LONDON MISSED

Evening Star, Issue 23029, 6 August 1938, Page 15

LONDON MISSED

ENGLAND'S GREAT STORM THICK FOG IN CHANNEL (British Official Wireless.) Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright RUGBY, August 5. (Received August 6, at, 11 a.m.) The great storm which moved east across southern England yesterday, but missed London, passed over northern holiday resorts to-day, causing much havoc. The temperature in London, after starting several degrees cooler than yesterday, mounted again after luncheon, and in the late afternoon was several degrees higher, despite the prevailing overcast conditions. Fog was experienced in a number of districts, and was so dense in the Channel that shipping was held up in the Straits of Dover and between North and South Foreland. People in Deal standing on the beach could not even sec the water. The mist and fog delayed the continuation of the homo defence air exercises, but active operations were resumed at 2 p.m. The weather, "however, is still bad, and the eastland plan had to bo considerably modified. HEAVY RAIN AT TORQUAY , RUGBY, August 5. (Received August 6, at 11.30 a.m.) The heaviest rainfall in England yesterday occurred at Torquay, where 6.4 in fell in 24 hours, equivalent to the average total in that district for June, July, and August.