ROUGH WEATHER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 325, 12 June 1911, Page 8

ROUGH WEATHER.

PASSING THROUGH A CYCLONE. UNFAVORABLE FORECAST. By Tepgraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The Meteorological Office has issued the following summary and forecast: — The centre of a cyclone is passing Cook Straits this evening. The barometric pressure at Wellington is 28.07, the lowest since August, 1!)10. A heavy westerly gale with heavy rain is reported on Sunday evening at Cape Maria Van Dienian and a northerly gale and thunderstorm at East Cape, Auckland. Reports to-night show;— West Coast, fresh wind, barometric pressure 29.87, temperature 01; Bluff, showery, fresh easterly wind, barometric pressure 29.34, temperature 50; Kaikoura, westerly gale and rain, barometric pressure 29.90, frequent squalls. Indications are for a southerly gale, with cold and stormy weather and snow in the south.

FLOODS IN AUCKLAND. 'Auckland, Saturday. A torrential downpour of rain fell this '->orning and flooded Queen street, the \v:itcr flowing over the kerbs up ti the building line. Many places and cellars were flooded, as much as four feet being recorded in places. A good deal of damage wa« done to goods below th« street level in various shops, and nenrly all hotels and restaurants in the lo"(T pnrt of the city have suffered severely. In numerous instances fires were extinguished. Cooks were working knee-deep in water in various places, including fully a dozen leading hotels, preparing the mid-day meal. The downpour lasted about an hour and was fol J lowed by a steady drizzle. FLOODS IN CHRISTCHURCH. Christehurch, Last Night. Heavy rain set in last night and continued to-day. The lower parts of the city and suburbs were flooded.

RAIN AT ASHBURTON. Ashburton, Last Night. Heavy vain set in here about 8 o'clock last evening and continued very steadily up till fl o'clock this morning. The measurement recorded was 1.56 inches, and up till 4 o'clock this afternoon an additional 1.22 inches fell, making a total for the 20 hours of 2.78 inches. The rain is at times torrential, and is proving too much for the town drainage, but in the country it is bound to do an immense amount of good to the land, more especially in helping to destroy the grass grub which has been quite a menace lately.