Kuta & my very scary night

As you may all be aware, North Queensland in Australia experienced the worst tropical cyclone in Australia's history on Wed night/Thurs morning. They are saying it was much bigger than Katrina that wiped out New Orleans, and guess where I live..... Townsville!
It was a very scary night with wind gusts up to 280km p/h that sounded like a freight train coming down your driveway, and freaky green lightning that I never want to see again. Kuta and I stayed at my partners house for the night and we all snuggled up as we listened to the trees cracking down outside. Kuta was quite scared but we did our best to keep him calm for the night. The stronger wind started at about 5pm on wed (allthough you could tell there was something huge coming by about midday) and it was still blowing about 150km winds by 11am Thurs morning.
After returning home Thursday afternoon when we where given the all clear to go outside, I have 5 trees down and no back or side fence. Thankfully, I'm in a rental place and moving next weekend so it wont effect me so much anyway.
However, we still have no power and I only just got phone and internet back up now. Power may be out until Mon or even longer so sleeping in 30+ degree temps is terrible with no fan or aircon.
Anyway, the important thing is Kuta, myself and family are all fine. We just have a big clean up ahead of us. We were spare from the brunt of it though, a few towns north of here have nothing standing at all. I hope to never have to go through anything like it again in my lifetime, it was a horrific 24 hours.

You must have been terrified! So glad you're all safe and well. Thank goodness that we dont have anything like that over here, i'd be so scared. As you say, the most important thing is that you're all ok. Hugs to you and Kuta.

You have been through the thick of it over there. Thank goodness everyone is ok though and thats the main thing. x

Sounds like you had a real night of it! Im glad that your all okay though and well done for keeping Kuta calm. I cant imagine its easy keeping 20kilos of stafford calm when your terrified yourself!
Fingers crossed thats the last of it. Xx

Glad you are ok.
My dad is at Airlee and he has similar damage around him,
there is another one forming off the S/islands... so that is one to watch as well

So glad to hear you are all well hopefully that was the last of the bad weather

Thank goodness you're all ok. Must have been so scary!

Glad to hear you're all ok.

It must have been awfull, thankfully know fatalitys and your all safe and well

Glad you're all safe!