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GG and all the others in the path of this monster, take care and do your best to stay safe. You are in our thoughts and please post again as soon as you are able...
This thing has high potential to not only blow stuff over but dump half the Pacific Ocean in Queensland. Cloud mass covers about 1/4 of Queensland alone.
That's one nasty looking beast.
Looks like it's at least 3/4 of the QLD coastline in this one
Is anyone willing to put themselves in the position of Wivenhoe dam operators? Do you:You guys up the top end, keep safe... and it looks like we're all likely in for another drenching before this is over. They've said it's likely it could dump about a meter of rain up there. Well, that's not too unusual for innisfail, Babinda etc, but it much rain comes further south there will be havoc on a wide scale again and experts searching for the record books again.
I wouldn't release on the basis of Tropical Cyclone Yasi as rainfall directly from this system will be minimal in Brisbane.Is anyone willing to put themselves in the position of Wivenhoe dam operators?
Good luck to all of you up in FNQ. Stay safe.
I have lots of family and friends in Townsville, Innisfail and Cairns, they are all above the inundation level, though the father in law will be cutting it fine in Annandale Gardens. The Ross Island Hotel is sure to get a dunking GG. I have a unit in Townsville that is above the surge but the wife's family beach shack is at Cowley Beach just south of Innisfail. It survived Winifred, which crossed at Cowley and survived Larry. Fingers crossed for Yasi.
I'm starting to feel sick in the guts already and I'm on the other side of the country. Good luck.
After Cyclone Larry, the most severe cyclone to strike the state in a century, former premier Peter Beattie promised to build cyclone shelters in every major community along the Queensland coast.
On August 22, 2006, Mr Beattie said Labor would equip communities from Bundaberg to the Torres Strait, and on western Cape York Peninsula, with shelters able to withstand winds of up to 306km/h.
According to the rain rate there is only light to moderate falls. Thought it would be greater but all wind apparently. When it crosses the coast maybe more.Willis Island radar about to get hit by eye.... http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR413.loop.shtml#skip
Highest wind gust speed of 139kph at a distance of 75km from the outer edge of the eye last time I looked.
Good luck to all of you up in FNQ. Stay safe.
I have lots of family and friends in Townsville, Innisfail and Cairns, they are all above the inundation level, though the father in law will be cutting it fine in Annandale Gardens. The Ross Island Hotel is sure to get a dunking GG. I have a unit in Townsville that is above the surge but the wife's family beach shack is at Cowley Beach just south of Innisfail. It survived Winifred, which crossed at Cowley and survived Larry. Fingers crossed for Yasi.
I'm starting to feel sick in the guts already and I'm on the other side of the country. Good luck.
Forget the good luck, if you don't have a house that is steel framed with cyclone shutters on the windows, get the hell out. From the images on the news this morning, it does not look like this area is built to stand up to this level of cyclone.
Between Cape Tribulation and Ingham these winds will become DESTRUCTIVE with gusts in excess of 125km/hr during the afternoon and early evening and VERY DESTRUCTIVE with gusts up to 300 km/hr between Cairns and Ingham during the evening as the cyclone approaches and crosses the coast. These VERY DESTRUCTIVE winds can also occur on the seaward side of hills to the north of the cyclone and are also forecast to reach the Atherton Tablelands.
derty, I feel the same. Can't think about anything much else. Unlikely to be badly affected this far south, but keep picturing all the Cairns and Port Douglas areas.I'm starting to feel sick in the guts already and I'm on the other side of the country. Good luck.
derty, I feel the same. Can't think about anything much else. Unlikely to be badly affected this far south, but keep picturing all the Cairns and Port Douglas areas.
Do hope your folks are away somewhere safe.
Overit, if you're still reading this thread, I sure as hell hope you're not doing it at Port Douglas.
gg, hope you can take Garpaldog with you to HQ.
Maybe the religious people among us can use what influence they have to keep as many people safe as possible?
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