CHRIS Lahy and his family have never experienced anything like the storm that hit Lake Boga last Thursday night.

Homes up and down the street were flooded, had roof damage and tree limbs were strewn across the road but the Lahy's had an exceptional near miss when an 80 foot gum crashed down metres from their home.

The family is safe but their wheelie bin was crushed like a can while a car was da...