Wonderful pictures, and great video (love the sound effects). I don't live in a tropical paradise and yet I have to put up with such storms. Not this year, but in past years. One year a friend evacuated to our house because he lived in a low-lying area. We were all sitting around the kitchen table and there was a loud swoosh! The weeping willow tree on the side of the house had fallen, knocked out our air conditioner, fell into the dining room and the bedroom upstairs, near where the baby was sleeping.

Another year we lost the roof to the house, or most of it anyway.

Power outages of up to a week are not extraordinary.

When we bought our current house (11/2023) we checked out all the flood zones on the map because flooding is so common here. This house is 193 feet above sea level, and not in any known flood zone. Still, hurricane's are dreaded and add quite a bit onto the cost of our home insurance policies.

At least you get a tropical paradise with your storm :)

Your daughter does look a little less happy than usual.