After Debbie's Remnants

The effect that the remnants of Cyclone Debbie had on our area of the Sunshine Coast has not been a problem for us or around Caloundra at all.  It saw us receive around 125mls of rain over a 24 hour period.  Though it is a lot of rain, for it to last out over 24 hours indicates the rain was steady rather than torrential.

This screenshot of the local weather radar was taken late Thursday afternoon. The arrow is Caloundra.

Rain can be localized on the Sunshine Coast especially around the hinterland areas where it can be hilly and subject to a higher rainfall.  Areas 70k's to the north of us experienced well over double the rainfall that we got here.

The wind did rise substantially for an hour or so from the north on Thursday night around 6:30pm.  The palms round about us were swaying and it would have been uncomfortable to be outside.

It is now Friday morning and the sky is crystal clear and there is a very strong wind, this time from the south.  Being from the south means it is cooler, something we have really been hanging out for.  It has blown away the terrible humidity which has been dogging this area over the last fortnight or so. For the first time in around 6 months, the back sliding door is closed to keep the cooler wind out.

A strong wind warning has been issued by the local Weather Bureau.

The main damage or clean up required is the pool which has quite a few palm spikes from next door's palms.  That won't get tidied up until the wind drops in the next day or so.

The eerie bit is that it appears the former eye of Cyclone Debbie, (now a deep low depression) passed right over us and that coincided with the strong winds from last night.