Will Tropical Cyclone Oma hit New Zealand or won't it? Two of the most trusted models - the United States' GFS and the European ECMWF - are taking opposite views of where Oma may end up, whether that is as a tropical cyclone or a former tropical cyclone. Windy.com The American GFS model on the Windy.com website puts the former tropical cyclone Oma directly over central New Zealand by Sunday evening, Feb 24, 2019. Windy.com The European ECMWF model on the Windy.com website shows a less intense low-pressure system, which is not the remains of Tropical Cyclone Oma, over central New Zealand next Sunday evening, Feb 24, 2019. States of emergency were declared in Taranaki, Nelson-Tasman, the Selwyn district, Grey district, Buller district, Westland district and Christchurch city.

Source: Stuff February 18, 2019 00:22 UTC