Thunder volleyed and lightning blazed.
Part of the roof of the Old Humpey was torn off.

The hide-house was practically blown away.

The great white cedar by the lagoon was struck by lightning, and lay, a chaos of dry branches and splintered limbs, one side of the trunk standing up jagged and charred where it had been riven in two.
Upon the hurricane followed a steady deluge.

For a night and a day, the heavens were opened, and poured waterspouts as though the pent rain of nine months were being discharged.

The river 'came down' from the heads and filled the gully with a roaring flood.