The Storm

"The Storm" is a storyline from the LGBT soap opera Sweet L.A. Life: The New Generation, which began in 2023 when a large storm hit Los Angeles which resulted in gruesome thunderstorms, lighting, and power failure. The storyline was one of the dramatic events of Neighbours in 2014 and saw many characters' fates left in question, including long standing characters Ben Michaels (Daniel Sea) and Callie McDaniel (Erin Cahill). The storyline was conceived following the success of 2013's wedding explosion and was shot in June 2014. Several wind and rain machines were used to create the storm and tornado effects. A promotional trailer for the storyline was released on 15 August 2014.
The plot saw the main characters prepare for a storm. As the storm set in, many residents were unaware of the eventual severity of the storm, especially when it developed into a severe storm only minutes before it hit the area. Daniel Robinson (Tim Phillipps) and his girlfriend Amber Turner (Jenna Rosenow) were out in Amber's car taking photos of the storm when they were whipped up by the tornado; Daniel's uncle, Paul was also out driving looking for Daniel when the tornado hit. The power was lost to Ramsay Street and Georgia Brooks (Saskia Hampele) vanished from her house while she was recovering from a throat operation, leaving her family worried for her whereabouts. As the storm worsened, Lou Carpenter became trapped under a fallen beam at Harold's Store and his friend Susan Kennedy (Jackie Woodburne) was forced to perform an emergency tracheotomy on him when he began choking on a piece of food.