Saturday 6:00 am.

The coastal town of Yeppoon has suffered the greatest damage after Tropical Cyclone Marcia crossed the coast around 500k's north of us. The photo shows some of the damage it caused at the seaside town.

I have just totalled up 175mls (7") of rain from yesterday.  Add to that the 128mls (5") from the day before and we have reached our predicted 300mls (12") total forecast.

Cyclone Marcia is now a tropical low and heading south inland and is expected to cross into NSW before heading out to sea again.

Yesterday afternoon saw lengthy spells without any rain.  Between 4pm and 10pm we only had 6mls.  This has allowed any water build up to get away and removed any fear of flooding.  Areas around rivers however are not so lucky with rivers breaking their banks and flooding low lying areas.

We have been warned to expect further periods of heavy rain today as the remnants of tropical cyclone Marcia pass to the west of us.  We can also expect some squally winds.

I reckon we have experienced heavier rain for longer periods than we received yesterday during our time here.

Our backyard hasn't looked like what it did from this late January post during this wet time. (HERE)  A small pool developed in this area of our backyard yesterday before the rain eased and the water was able to get away.

I will wait till the last moment before deciding whether to attend Computer Club this morning or not.

We are not in a 'fast' internet area.  However yesterday afternoon the internet speed dropped by 60%.  This morning the speed is back up again.  I suspect the stormy weather had something to do with it.

And it is great to not have to reboot the modem/router several times a day to have the printer or media player accessible again.  Replacing the modem/router with an even older model I had stuck away appears to have fixed the networking problem.

Some Sunshine Coast businesses closed their doors yesterday because of power outages and inclement weather.  I am guessing the internet was affected as well.

8:30am update.  It is belting down now.  This must be from the tropical low former cyclone Marcia as it is just to the north west of us now.  I am unable to watch the cricket from NZ.  The storm cloud above us is so thick, the TV signal from the satellite is having difficulty penetrating it.

My cricket game is on for 5 minutes, then the signal drops out and the coverage goes to a black screen!

I have decided against driving though this rain to get to Computer Club.  It is an unnecessary risk to drive when you really don't have to.