The news yesterday was full of warnings about the potential dangers and bad weather that Cyclone Ita was predicted to bring to New Zealand. It ended up being a bit of a mixed day really.
I woke up and drove to work as normal with no issues- didn't even feel particularly windy as I was driving my car on the motorway. Once I arrived at work, the weather outside admittedly looked windy and stormy, but not so bad as a cyclone or as the papers had made it out to be.
However, my Auckland Transport work email kept sending out company updates on road closures and weather around the city- including the road right outside my front door! It was a bit unsettling sitting at work and hearing that my street was closed for flooding, but I hoped our second floor apartment would fare alright and decided that at least I was safe tucked away at work away from the coast a bit more.
At the same time, I was a bit bummed that I wasn't home to witness the worst of the storm and see the massive waves hit our tiny little beach that is normally so calm (being that it is protected from the sea by many islands and peninsulas). I settled for watching the news bulletins come in via email and the national news.
Here is a link to what was happening just outside our home! The worst of the damage was blocks away, but the flooding probably started about 1-2 blocks from our apartment (the boat ramp in the first video is less than 300 yards from our house).
We came home to some minor flooding (see photo at right- as I said, we were a few blocks away from the worst, we just had a bit of rain break the seal of the door from all the strong winds) and LOTS of sand on the road. The big rock blocks that separate the sea from the shared bike/pedestrian path had also been knocked off and had either fallen into the sea or been blown into the street.
So while it was a pretty bad storm and quite serious for some, we were relieved to be able to smile at the small scale 'flooding' of our own place and be thankful that our apartment seems to be built on a bit higher ground and able to withstand strong winds. (knock on wood)
I woke up and drove to work as normal with no issues- didn't even feel particularly windy as I was driving my car on the motorway. Once I arrived at work, the weather outside admittedly looked windy and stormy, but not so bad as a cyclone or as the papers had made it out to be.
However, my Auckland Transport work email kept sending out company updates on road closures and weather around the city- including the road right outside my front door! It was a bit unsettling sitting at work and hearing that my street was closed for flooding, but I hoped our second floor apartment would fare alright and decided that at least I was safe tucked away at work away from the coast a bit more.
At the same time, I was a bit bummed that I wasn't home to witness the worst of the storm and see the massive waves hit our tiny little beach that is normally so calm (being that it is protected from the sea by many islands and peninsulas). I settled for watching the news bulletins come in via email and the national news.Here is a link to what was happening just outside our home! The worst of the damage was blocks away, but the flooding probably started about 1-2 blocks from our apartment (the boat ramp in the first video is less than 300 yards from our house).
We came home to some minor flooding (see photo at right- as I said, we were a few blocks away from the worst, we just had a bit of rain break the seal of the door from all the strong winds) and LOTS of sand on the road. The big rock blocks that separate the sea from the shared bike/pedestrian path had also been knocked off and had either fallen into the sea or been blown into the street.
So while it was a pretty bad storm and quite serious for some, we were relieved to be able to smile at the small scale 'flooding' of our own place and be thankful that our apartment seems to be built on a bit higher ground and able to withstand strong winds. (knock on wood)
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