Cyclone Alfred

[canetoad]

All over bar the shouting, but landfall left a trail of destruction particularly in Hervey Bay which missed the winds but had an amazing amount of tropical rainfall in a few hours.

My sister lives there - she dealt with minor flooding yesterday, and is on the way to her shop this morning to assess the damage.

Few seconds into the video - kangaroos in floodwater - don't worry, they swim well!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hZGhl69ccWQ

[brer cat]

1. I'm glad you and your sister are OK, and I hope her shop is too.

Thanks for checking in.

[canetoad]

2. Thanks bc

No danger to me - I'm way down in the south east, across the strait from Tasmania. Plenty of rain last night though, didn't need to water the garden today.

[2naSalit]

3. Yikes...

I hope people manage to stay safe. Glad your sister is okay.

[canetoad]

5. As of now

Only one life lost - 61 yo man in northern NSW swept away in floodwaters which is pretty sad.

[3Hotdogs]

4. --- and the dillwad, driving the car through the flooded street.

In my neighboring town, there is a street that has flooding. Water builds up in the sewage system underneath the street. It raises the manhole cover out of its placement and moves it, leaving a 2ft diameter hole in the road.

People try to drive on the flooded road and a car inevitably takes a sudden drop as a front wheel goes down a couple of feet.

The car is then ruined.

[wendyb-NC]

6. The force of the flash flood is terrifying.

I'm glad your sister is safe, and hope her shop is, also.

[canetoad]

7. Thank you

She does pop into DU at times as Flying Fox but only has a couple of posts.

Sounded pretty upbeat when we spoke this morning.