9:00 am Saturday

Hopefully, the former Cyclone Marcia which is now a tropical low has just passed us.  There is almost 90mls (under 4") in the rain gauge from the rain which started a little over an hour ago.  I will let the photos do the talking!

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The weather bureau's radar image as the rain passed.   Caloundra is just at the tip of the arrow near the green figure '197'.

The rain teeming off the new shelter roof.  I stood in the rain for a brief moment to get the photo.  That was probably a big mistake.  I was drenched.

Our street from the front door.  It no longer floods since the new housing development has been built.

The storm water from our block pouring out onto the road.  This is the water from the roof, the pool, the and the back yard which all connects to the storm water.

The heavy cloud has blocked the Satellite TV Signal so the cricket is off until the rain clears a little.

The pool of water came back again.  As the rain eased, this pool of water disappeared in a matter of minutes.

This is as high as the water level got during the downpour.  I took this shot just as the rain began to ease.

There are 84mls (almost 3.5") in the rain gauge.  The vast amount of this fell in a little over an hour. Already around a 1cm (1/2") has drained from the pool overflow!