A WET WEEK-END.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5288, 18 June 1928, Page 2

A WET WEEK-END.

EASTERLY GALE ON SATURDAY* HEAVY RAIN YESTERDAY. The heaviest frost so far this winter was experienced locally on Thursday, when just over four degrees was registered. The weather 'on Friday was fine, with an overcast sky and a cold southerly wind. During the evening the wind veered round to a more easterly direction, and as it increased in volume heavy rain fell and continued throughout the night. Rough conditions prevailed with the dawning of Saturday morning, the wind having by that time increased to a gale, and heavy rain. s;wept over the town and continued uiitil Late in the night. The wind had dropped before yesterday morning, but heavy showers fell throughout the day, with occasional glimpses of sunshine for brief periods. Last night again heavy rain, fell. The rainfall from 9 a.m. on Saturday until 9 a.m. yesterday was 0.63 of on inch, and from 9 a.m. yesterday until 9 a.m. to-day 0.46 of an inch wa.s recorded, ,making the total rainfall for the week-end I.o9inches. Apparently very much heavier rain fell up-country and at Waihii, where the gale was felt severely, as a.t midday yesterday the Ohinemuri River had risen nearly five feet at the local traffic bridge. Normal conditions prevailed l this morning, and the barometer 'is fairly steady a,t 29.68 Inches. No damage in the district has been reported. At Te Aroha, where the gale was severely felt, some damage was caused to the electric power supply, the result, being that the local circuit wa.s affected during Saturday afternoon, several interruptions of brief duration being experienced. The local postmaster,. Mr A. Pellow, reports this morning that all is clear, and that no damage or interruptions occurred.

The Waihou River, is running in flood at the Puke, and was still rising slowly at 9 o’clock this morning.