VIOLENT TORNADO STRIKES NELSON.
PROPERTY DAMAGED, BUT NO LIVES LOST.
CITIZENS STARTLED BY UNWELCOME VISITATION.
Per Press Association. NELSON, May 4. A tornado, confining itself to a narrow path, struck a portion of the city last night about ten o’clock, and left in its wake considerable destruction to jiropcrty. Fences were torn down, out houses destroj’ed, and houses more or less damaged, while a large glasshouse was destroyed. Fortunately there was no loss of life, but some householders had. what is described as a terrifying experience. The tornado came in from the sea, the track being roughly from the north-western corner of Wainui Street, and in a south-easterly direction to the Nelson Institute, Hardy Street, when apparently it spent its force. No other parts of the town were affected. As a matter of fact, there is nothing to indicate that such an unwelcome visitation had occurred.
No one was injured, though there were several narrow escapes. A stack of loose timber was hurled in all directions, and one piece went through a bedroom window, showering the occupants with glass.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17837, 4 May 1926, Page 11
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179VIOLENT TORNADO STRIKES NELSON. Star (Christchurch), Issue 17837, 4 May 1926, Page 11
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