My GF is going through the remains of a hurricane.

[kentauros]

And I had no fucking idea! (Nothing on LBN, which was surprising.)

I only found out when she messaged me on FB (around 1:30 am today) about her power going out, and with her phone battery being low, we didn't get a long chat. I had to look it up on the NZ Herald, and MetService Weather. Not even a thing about it on Dr. Jeff Master's blog, which was another major surprise.

NZ is getting pounded by this storm, the remains of TC Ita, a Cat-4 storm that had hit Queensland. I guess it did the normal Coriolis effect, and looped south and east.

Have a look at the video link on the MetService site. The weatherman is a hoot!

[countryjake]

1. I think Masters had it on his blog last week...

cause that's where I first learned about the threat of Ita (unless this is a different cyclone you're talking about).

(on edit)

Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog

Category 4 Ita Nearing Australia

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2661

[kentauros]

4. I saw that one when I went searching,

but no mention of NZ. I was rather surprised by that as he usually covers such things.

[Tsiyu]

2. Hope all is well with your GF

[kentauros]

5. We chatted on FB last night.

She was going to a friend's house to charge her phone again as her home power went out last night. I think she was planning on staying the night there, too, due to not being able to cook at her home, either. She did seem relatively at ease with it, though I could tell it was exciting for her, too. I know that feeling as well.

Hopefully, we'll chat again tonight, though it'll be after midnight my time due to the time difference

[truedelphi]

3. You have my bet wishes the GF is fine,

And that the rest of New Zealand is too.

[kentauros]

7. The NZ Herald is saying 10,000 without power

but I don't know in what areas. I'll find out more when my girlfriend and I chat later tonight

Here's a recent story in the Herald:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11240096

[In_The_Wind]

6. Maybe it's time for her to relocate to Texas.

just sayin'

[kentauros]

8. I know!

We had to reschedule her flight here next month due to some illness problems, so I'll be seeing her here in September, weather permitting

[In_The_Wind]

9. September is a beautiful time to visit.

With a bit of good luck the heat of summer won't be so bad by then.

[kentauros]

10. From what I've read,

this summer isn't supposed to be as bad as laster year. We could still have drought conditions, but fewer tropical storms, which would be a plus

Now, a good thunderstorm, like what woke me up this morning and forced me to save and shut everything down on my computer before the power predictably went out for three seconds, I don't mind