Last night TC Andrew hit Bowen. A Cat 2 not so bad, over 40 inches of rain in 24 hours though.
Now the real threat looms.
Check the screen shots below. GULP. This thing is almost as big as QLD. The Flood Relief might add a few new beneficiaries, maybe what we've seen is the entree before the main meal. Even more reason to support these charities.
Geez thats one big mother f*cker of a cyclone! Looks like the swell will hang around for a while longer. I heard on the radio this morning this cyclone could generate 500mm of rain per hour, nows thats a worry
That first photo would make a good design for the seabreeze T-shirt comp.
Pretty amazing system , I've never seen anything that big hope it dies out soon if that past over New Zealand , there seriously would be nobody left their.
That first photo would make a good design for the seabreeze T-shirt comp.
Pretty amazing system , I've never seen anything that big hope it dies out soon if that past over New Zealand , there seriously would be nobody left their.
It's still intensifying and heading directly for Townsville at this point, forecasted to cross land Wed arvo/night. Scary since TC Anthony landed 100k's or so from there just last night (Sunday).
The animation on this link shows you where it is now and how much bigger it gets.
Maybe not so good for a downwinder....here is a quick reminder of what a cat 4 can do
CATEGORY 4 (severe tropical cyclone) Significant roofing loss and structural damage. Many caravans destroyed and blown away. Dangerous airborne debris. Widespread power failures. A Category 4 cyclone's strongest winds are VERY DESTRUCTIVE winds with typical gusts over open flat land of 225 - 279 km/h. These winds correspond to the highest category on the Beaufort scale, Beaufort 12 (Hurricane).
My parents sat on their balcony looking over the whitsundays when the last decent one went through, straight over the top of Airlie Beach. Winds gusted 70kts to 80kts and over 40 minute did a full 360 degree spin and blew from every direction. From memory 46 boats broke their moorings and got smashed up, some ending up in the primary school near by. 10 or 15 boats are still missing.
The current forecast makes the above event look like a gentle seabreeze! I hope people are prepared, I mean really prepared. We/Australia have had our fair share of natural disasters, it's about time we got a break!
