A STORMY NIGHT.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 August 1921, Page 3

A STORMY NIGHT.

A QONTEST OF THE ELEMENTS.

“VEMONED” ARRIVES.

Last night was one of the stormiest experienced on this coast for some years. Heavy .drenching showers fell at intervals during yesterday, and became more severe as night approached. Accompanied by a heavy gale the descending rain was lashed into fury, and at midnight a wild tempest was raging. In the early hours of the morning heaven’s artillery added a dominant note to the contest. Lightning flashed continuously, accompanied by deep rolls of thunder, adding, to the tensity of the titanic struggle of the warring elements. Nature seemed to have opened the throttle valve of some -of her mightiest forces. Towards morning the lightning and thunder died away, but otherwise the conditions to-day show little improvement. Those who have experienced ' the force of the weather to-day will read with interest Mr Clement Wragg’s explanation. He says: The great Antarctic depression, Vemoned, has developed extraordinary intensity, the barometer trough having reached the value at sea level at Auckland of 29.231 in,, a very remarkable feature. It is now in the neighbourhood of the Chatham Islands, but the rear still influences all eastern districts of both islands. Thus, further damp and raw conditions -may be expected to continue more or less within the next 36 hours, followed by finer weather as an incpming high pressure from the Tasman Sea makes easting. Dirty weather is likely south from East Cape. Winds, chiefly from between w'est and south. The new great sun storm has passed, the centre of the .solar disc.

STORMY WEATHER PREDICTED

Indications are lor westerly winds. Stormy weather may be expected. ■Rain probable. Barometer lias a rising tendency, but falling again soon.