RAIN FOLLOWS GALES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXII, Issue 255, 26 September 1942, Page 4

RAIN FOLLOWS GALES

Teeming rain, accompanied by hail, swept, the city yesterday afternoon in one of the heaviest daylight falls experienced in Palmerston North for a long time. Roadside gutters filled rapidly and citizens in the shopping area had perforce to remain under verandahs until the storm had passed. For the 24 hours ended at 9.30 a.m. to-day the rainfall recorded at the east end of the city was 56 points. The total for the month to date is 3.81 in and lor the year to date 32.48 in. Sunshine proved most welcome this morning, for the ground is very saturated.

Wellington has experienced very changeable weather in the last two days and lightning brought surging in The power supply. Yesterday afternoon the lighting was off for 10 minutes (this being the case also in Palmerston North, due to a fault in the Public Works Department supply). Rivers and creeks in the Wanganui district Avhieh had been in flood dropped appreciably yesterday, but squally weather conditions remained. The Wanganui River Road remained blocked.- In HaAvke’s Bay the NapierTanpo Road was blocked by large slips in the rough weather, but yesterday Avas fine and Avarm in Hastings, even though there had been a fresh fall of snow on ibe ranges the previous night. Snow fell in most parts of Southland yesterday morning, but except in the'high country it had disappeared by the , afternoon. Heavy rain also was experienced.