WHIRLWIND AT BUCKLAND'S.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 259, 2 November 1925, Page 6

WHIRLWIND AT BUCKLAND'S.

a violent visitation. early; morning scene. Buck-land's Beach was recently the scene of a sudden but unusually violent whirlwind. The time was "> o'clock in the morning, just after a heavy shower. A resident on the beach, Mr. G. rerkiiu, reports that a few minutes' dead calm following the rain was suddenly broken by a roaring noise and the sound of breaking branches. Rushing to the window of his house, he saw that a whirlwind, pursuing a narrow course, swept along the beach towards his section, smashing branches off trees and raising a miniature sandstorm. It reached the height of its violence in his backyard where it snapped oIT at halfwav'a 70ft pine, 3ft in diameter, lifted it high in the air by sheer violence, and, flung" it forcibly into tbe adjoining section 20ft away. Missing the fence of Mr. Perkins' section, the whirlwind swept on and severely damaged the boat shed of Mr. R. Hoo'ton. and, taking a seaward course, it then threatened to sink a launch that was out fishing in the estuary. The launch-owner had a tense experience while the whirlwind passed over him, and he hastened to put to shore. Dogs and cats showed evident fear at, the violent scene, and the track of the whirlwind was one of destruction and disorder.