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We survived the cyclone! That was a seriously weird week with lots of build-up to an event that last occurred before I was born. It'd been 50 years since a cyclone came this far south, and the media was full of alarming predictions of destruction. In the end, we maxed out at 52kts just after I recorded this video:

It’s here. But 47kts max gusts isn’t too bad, nothing actually blowing over here (yet). pic.twitter.com/qFyrZdiyRW

— Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) March 7, 2025

We remained completely untouched and unaffected beyond needing to sweep up some leaves once the rain (which has also been unremarkable), finally stops. It appears the worst damage has been a lot of homes without power and perhaps most obviously, the beaches have done a complete vanishing act with all the sand:

What our favourite beach is like today, versus before. They’ll rebuild it, this isn’t unprecedented, but yeah, there’s some work to be done now. pic.twitter.com/6zFMG7bZqK

— Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) March 8, 2025

But hey, everyone is fine (not just us, the whole city AFAIK), so that's a good outcome. Back on topic, here's this week's video:

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