I stepped outside and saw smoke billowing in the distance, a sight I'd never seen in Tahitian Terrace. In that instant, my life and the lives of my friends and neighbors changed. It didn't take long ...

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and possible heavy falls. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h ...