Turns out the folks over at MetService knew something when they put out the severe weather warning for Waikato today. It got a bit windy and one unlucky motorist in the River City got an unwelcomed hug from a roadside tree on Victoria Street, just north of the Fairfield Bridge.
![car stuck under a fallen tree](https://b1741989.smushcdn.com/1741989/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Windy-Hamilton-3.png?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1)
The worst of the weather passed Hamilton in the mid-afternoon, but the road was still closed and the rescue team was still searching for survivors after 7pm.
Fingers crossed the driver has good insurance.