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FLATTENED: Damage on Huia Street farms in Waikanae.

SHREDDED: Damage on Huia Street farms in Waikanae.

TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION: Damage on Huia Street farms in Waikanae.

MISSING LIMBS: Damage on Huia Street farms in Waikanae.

DEBRIS: Damage on Huia Street farms in Waikanae.

KNOCKED DOWN: Damage on Huia Street farms in Waikanae.

UNDER COVER: Damage in Waikanae's tornado.

TWISTER ATTACK: A woman was cut free from this wrecked caravan. She was taken to Wellington Hospital with moderate to serious injuries.

MANGLED: Damage in Waikanae's tornado.

WRECKAGE: Damage in Waikanae's tornado.

FALLING DOWN: Some of the damage after trees fell in Waikanae.

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Power has been restored to all but one or two Waikanae homes following yesterday's tornado.

Electra spokesman Ross Leggett said most power outages were caused by trees blowing into power lines or strong winds affecting power poles.

The cleanup has started after yesterday's tornado, but more bad weather is on the way.

A Waikanae Volunteer Fire Brigade spokesman said strong wind gusts continued overnight, but had not caused any major problems.

The tornado and storm brought "dozens and dozens" of trees down yesterday afternoon, he said.

The brigade was kept busy securing roofs on homes affected by high winds, he said.

"We make sure the properties are as waterproof as possible, then we leave it in the hand of the landowner."

Kapiti Coast District Council spokesman Tony Cronin said its services were largely unaffected by the storm.

A stormwater pump had failed, but was quickly replaced by a standby generator.

Much of the clean-up was being done by private landowners, he said.

A police communications spokesman said they went to a handful of weather related incidents overnight, for example fences blowing down in Waikanae.

It was "business as usual" today, he said.

The MetService has issued a severe weather warning.

Thunderstorms and gale force winds could damage buildings, trees and powerlines and make driving hazardous, the MetService warns.

The extreme weather is expected to arrive in eastern parts of the South Island later today and the lower North Island from early Monday morning.

Trampers and hunters should also be wary as thunder and rain is expected  about the Tararua Range, Mt Taranaki, and the hill country from inland Taranaki across to Tongariro National Park on Monday.

The MetService has warned streams and rivers may rise quickly.

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