As the national emergency broadcaster, ABC Radio was on air throughout the night, taking your calls and keeping you company. Here is how the night unfolded as described by you, our listeners.
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00:00The wind gusts here have been pretty full on since just before midnight, and sort of
00:09the wind goes rattle a fair bit.
00:11Now we've got consistent rain and getting a bit heavier now.
00:15To be honest, it looked calmer than I thought it was going to be, but I did lose power about
00:2011 o'clock last night.
00:21Just a lot of rain, and yeah, checking the elderly neighbours and seeing if they're going
00:25all good.
00:26But yeah, it looked calmer than I expected, to be honest.
00:27Beck's at Russell Island.
00:28Hello, Beck.
00:29I'm happy to get in.
00:30We've lived through a lot of experiences.
00:31I would say it was very hairy, very much like a freight train going through, and it's been
00:36very frightening.
00:37My dogs, I've got a very understanding, so we've been inside since 6.30pm last night.
00:43But yeah, I've got one big tree branch down, but all in all, very lucky here.
00:46But unbelievable winds we've had.
00:49I'm a little bit worried that we might be getting hit from two different directions.
00:54So yeah, I'm not too sure what's going on.
00:56I've definitely got some swelling winds, a few gusts here and there.
01:01Not much rain, not much really to worry about at the moment.
01:04G'day, Kelly.
01:05Hi, how are you going?
01:07Pretty anxious.
01:08You're not alone.
01:10The wind's very strong, but the rain's pretty light compared to what I thought it'd be.
01:16You're anxious, but you're here with us, and you're sharing your story on live radio.
01:20So that takes guts.
01:22It's actually been fantastic to hear you guys.
01:24I've had you on since 11pm, so what you guys are doing is absolutely fantastic.