A SUDDEN SQUALL.
At . ten minutes past five o'clock yesterday afternoon, Auckland was visited by a unique kind of storm, in the form of a miniature cloudburst. The weather had been . unsettled during most of the day, and the clouds had been travelling noticeably fast in the sky from west .to east. Shortly after five o'clock those persons who happened to look skywards saw a small, black cloud travelling rapidly from the west, and increasing in size every moment. The climax came when its centre seemed to be. directly above the harbour end of Queen-street. A deluge of rain, accompanied by a violent gust of cold wind, came beating down. It lasted for little more than three minutes, but its brevity was made up for by its severity. The storm was identical with those which visit the tropical regions, but was-, of course, on a much smaller scale. It came at a. most- unfortunate time,'when many workers were leaving for their homes.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15110, 28 September 1912, Page 8
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162A SUDDEN SQUALL. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15110, 28 September 1912, Page 8
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