Winds Of Gale Force And Heavy Rain

Chronicle (Levin), 1 September 1948, Page 5

Winds Of Gale Force And Heavy Rain

Press' Association j

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ATJC^LAWD; August 31. Bringing winds qf gale force and lieavy rain, an intense tropical cy.clqiie was .apprqaching the north of New Zealand tonight. The vanguard of the disturbance covered most of the North Island . today. . , Gales werq expqrienced in Northland. ' Floods . began to develop in niany parts and 3.42 inches of • rain has f ailen in \yhapgarei sjn.ee yioiiday night. In Auckland strqng to gale . winds ruled today. The centr,e pf the cyclone is expec^c) tp pass the Auckland area tqm.orrow and gale warnings have been issued hy the Auckland, Weather Office. This evening the cpntre was mpre than 100 miles north of North Cape.

Tropical storms are normally experienced in New Zealand between. November and March and fhey yery farely reach so far southward at this time of the year. Strong northeast gales raged over the Tasman tpday and the departure from Sydney for Auckland of the fiyingboat Auckland was postponed 24 hours until tomorrow. The Sydney-bound _ fiyingboat Australia reported winds pt more than 60 miles an hour at 5000 t'cet when 3Q0 miles west of Auckland this morning. Conditions later improved. An Australian Nation al Airways Skymaster experienced relatively light winds afSOOO and 9.000 feet 011 its flight from Sydney to Auckland and return today. The Works Pepartment auxiliaiy ketch New Golden ITind, bound from Rapuf Island to Auckland, reported northeast winds of mpre than 50 miles an hour when 300 miles northeast of North Cape tpday.