In a viral video, a woman in Wellington, New Zealand, was blown onto a busy street by high winds on October 21. The video is being widely shared on social media. The wind speed in the area was reported to be 75 mph.
The clip, captured from a car’s dashcam, shows the gust of wind blowing the woman off her feet. She attempted to hold onto a traffic light pole but was thrown into the middle of the road, forcing drivers to brake sharply to avoid hitting her.
The woman was carrying a bag, which was also swept away by the wind. Authorities issued an Orange-level Strong Wind warning, the nation’s second-highest alert.
Dashcam footage captured the moment a powerful wind gust caused a woman to lose her footing and be blown into the middle of an intersection in New Zealand.
Wind gusts up to 75 mph were recorded in the area, according to the MetService weather agency. Wellington is known as New… pic.twitter.com/Fs9dPQSHLo---Advertisement---— AccuWeather (@accuweather) October 21, 2025
A person lost his life after a tree branch fell on him due to the gusty winds, as per New Zealand police.
Netizens reacted to the video, and shared their thoughts on the incident.
A user wrote on Instagram,” I m honestly curious to how powerful that wind is to cause a grown woman/man to lose complete balance and tumble into traffic. Hope they’re okay tho.”
Another user wrote, ” Something similar happened to my Mums friend when we were teenagers. She got blown over by the wind and broke her wrist. That was in the UK.”
An Insta user stated,” Things that if not caught on camera you would have a hard time believing.”
