[Donunder]

To give you some idea of the rain on the Gold Coast this afternoon, have a look at the Titans/Sharks game played at Carrara, about twenty minutes from Craig's place. The commentators said that half an hour before kick-off the surface was completely dry. By twenty minutes into the game, the place was a lake -- no wind, just incredibly heavy rain which persisted for most of the game. It came from nowhere and caught all the weather forecasting services by surprise. Here in Brisbane we were on the edge of this system and my rain gauge showed 22 mm after forty minutes.