THE WEATHER.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19958, 27 November 1926, Page 14

THE WEATHER.

HEAVY RAIN IN THE CITY. STREETS TEMPORARILY FLOODED. It might have been thought that Dunedin, having suffered wretched weather conditions for People’s Day at • the Summer Show, had done penance to tne gods, and could expect a reprieve. But it was not so. Hopes of warm sunshine and fine weather yesterday for the trots were short-lived. Early in the day the heavens opened again, and all _ afternoon with scarcely a stop the rain pelted down. The weather was at its worst at about 5 p.m., when the city was deluged with water. The storm channels were unable to cope with the streams of water that flowed down the hill streets, and at many intersections miniature floods were to be seen. In a few places the water bached up to such a degree that a few basements in the city were affected, but little damage was done, though a good deal of inconvenience was occasioned. At St. Andrew street the roadway was completely submerged to a depth of several inches. The Grand Hotel corner, too, was well flooded for a while. Up on Maori Hill the rushing storm water covered up the tram rails with silt and gravel to such an extent that a tram was derailed. After considerable delay the service was resumed. A short lull in the early part of the evening ' gave Friday night shoppers a chance to get into town, but before it was time to go home things were as bad as ever, and the rain-swept streets began to take on that flooded appearance again Intermittent showers continued well into the evening, and at a late hour last night there was little prospect of a complete clearance. . Inquiries at the pumping station at a late hour last evening elicited the information that* from 9 a.m. yesterday A2 inches of rainfall was recorded, VIOLENT HAILSTORM. EXPERIENCED AT ALEXANDRA. (Feom Own Cobeespondent.) ALEXANDRA, November 26. A hailstorm visited the district last evening, and was the worst experienced for many years. Shortly before dusk what appeared to be a water spout burst on the ranges behind Earnscleugh, the noise of which could be heard some distance away. The storm swept over Earnscleugh and across to Alexandra. It lasted only a matter of minutes. The area of the storm was not very wide. Had the storm continued many minutes much damage must have resulted. To-day the weather is cold and showery.