Hi all,

I've been contacted by a lot of people who've seen the tropical cyclone in my state on the news and are wondering if I'm ok.

It reached category 4 by the time it made landfall, and despite breaking up a lot over land, it still remained a rotating system, complete with an eye, by the time it reached me. We got over 200mm of rain (around 8 inches) within the space of a few hours, and gale force winds that were ripping trees out by the roots, dropping power lines and smashing up cars.

We actually had the very eye of the storm go right over the top of us, which was eerie as hell. Everything just suddenly stopped, and went silent. Then it all hit again after about 30 minutes and the winds were so strong I could hear the panes of glass starting to make a soft crunching sound around the edges of the window frames. I honestly thought they would shatter at any moment. But thankfully, they didn't.

We got some minor flooding in ground floor of the house, but I'd already moved everything pre-emptively so no damage.

Other regions, however, didn't fare as well (I'm on top of a big hill) and many people are still missing or stranded.

But I still have power, so dev continues! :D

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