Gday everybody!! What a night!
Picked up 21.1mm this morning, that should be a good starting point for this event, not to mention help Melbourne's catchments
Here's my story of the night...
Used the computer outside until about midnight, just enjoying the balmy conditions. I had aeroguard on btw, so the insects weren't too much of a problem, and I had a nearby power source, so no need to worry about flat batteries.
When I went back inside and headed off to bed I had a feeling that storms could strike at anytime during the night so I took a few precautions and kept the camera close by... I only got 2 hours of sleep last night (an extra 3.5 hours sleep later on), so you can imagine I feel really exhausted
It was the humidity that woke me up at around 2:30AM, within about 45 minutes storms develop and dump heavy rain and unleash lightning (a few dangerously close CGs mind you)... realising that sleep was next to impossible up until about 7AM I pulled out the camera and recorded some footage
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
generally very poor filming and photography conditions, but I scored a nice CC (cloud to cloud lightning bolt)
Come 7AM I went back to bed and slept for about 3.5 hours, still thick in the head but I should be fine for now... getting the camera ready for what I'm hoping to be a wild afternoon & evening
![Lightning :lighting:](./images/smilies/lightningbolt.gif)