THE WEATHER

Grey River Argus, 18 September 1918, Page 2

THE WEATHER

HEAV i:. lIAJN.-.Ai\U- FLOOD

'ihe (jirey Kiver early yesterday niyi _»_iig 'uc^ai. iii'.nse a*. «.li£- 'ifeawit ZjC *,iliia up cquuvlj,_ ixitU Uj' Uiijllj^OO ;me CUiiOH. \t;i a -UiiuiUij. UOtiuL urn Knowd »v uuur. -ilb -iikU-uty-- ..'uiu was receivea WUtb che Uiej \»i_s ruuniug Uiiusudiiy., p-gu at ; Anauia, = nuil tua'ii Hie Itivei:. hai' tiwp m uooa. i_ate A iiews.iTuiu turi.tier luiaud snowed uun. .■_a.rniur's rubs and ocua uisuicts Had t^i>ei*ieuceu iiea.vy. ,ao.»n- s -% i-ouxs siui*ti.«iui. on. Jiouaay nioiii-iijis. >J auu me raiii c6a%.uueu yesteraa^ artti- } liuoti. me oveiianu pa*3_.engei* trat- _.-.,.' lie, however, H..u not ueeu .uierlercd ■' with. in -town, as the day advanced, the river continued to nse, ahu Dy «J o'ciock uieye'. was. a great voaunie or water passing under the Cobden bridges. 'ihe waters rose, sceauiiy | until 4 o'clock, when the current waa. running ■ about ten knots. 'lhe prospects at tlus time were alarming, as the tide was rising, and had still four hours- for which to reach its niaxjhium. The water at 4 o '.clock was less than live feet from the level ot* the whan.The ram up country, however, must by then have been decreasing, for the rivei - ,. although its level, was. probably some inches higheV iov- the- next* couple of hours, had not by 6 o*clock shown any disquieting rise. The wind then veered, .to .south-west, and the rain, in town almost ceased, while the river began about . seven to recede, and When- higli tide was due it had probably dropped six inches. Some parts, of the streets were under water during fcne. night; 'while ..the; Lagoon >Aji had backed up much' above spring tide level, but no damage anywhere result- ■- cd. The flood will give a good scour to the bar, but as there were five steamers ih port during the night,- it may cause some shoaling along T the wharf. No -reports of damage in the country had reached' us -prior -to going: to press. , ; Thfe rainfall iti the Hokitika, district for twenty-four hours to 9 n-mf yestehiny, was 2.33 inches.