Cyclonic conditions?

It is now Day 4 of "unseasonable" weather here in Airlie/Cannonvale. Monday and Tuesday just started of grey and rainy. Wednesday and Thursday have brought us gale-force winds that nearly ripped our roof off last night (or so it felt like). Will and I made for humourous characters last night trying to get to the grocery store. We were sopping before we'd even reached the bottom of our hill, and we were squooshing by the time we hit the Coles. And the wind is cold while its blowing you around; our house was so cold last night we debated saving up for a space heater. Fun, fun, fun!