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Photos: Hail, storm and possible tornadoes

Snowboarding and Snowkiting on Papamoa Domain Beach. Photo / Torrin Bright

After the hailstorm at Ohope beach. Photo / Jill-Bradley

In the street in Papamoa. Photo / Sonia Thain

Out in the backyard in Papamoa. Photo / Sue O'kell

Snowboarding at the beach. Photo / Marc McAllister

The road under a blanket of hail. Photo / Tessa Gray

Who says Papamoa doesn't get snow? Photo / Andrew Campbell

A Papamoa snowman. Photo / Andrew Campbell

4x4 fun on Papamoa Beach. Photo / Stephen Fear

Sea, sun, sand and snow! Photo / Rachel Fear

A soggy afternoon. Photo / Brendan Pratt

Hail and snow in Papamoa. Photo / Jeff

View from a ute in Papamoa. Photo / Euan Rutherford

A view of the backyard after the hailstorm. Photo / Euan Rutherford

Red car buried at the corner of Concord Ave and Oceanbeach Rd. Photo / Tessa Gray

Ice and rain make for a crazy day. Photo / Rachelle Duncan

A car swamped by hail and snow on Oceanbeach Rd. Photo / Rachelle Duncan

Cats playing in the hail, five hours after it stopped falling. Photo / Fiona McAllister

A road sign is almost lost under the snow and hail. Photo / Tessa Gray

Police try to render assistance near the corner of Concord Ave and Oceanbeach Rd. Photo / Tessa Gray

A blanket of snow at Maketu. Photo / Adrienne Reid

Snow near Ohiwa Harbour. Photo / Roseanna Woollett

Traffic on Oceanbeach Rd. Photo / Fiona McAllister

Rain and hail in Papamoa. Photo / Daryl Wheatley

Snow and hail in Papamoa. Photo / Nicole Wood

Oceanbeach Rd. Photo / Brett Fairweather

Hail hit Papamoa and covered the beach, making it look like a winter wonderland. Photo / Lisa Woolley

Hail on the beach. Photo / Kym

Snowman at Oregon ITM in Papamoa. Photo / Fraser Lobb

A new backyard BBQ area on a property at Dickson Rd in Papamoa. Photo / Wayne Shadbolt

Hail in Papamoa. Photo / Caroline Phillips

Global warming at Pap Beach? Photo / Adrian Whitehead

Athena Grove in Papamoa during the hailstorm. Photo / Euan Rutherford

Chrichton Terrace turned into a raging river. Photo / Denise

Across the road from the famous 'Pap Tav.' Photo / Jordan Strang

My son looking at the hail that was dumped in our street by the storm. Photo / Monique Wagener

On Oceanbeach Road in Mt Maunganui. Photo / James Penniall