Bit windy here

[Ned Seagoon]

It's a bit windy here in North Queensland, Australia. Cat 4 Cyclone heading this way. See satellite picture here (https://metoc.npmoc.navy.mil/cgi-bin/image.pl?pearl+GMS.Sector.D+1+https://metoc.npmoc.navy.mil/sat/gms_d/goesd.jpg). It is predicted to become a Cat 5 by the time it reaches the coast (in about 6 hours)

At this stage it looks like it will hit a bit north of here.

Keep your fingers crossed. ;)

[black mirror]

Keep safe Ned:D

[DELTREE]

Ned, we will be getting tornados in our area in MAY.I have seen with my own eyes what can/will do. REAL BAD NEWS!! hope they miss you buddy!:sad: Take care!! Your Friend DELTREE

[Ned Seagoon]

The rain has arrived now, local weather radar picture here (http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR212.loop.shtml).

Warning here (http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQP0005.txt)

[dudeking]

Stay safe ned:D

Got ma fingers crossed for ya.

[Nick Grana]

Great Scott!!!! Shades of Florida. Yours looks to be turning counterclockwise.
Is it? For that would be same as here.
Are you in the path?
From experience, and plenty of it, find a 'safe' spot with food and water,
put your head between your legs and kiss your a$$ goodbye, praying to God all that time.
The best of hopes you all make it through easily and unharmed.:hmm:

Can't find hurricane on linked map but found one on another site.:confused:

[black mirror]

Is a cyclone the same as a hurricane??? as we dont get either in the uk although we get tornados

[Ned Seagoon]

Thanks folks, good advice Nick, but not as limber as I was some years ago, having trouble getting head between knees. :D

Cyclones turn clockwise, we are on the southern edge at present heading. A cyclone is just like a hurricane but it revolves the other way. This will mean lots of wind, lots of rain, trees down, local flooding and all that.

Mission Beach where it appears to be heading is a lovely holiday spot. We've spent many holidays there over the years. The place is very low lying, and extends for about 10km along the coast with houses almost right on the beach.

I believe all the locals there have been ordered to evacuate.

[Nick Grana]

Ok, if clockwise, the southern edge will be the worst place to be.
The northern side will be the weakest side after hitting landfall.
Keep us informed, Tom.:hmm:

P.S. Katrina blew the Mississippi coast line away, got part of Alabama, and a small part of western Florida. Of course you know about Louisiana (New Orleans) and Texas. It was, as they say, The Big One. I thought Ivan was the big one but Katrina proved me, and others, very wrong.
And another hurricane season is just about ready to fire up. Help us all.:sad:

[sho-dan]

Neddie
you and your family be safe ok :thumbsup:

[Ned Seagoon]

Ok, if clockwise, the southern edge will be the worst place to be.

Yes that's right Nick, I just hope we will be far enough away. Townsville, where I am, is the biggest city in the area.

[Nick Grana]

Good news as far as I'm concerned. (No, really, I am concerned.)
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — Tropical Cyclone Ingrid, which is forecast to hit Australia's northeastern coast by Wednesday afternoon (U.S. time) has weakened to a 120 mph, Category 3 storm and could weaken further before hitting.
I choose the latter for weakening further.
But these stupid things are so unpredictable.
Monitors stating going in a straight line toward (???wherever). It's still straight.
It's still straight. And just before it hits, it takes a left/right turn to catch people off guard. Can't fool (or positively predict) Mother Nature. :thumbsup: Be Safe!!:happy:

[oracle128]

Mission Beach where it appears to be heading is a lovely holiday spot. We've spent many holidays there over the years. The place is very low lying, and extends for about 10km along the coast with houses almost right on the beach.

I believe all the locals there have been ordered to evacuate.Well hey, at least now you'll have the beach all to yourself. Just be sure to hold onto your hats.

[dammit]

Just enough wind to blow a skirt up here in Pie country... which will do for me! :D

Take care Ned lad. ;)

[black mirror]

Just enough wind to blow a skirt up here in Pie country... which will do for me! :D

Take care Ned lad. ;)


Typical:D :D

[Nick Grana]

Just enough wind to blow a skirt up here in Pie country... which will do for me! :D :rotflmao:
Reminds me of some forecasting on my own:
High winds, followed by high skirts, followed by ME.:D

[dudeking]

Quote:
Originally Posted by dammit
Just enough wind to blow a skirt up here in Pie country... which will do for me! :D

Take care Ned lad. ;)



Typical:D :D

Don't know hurd theres a lot of transvestites n' crossdressers up North:rotflmao:

[Vercades]

Are tornados rare down under? My friend from there said she's never seen one before and never heard of one hitting before.. maybe you know?

[Snurfen]

Batten down the hatches, bloke. Looks like a vertical tide is on it's way.

Can't please you can we, two weeks ago you were moaning it was too hot! ;)

[Nick Grana]

Australia's Tornadoes (http://www.inflowimages.com/Education/chasinginoz.html) FYI :cool:

[black mirror]

Australia's Tornadoes (http://www.inflowimages.com/Education/chasinginoz.html) FYI :cool:

My youngest son loved drawing tornado's when he was little, and when he was fed up with drawing them he would make a tornado in a bottle..

