A woman clings on to a sign amid severe winds in Invercargill today. PHOTO: TONI MCDONALD : In pictures: Wild weather in South

The storm front as it rolled into Invercargill. PHOTO: GLEN HIBBS : In pictures: Wild weather in South

Massive trees were ripped out of the ground in Anzac Ave, Dunedin. PHOTO: CRAIG BAXTER : In pictures: Wild weather in South

Roof steel snagged on power lines in Cromer St, Balclutha. PHOTO: NICK BROOK   : In pictures: Wild weather in South

This caravan got blown from one side of Smith St in Balclutha to the other. PHOTO: NICK BROOK : In pictures: Wild weather in South

The roof of a garage in Oakland St, Andersons Bay in Dunedin. PHOTO: DENNIS PRICE : In pictures: Wild weather in South

A big slip is affecting Southland's Milford Road. State Highway 94 is closed due to slips and forecast heavy rain and snow. PHOTO: MILFORD ROAD ALLIANCE : In pictures: Wild weather in South

A signal at a train crossing in Invercargill was damaged. PHOTO: TONI MCDONALD : In pictures: Wild weather in South

Toppled containers at Ravensbourne in Dunedin. PHOTO: JARROD HODSON : In pictures: Wild weather in South

A toppled tree at Silverstream School in Mosgiel. PHOTO: SILVERSTREAM SCHOOL/FACEBOOK : In pictures: Wild weather in South

Flooding and debris at Pleasant Flat on the Haast Pass Highway (State Highway 6). PHOTO: NZTA : In pictures: Wild weather in South

A conservatory of an Invercargill home was wrecked by the wild wind. PHOTO: LISA MOYLAN : In pictures: Wild weather in South

Parts of large trees have fallen on an Invercargill road. PHOTO: TONI MCDONALD : In pictures: Wild weather in South

Jana Purington, of Queenstown, was one of the first to make up sandbags at the waterfront this afternoon as a precautionary measure to protect Vudu Cafe & Larder, on the waterfront. PHOTO: TRACEY ROXBURGH : In pictures: Wild weather in South

A snapped tree on the Milford Road in Southland. PHOTO: MILFORD ROAD ALLIANCE : In pictures: Wild weather in South

This truck tipped on the highway near Gore. PHOTO: GERRIT DOPPENBERG : In pictures: Wild weather in South

Tree damage in Invercargill. PHOTO: TONI MCDONALD : In pictures: Wild weather in South

A large tree down across Surrey Park Rd, one access road for Stadium Southland.  PHOTO: YVETTE HODGES : In pictures: Wild weather in South

Trees litter parts of the Milford Road, State Highway 94. PHOTO: MILFORD ROAD ALLIANCE : In pictures: Wild weather in South

A damaged trampoline in Invercargill. PHOTO: NICK BROOK : In pictures: Wild weather in South