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Severe Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle was a destructive tropical cyclone that devastated parts of the North Island of New Zealand and affected parts of Vanuatu and Australia in February 2023. It is the costliest tropical cyclone on record in the Southern Hemisphere, with total damage estimated to be NZ$ 14.5 billion ( US$ 9.2 billion), in which NZ ...
Cyclone Gabrielle was the second major weather event to slam New Zealand in a month, and the heavy rain, winds and storm surge made the storm the most impactful tropical system in over 25 years.
Surfers braved huge waves in New Zealand as Cyclone Gabrielle hit on Monday, 13 February. New Zealand declared a state of emergency - only the third in the country's history - over the extreme ...
Cyclone strikes as Auckland emerged from devastating record rains Cyclone Gabrielle shuts New Zealand’s cities as residents hunker down: ‘Worst is yet to come’ Skip to main content
Cyclone Gabrielle brought further severe weather to the North Island from Sunday 12 February to Thursday 16 February, killing 11 people. [11] [36] The upper North Island, particularly Auckland, experienced another significant flooding event a few months later on Tuesday 9 May, [37] resulting in one death. [38]
The name Gabrielle has been used for nine tropical cyclones worldwide, six in the Atlantic Ocean, one in the South-West Indian Ocean and two in the Australian region. In the Atlantic: Hurricane Gabrielle (1989) – reached Category 4 strength and caused large ocean swells on the East Coast of the United States.
Footage shows part of a road swept away by floodwater after Cyclone Gabrielle ripped through New Zealand. Music artist Flux Pavilion shared a video of the collapsed road and gushing river in ...
By 2 July, nearly 500 homes in the Hawke's Bay region had been damaged by flooding, with over 100 rendered uninhabitable. Psychologist Amber Logan said that people who had suffered post-traumatic stress disorder following Cyclone Gabrielle would be re-traumatised by the 2024 East Coast floods. [11]