” Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Dean Narramore said on Saturday. Gabrielle hit with sustained winds near the centre of 110km/h, with gusts to 155km/h, falling short of warnings of possible sustained winds up to 140km/h, the Bureau of Meteorology said.

Norfolk Island residents have avoided the worst of Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle on Saturday night but are warned to prepare for 120 km/hour gale-force winds ...

Norfolk Island has avoided the strongest winds but still faced a wild night and widespread damage as Cyclone Gabrielle passed directly over the Australian ...

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High winds down trees but damage is "manageable" as Norfolk Island begins clean-up after Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle.

We are all tired as well because we haven't had much sleep for the last two days. "It passed through around midnight local time and brought quite a bit of wind and a little bit of rainfall to the island," she said. Resident Kate Lemerle said the winds came through with a sound like a "freight train", and it had been a tense few days as locals waited for it to pass.

Residents of Australia's Norfolk Island were cleaning up on Sunday after Cyclone Gabrielle, headed to New Zealand, on Saturday battered the tiny external ...

Last month the largest city, Auckland, was hit by Register for free to Reuters and know the full story Wind and rain were "starting to spread across NZ from the north", with a 133 kph (83 mph) wind gust reported overnight on the country's North Island, MetService said.