Never in the 50 years that I have lived in this region have I ever seen anything like it!
Our side fence metal posts have been bent over so the fence is on a lean, we lost 3 sheets of tin from our double storey workshops and the flame tree in the very back of the yard split in half, other than that we were very lucky, others fared much worse poor things.
Most Aussies would know what trees I am talking about when I call them "Widowmakers"...the ghost gums. Never, I mean NEVER plant one of those on your property unless it is miles away from any buildings, those things snap limbs off whenever they choose, and believe me, after my drive around our community today I am betting we see nearly all of them removed. I lost count of how many were on top of houses!
The power came back on about 6pm today thank heavens, it was so humid I spent the day spritzing myself every 5 minutes, I truly don't cope well with heat and spent most of last night sitting outside in the dark just to try and find some breeze....remember, no power=no aircon!
When the power went down we covered our freezer with a large heavy blanket, after 25 hours I am pleased to say all we lost was the icecream and some ice. One thing I had forgotten was to have at least 8 litres of ice ready to put into the fridge to keep it cool, however because we didn't open it everything survived there too.
And as the power returned, life settled back into routine.........and I thought about Queensland and their floods and how easy we had just got off, how relatively minor we had suffered in comparison....
I hope your weekends were a little less eventful :)
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How horrifying. I can't believe how much you and the others are going thru there. Australia has see its shares of pain. Prayers are being said for all Australians.
So happy you and yours are safe.
That photo Molly is like out of the movies. How scary for you all. So glad your okay and please stay that way.
Hugs
Oh my goodness - that storm is amazing! I'm glad you're safe and well, but I've never seen anything like it either.
It's truly scary stuff isn't it! I was hoping and praying for everyone in WA and QLD with the two tropical cyclones.
I was so relieved when they downgraded tropical cyclone Bianca to a "low" before it hit landfall. I was so happy I cried.
As hard as it is to see what's now happened to your community, I'm glad it was a "low" and not a "1" or "2" category cyclone. These are hard times for our country. Very hard times. It's like nothing we've ever seen before.
I'm hoping and praying you'll find your feet again. I hope the guavas are okay too. :)
How terrifying Molly !! We live in a bushfire prone area too. We've been here for 23 years and so far (touch wood) we haven't had any thing near as bad as you have. When the hot north westerly winds blow I don't dare leave the place, I wouldn't be able to live with myself if we lost any of the animals because the gates were shut and they couldn't escape.
Diane, thanks, I hope it was a once in a lifetime experrience, my knees are still knocking lol
Lucky thaat photo was taken by a lady as it rolled in, a brilliant but terrifying shot! Thanks too for the well wishes
Thanks Leanne, amazzing what nature can conjure up when she wants isnt it!
LOL Chris, the guavas all look great, but lordy do I have some serious spring cleaning to do, that dust was diabolical lol
Olive, I can understand your worries about bushfires, they rage through our regions every summer, but this.....absolutely gob-smacking and I hope I dont see another in my lifetime!
Thanks all for the well wishes :)
Geez woman, you guys don't do things by halves over there.
I would have loved to see that storm rolling in without the following events. It's times like that when Mother Nature remind us that we're not as in control as we like to think we are.
I'm glad to hear that everyone is fine, shame about all that ice cream though ;-)
Wow! That is so scary... thank goodness you are OK.
(Love the new look of the blog, by the way!)
LOL Nev, this I wish had been done by half! The strange thing was there was no real warning, this hellish sound and it hit, not even the Weather ppl saw this one coming! Son said the saame thing about the icecream, he wanted to drink nearly 3/4 of a tub LOL!
Scary it was Dixie, thanks for the well wishes, and ta, I love blues, and a change is always fun:)
Molly, I can so relate to what you lived thru, we had an inland hurricane here. Glad you're okay thru it all!
It is good to hear that you are all still ok despite that monster of a storm. It is truly amazing the power of Mother Nature. I hope the neighborhood recovery effort is a smooth trouble free event.
Dust storms are a terrible inconvenience: We had one blow through the 25/1. It had been a terribly hot day (48*C) with the wind blowing from the north, when early in the evening (around 5.30pm) the wind suddenly (and I mean SUDDENLY!) swung around to the south. Then came the dust storm: It was so thick, and the wind was strong enough to snap branches from trees. And, of course, everything was covered in dirt, both inside and out, even though all the windows and doors had been closed. It also rained mud. So, Australia Day I got to clean!
I love the picture of your storm: It's mesemerising! I cant look away! The orange glow that comes with dust storms is eerie: Very apocalyptic. Glad to hear you didnt suffer too much damage.
~S.
MM, glad you guys got through it ok too, scary stuff indeed!
Ramsey, thanks, it was one hell of a thunderstorm, glad we didnt get a ton of rain with it, there were so many houses wihout roofing left!
Sorcha,thanks, I wish it was a dust storm, I could have coped better lol. This thunderstorn had gusts tracked at 180km an hour, 50,000 homes without power for days on end, homes trashed beyond repair and many, many badly damaged, 2 people killed, it looked like a war zone here, in York & Beverley....very frightening and very sad for many
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