A Bit Windy!

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coastflyer
coastflyer
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12 Jul 2016 6:49am
This may be a record for South Australia, over 70 knots around midnight! I know that we don't get cyclones down our way, but this cold front is equivalent to a Cat2 cyclone.
CATEGORY 2 (tropical cyclone)Minor house damage. Significant damage to signs, trees and caravans. Heavy damage to some crops. Risk of power failure. Small craft may break moorings.A Category 2 cyclone's strongest winds are DESTRUCTIVE winds with typical gusts over open flat land of 125 - 164 km/h. These winds correspond to Beaufort 10 and 11 (Storm and violent storm).

Latest Weather Observations for Cape Willoughby

<div class="p-id">1210am/NNW/75 knots

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