A number of toll circuits were out of order. Gisborne was isolated except through Napier, lines were out of order at Matamata, Raglan and Piako. Mangakino was completely isolated.

There were gales of up to 86 miles an hour (138.4 km/hr) on the 14th and 15th.

The high winds disrupted commnunications and caused widespread damage.

Fallen trees cut road, rail and telephone communications in many districts.

All National Airways flights were cancelled.

The roof was blown off the main classroom block at a school in Kelston

Nine boats, including four launches and three runabouts grounded on the sandspit near Panmure.

High winds played havoc with small craft on moorings .

There was damage to powerlines in the Waikato area. Falling trees and branches accounted for most of the breaks.

Fairfield College suffered badly when the roof of its bathing shed was ripped off and landed 30 feet away. The damage was estimated to be between £800 and £900 ($30,400-$34,200 2010 dollars).

The airport at Rukuhia was closed all day.

Raglan was lashed by gale force winds on the 15th.

About ten boats dragged their anchors and drifted up the harbour.

Several small dinghies were sunk.

Half a dozen chimneys were blown down and iron was ripped off roofs of many houses.

Telephone lines were down and communications were cut.

Gale force winds brought down trees on many farms.

The 10-ton front section of the Thames Methodist Church was lifted (4 feet 6 inches) from its foundations, causing considerable structural damage to the building. The 40-ton rear portion of the church was not affected by the gale.

Winds were estimate to reach nearly 90 miles per hour (144.8 km/hr).

Communications were disrupted when trees fell across power lines and telegraph wires onto roadways.

Traffic travelling south of Thames via the Kopu bridge were held up for a long time when a belt of macrocarpa trees blew over on the main highway.

In other parts of the district fences were damaged and some television aerials were blown from roofs.

A number of homes had iron blown from the roofs.

Country areas south of Thames were without power owing to many power lines being damaged.

Houses in Tokoroa lost iron off their roofs.

Part of the town was without electricity.

Some trees fell across telephone lines.

The winds were said to be the strongests winds in Tokoroa yet.

Waihi was fortunate enough to escape with practically no damage.

It was estimated that the gusts were up to force 8 which is gale force and 39-46 miles per hour (63-74 km/hr).

Garden were badly buffeted.

There was no damage to power and telephone communication services.

The Taupo-Napier and the Wairoa-Gisborne roads were closed bacause of fallen trees.

The gales partly unroofted the administration block, whirling aluminium roofing 200 feet in the air.

A power surge, caused due to the power lines becoming twisted in the gale, damaged thousands of pounds worth of electrical plant in part of Fitzroy. There was burnt out electrical equipment in 90 homes and some business premises.

Winds reached 80 miles per hour (128.7 km/hr) at times.

Power supplies and telephones in many areas of Taranaki failed as the south-easterly snapped power poles, ripped down wires and toppled trees.

Dannevirke recorded a peak gust of 74 knots (137 km/hr) on the 15th.

The gale from the south had gusts estimated at 70 miles per hour (112.7 km/hr).