TC passed directly over Mornington Island. Rev R.H. Wilson of the Mornington Island Mission reported that one barometer (an aneroid in the Missions lugger) dropped to 953.3 hPa. The other barometer (a household aneroid) registered 949.7 hPa. T

he household barometer usually sat on 1010 to 1012 hPa so it was not reading low. At 7am on the 20th the house bar dropped to 989 hPa. The bar then dropped rapidly and then interest was lost in monitoring the bar due to the ferocious wind. The barometer was not observed again until after a 1.5hours lull when the 949.7 hPa reading was made. The renewed wind was worse than before. Most of the buildings were demolished and there was a storm surge estimated at 5 foot or so.

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