STORM SPENT

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 34, 3 November 1928, Page 8

STORM SPENT

IMPROVEMENT LIKELY TO BE ONLY TEMPORARY

PROBABLY FINE WEEK-END The cyclone which dominated weather conditions since Monday has now spent itself. The city was for the greater part of yesterday bathed in sunshine after one of the most persistent southerly “busters” experienced for some time. The cyclone has now passed eastward of the North Island. At 9 a.m. yesterday there was still some scattered rain in the far north and on the East Coast between East Cape and Akaroa, but otherwise conditions showed a marked improvement. During Thursday night southerly gales were blowing iu many places along the East Coast and middle districts, and except in Western Otago there was fairly general rain. Some heavy falls occurred on the East Coast between East Cape and Kaikoura. At Wellington, for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. yesterday, the total rainfall recorded was 2.12 inches, making a total of 4.03 inches for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. This is the heaviest rain which has fallen since August 15, when 2.31 inches was recorded. On Thursday it rained steadily and heavily until 10 p.m., when the heavy ruin ceased and showers and drizzling rain fell until 9 a.m. yesterday. There were several gusts of wind exceeding. 50 miles an hour in velocity on Thursday, but after 6 p.m. the southerly gradually decreased in force. The prospects for the week-end are for moderately strong to decreasing southerly winds north of Greymouth and Akaroa, elsewhere freshening northerlies, and later northerlies are likely to become general. Some scattered showers can still be expected in the northern and East Coast districts. The weather should be fair to fine at first to become unsettled soon in Western Otago, and some rain which is likely to extend to other western tricts.There is apparently another depression situated over the Tasman Sea advancing towards New Zealand, so that any improvement is likely to be only of a temporary nature. To-day’s Sports. The prospects for cricket, bowls and tennis to-day are regarded as favourable. Owing to the heavy rain it is doubtful whether any bowling pennant games will be played, but the committee is meeting this morning and will give their decision about 11 a.m. No Damage to Hutt Railway. Severe as the storm has been it has done little damage to the Hutt fail way line beyond throwing up one or two heavy boulders and encroaching a little where the repair work had not quite been completed. The normal train service was running yesterday. Flooding in Hutt Area. TheAwamotu creek overflowed and Hutt Park was under water, and the Hutt River was in high flood, rising about 6ft. above normal. Jtandwick Road was impassable yesterday morning, but conditions improved later in ‘ the day. Some : flooding has been experienced on part of the ■ Moera settlement, but this also is subsiding.