STORMY WEATHER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19959, 30 May 1928, Page 10

STORMY WEATHER.

ROUGH SEAS ON COAST. MANY VESSELS DELAYED. MANUKAU BAR UNWORKABLE. The weather at Auckland yesterday wag very boisterous, the wind blowing strongly from the north-west, accompanied by frequent rain squalls. In the afternoon the conditions improved and the showers were less frequent. Very stormy weather is being experienced on the East Coast and is delaying shipping. The Union Company's steamer Wingatui and the Shell Company's coastal motor tanker Paua were due at Auckland from Wellington yesterday. According to wireless advice the Wingatui will arrive at seven o'clock this morning and the Paua at noon, both vessels having been delayed about 24 hours. The wind was blowing with gale-force on the West Coast and the heavy seas made the Manukau Bar unworkable for vessels outward bound. The Government steamer Tutanekai, from northern lighthouses, crossed the bar inward at midday, but the auxiliary schooners Hautum and Isabella de Fraine, which left Onehunga for Raglan and Kawhia and Ho. kianga respectively, were both barbound. The Hauturu returned to the wharf in the afternoon, but the Isabella de Fraine anchored at the heads. If the. sea moderates sufficiently they will resume their trips this morning.

The barometer, after falling since Saturday morning, registered 29.43 yesterday" morning. Ifc rose afterwards and the reading last night was 29.70 in. HEAVY RAIN IN ROTORUA. TWO INCHES IN TWO HOURS. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HOTORUA, Tuesday. A very heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by torrential rain, passed over Rotorua this morning.' About two inches of rain fell in about two hours. „ All the main streets were flooded, water covering the footpaths. Rain is still falling, although it is much lighter. EXTENSIVE SUP OCCURS. ROAD AND RAILWAY BLOCKED. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. J OPOTIKI, Tuesday. An extensive slip has occurred on the Matata-Tauranga road, about three miles north of Matata. It covered the road and the railway. Trains and motor-lorries were ran to either side of the slip and the passengers transferred. Ifc is expected it will take two days to clear the slip. DOWNPOUR AT NAPIER* FLOOD IN MAIN STREETS. [BT TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION. j| NAPIER, Tuesday. Following showers a very heavy downpour set in at Napier at 10.45 to-night. The volume of surface water rushing down the hills soon became too great for the channels, and underground stormwater drains, with the result that the main streets were flooded to a considerable depth. It is probable that water invaded some of the shops. About two years ago new storm-water drains were constructed, and appeared to have eliminated danger of flooding at times of sudden downpours. The position to-night therefore suggests an obstructioi in thii system.