A massive clean-up is set to continue today along the path of the wild twister whose 170 km/h speeds left a trail of destruction through Mount Maunganui.
It exploded trees, ripped apart roofs, downed power lines and sent trampolines through windows and crashing through roofs.
The tornado hit land at Clyde St about 8.45pm on Thursday and tore a trail all the way to Te Maunga and Baypark Stadium.
Devastated homeowners whose properties were in the path of the tornado were yesterday assessing the damage.
Lodge Ave resident Sharon Wright was among them.