[Snurfen]

Just heard it's hit the cost and been upgraded to category 5 - 180mph. Hope Ned is ok.

[dammit]

Just heard it's hit the cost and been upgraded to category 5 - 180mph. Hope Ned is ok.

Thats serious skirt blowing stuff. Might need goggles to view the result.

Ned will probably be holed up in a pub somewhere... :cool:

[Pi rules]

Stay safe! :wave:

The weather isn't too bad in pi country. ;)

[Ned Seagoon]

Thanks for the good wishes folks. Townsville faired well, not so good further north. Communications are out to some areas, so we can only hope the people there are OK also.

Nick that report you posted about Cyclone Ingrid, is an old one, this cyclone is Larry

Weather radar picture for Cairns area here (http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR193.shtml)

[Ned Seagoon]

A photo gallery has been set up for pictures from the area, not many there yet but as communications improve I guess they will increase. See it here (http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200603/s1595757.htm).

[Nick Grana]

Sorry for that bad post. I just trusted google to give me latest details of cyclone about to hit Australia. Not an old one.:sad: Was wondering about it saying it was not to hit til Wednesday as you sounded more critical.
On your flat lands, does that storm go inland a pretty good ways before petering out or goes into the next ocean?:confused:
We can never tell about our own. Ivan went northeast, a piece of it veered off to the east, then south to go back into the Gulf where it circled back and hit Texas, I think. Only one recorded to do this amazing feat.
Good luck to you and everyone involved.:happy:

[Tom]

Gotta admit Neddie, if they weren't so darned destructive and caused so much damage to so many . . . they are truly an awsome event to be part of.

[Vercades]

Australia's Tornadoes (http://www.inflowimages.com/Education/chasinginoz.html) FYI :cool:

Ahah, thanks Nick.

I've been lazy the last few days...

Lol, it was funny at the "What do I do if I see a tornado?"...lol

[Ned Seagoon]

The latest on Cyclone Larry.

Good news:
No deaths reported.

Bad news:
Town of Innisfail 50% houses damaged
one third houses without a roof
banana industry destroyed (90% of Australia's Bananas come from this area)
95,000 homes without electricity (expected to be a week before restored)
No news from beach side towns

Another cyclone is on the way.

Report here (http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2006/s1595899.htm)

[Snurfen]

glad to hear nothing to catastrophic, good luck for the next phase :thumbsup:

[black mirror]

Yes glad you made it through Ned in one piece

[dudeking]

Glad ya safe ned!
Your house damaged? Hope not:D

Stay safe.

[Nick Grana]

I envy you not. We still see the effects of Ivan, Dennis, Katrina, and Rita on our Gulf Coast. We will overcome. You will also.:thumbsup:
Keep us informed as your hemisphere doesn't seem to communicate with our hemisphere just as, I'm sure, it is vice-versa also.:happy:
Is Mel Gibson and Olivia Newton-John Ok?;) All I can think of at the moment.:cool:

[Ned Seagoon]

Just received the following e-mail from a friend who lives just outside the town of Atherton, which was effected by the cyclone.
As of yesterday, we have re-entered the world of electricity - 13 days after Cyclone Larry hit our area. We have an undying admiration for the Ergon teams who have worked without a day off since the Cyclone to repair the many mangled powerlines, powerpoles and systems around Atherton - and even managed to be cheerfully offhand when we were profusely thanking them.

We have since turned on every light and electrical appliance we could find, had multiple showers, done several loads of washing, and enjoyed flushing the toilet (without the need for a trip to the well to get buckets of water). Over the next few days we plan to re-gather the electrical goods and other chattels we have scattered around our friends' places during the past two weeks of cadging the use of their showers, fridges, coffee grinders, washing machines, irons, phone chargers etc etc.

Thank you to the many friends who have contacted (or tried to contact) us after Cyclone Larry. Our house and sheds were fine, despite the many trees that fell around us. We have cleaned up large sections of our house yard, but still have a way to go. There will be large bonfires for a while to come, and plenty of firewood for everyone this winter. We have (Kim has) fixed most of the fencing, and now that the electric fence batteries are re-charged, we don't have to chase cows back into their paddocks. The bridge on the main road to our area washed away, and hasn't yet been fixed, so the trip to town is a little longer than normal. Apart from that, our lives are now getting close to normal.

Much of the debris has been removed from Atherton township, and we are slowly getting used to seeing fewer trees and tarps on a number of roofs. Most of the community activities are functioning again (cycling is back on !!!!). The talk is still prdominantly of the cyclone and the events since then. The return of electricity has been a major topic, and the Ergon guys have achieved almost cult status.

Our phone and fax are fully functioning again, as are our emails addresses.

[Snurfen]

As much as we moan about living here in Blighty, we don't know how well off we really are.

The never ending news stories about all the catastrophes and natural disasters that go on around the world have somewhat numbed us all to the point where we nw think "ah well, tough luck".
When you hear it on a personal level, it makes you stop and think about.