HEAVY SNOWFALL
Canterbury Storm (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. May 6. High level road communications in Canterbury were interrupted today by heavy falls of snow, which accompanied a bitterly cold south-westerly gale. The depth of snow which blocked Porter's Pass and Arthur’s Pass on Sunday was increased, and in addition falls on the higher parts of Banks Peninsula delayed traffic on many roads. The rainfall registered at Christ church magnetic observatory for the 21 hours up to 9 o’clock this morning was 1.7 S inches. A further eight points fell before 3 p.m., making a total of 2.4 S inches since rain set in on Saturday night. Notwithstanding the severity of the storm, there was remarkably little damage iu the province.
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 189, 7 May 1940, Page 8
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120HEAVY SNOWFALL Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 189, 7 May 1940, Page 8
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