Looks like we can put the ecm model in the bad books by overdoing the wind speeds, the peak of today's winds were in the morning which is odd considering the forecast was for them to increase throughout the day.
I have that lot up north will be arriving in the evening, I reckon the winds might have peaked in my location however this might just be a lull before later.
I remember the st jude day storm only had peak winds lasting about half an hour and that caused extensive damage across the south, that was the last amber warning for our region although with winds forecast were slightly higher