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2011-02-02 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Queensland coast expects 'most severe' cyclone on record
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Posted by Steve White 2011-02-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ]  Top

#1 Check this out:
How Cyclone Yasi compares around the world
Posted by Oztralian 2011-02-02 00:11||   2011-02-02 00:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Based on observations in the past hour it looks like it will be 'only' a category 4 when it hits.

However, it is (as noted above) so big that the cone of 140 mph wind could be 130 miles wide.
Posted by Lord Garth 2011-02-02 00:31||   2011-02-02 00:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Grunter is on his way to Sydney and maybe Lord Howe Island. Stay safe, Grunter!
Posted by Alaska Paul 2011-02-02 01:21||   2011-02-02 01:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Thanks Paul, If I can get out of this ice storm it should be a normal trip. I won't be going North of Sydney, that's for sure.
It's hard to tell how bad it will be - the media is as usual, hysterical, but it does look really, really grim.
The Australian newspaper has a link to a guy in Cairns who is staying and Tweeting throughout, if anyone wants a personal view.
Go you Queenslanders!
Posted by Grunter 2011-02-02 01:38||   2011-02-02 01:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Keep it up and stay safe there.
Posted by swksvolFF 2011-02-02 01:45||   2011-02-02 01:45|| Front Page Top

#6 Lord Howe Island should be ok, it's way south. Stunningly beautiful island btw.

Stay safe in North Qld!
Posted by European Conservarive 2011-02-02 01:56||   2011-02-02 01:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Now estimated to cross the coast midnight local time. It will be a long night. Still category 5. I am most concerned for Cardwell, just south of the eye (the bad side) and at the head of a big, open bay. Innisfail to the North just copped it from cyclone Larry a while back.
Posted by Grunter 2011-02-02 08:14||   2011-02-02 08:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Live news coverage of Cyclone Yasie

Live Cyclone Yasi Updates
Posted by Oztralian 2011-02-02 09:43||   2011-02-02 09:43|| Front Page Top

#9 local radar has the eye crossing the coast a few minutes ago.

Posted by Lord Garth 2011-02-02 10:57||   2011-02-02 10:57|| Front Page Top

#10 Hurricane Ike was only Category 2...means nothing.
Posted by gromky 2011-02-02 14:27||   2011-02-02 14:27|| Front Page Top

#11 Apparrently hit Mission Beach, which unfortunately has a large area of land just above sea level. Likely flooded.
Posted by phil_b 2011-02-02 16:46||   2011-02-02 16:46|| Front Page Top

#12 satellite/radar estimate of winds at landfall was 155 mph

highest measured wind was 120 mph (that I found)

recent estimate is that peak winds of system are about 70 mph
Posted by lord garth 2011-02-02 22:05||   2011-02-02 22:05|| Front Page Top

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