The Hyde family Hardware Store on the corner Plimmer Terrace and Ballance Street in Shannon.

Stormy Sept 2010

An uprooted tree in Levin. Sent in by Justine.

Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/719626a28112.html

A trampoline up a tree in Levin.

Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/719570a28112.html

The storm of July 30 2008 was the worst in many years, many believe it was the worst since the famous Wahine Disaster storm of 1968 40 years ago!

The photos below only show a fraction of the damage caused.

the tree that was lit up during the Christmas light decorating times

Featherston street behind the collage

A truck blown off State Highway 57 between Tokomaru and Shannon by high winds.

Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/719626a28112.html

High winds catch a truck on State Highway 57 north of Shannon.

Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/719622a28112.html

Looking to the west, power line crossing and leaning on phone line.

levana textiles Dye house the roof and the gap where the tiles fell from

Not a lot of damage - 1 tree at the main field (at the back)

in the middle of Playford park and in the distance the motercamp fence down as well

the tree but not as we nomally see it ( it is sad - the tree and the life it has is ended in 1 stormy night - how old how many sun rises and sun sets how many children have climbed it and if it could talk what storys it could tell .

This van had it's windscreen broken after a piece of Mitre 10 signage flew into it. I was parked in front of him...lucky it never got mine too!

Excuse the out-of-focus issue on this shot...the wind was howling!
We were standing outside Mitre 10 chatting to the workers there...suddenly CRASH and a piece of the signage above the verandah of the building came flying through the air and hit this windscreen.
Gave us all a hell of a fright!!!

falling like nine pins

looks like the fence was kicked in