G'morning Heather,

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

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

And I've heard since that Takapuna apparently copped a fair 
downpour at about that time, too.

For a soft, fluffy entity, a cloud is actually a fearsome thing...

:-))
 
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