section_path: January/January 26 (New Zealand)
section_name: January 26 (New Zealand)
paragraph_text: January 26 (New Zealand)
  
  A low-pressure system organized to the west of New Zealand, causing heavy rain and severe thunderstorms on the North Island. In the early morning of January 26, a damaging tornado hit Mangawhai and surrounding areas in the Northland Region, downing many trees, snapping concrete power poles, and ripping roofs off of homes. A media business sustained extensive structural damage, cars were damaged, debris was left deposited in trees, and two people were seriously injured. There was damage to about 50 properties, and about 4,700 homes lost power. The tornado was not officially rated, but was estimated to have reached high-end EF1 or low-end EF2 intensity.