Tornadoes in Auckland w/ meteorologist Andrew James: 12 April, 2023

Auckland has been hit by a tornado, just two months after devastation by Cyclone Gabrielle and three months after deadly flooding hit the area. 

More than 30 calls were received by emergency services, with trees toppled and roofs lifting off houses in East Tamaki. 

Fortunately, no injuries were reported: but this spate of freak weather events left more questions to be answered. 

Arno spoke to Andrew James, communications meteorologist at MetService, to find out more about tornadoes and freak weather events. 

Arno started the interview by asking Andrew how tornadoes are formed.