MM> The thing spat a little but moved north to hover over
 MM> Whangaparaoa,  developing a massive upside-down boil underneath
 MM> its black wedge.

 MM> This ominous bulge then dropped a column of dark rain - all
 MM> very impressive, at that distance.

In Henderson, it poured a heavy deluge. I was expecting Noah's Ark to
come floating down Great North Road.

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