Cyclone Debbie

[ol' boy]

David Koch telling the country how dangerous it is, cameraman pans down, 5 people playing beach cricket on the resort grass below him
Bahahahahaah

Tie Kochie to the palm tree and use him as a Weather Vain

[ol' boy]

This is a view of the cyclone for the ISS, pretty cool.

[ol' boy]

Pretty Low Pressure at Airlie Beach, dropped fast.

[ol' boy]

Is now a good time to give my Expression of Interest?

[Gitch]

Something i have never been in or experienced.

You haven't lived in northern Australia if you haven't been in one... I've sat through 4 I think now, worst was a Cat 4 (just) that crossed just south of this one back in 2009 or so I think it was... It wasn't too bad - until your roof starts to creak and sounds like starting to flap. It's at that point you go "Oh F!@#! I probably should have left town..." But really, the worst part was the next few days - it was hot and humid as hell, eerily still and there was no power or phones (and most of the roads are blocked from trees!)

A Cat 3, went directly over us in WA and that was super eery! S*&^ and corruption for 5 or 6 hours then still clear skies for about 15 minutes.

WA seemed to have much better infrastructure and alerting than QLD did - and the whole process seems to run smoother. The warnings system was clearer and I'm pretty sure there was more legal stance when it came to emergency services and access. For example, you could be fined if you were being an idiot and outdoors during the code RED stage (nor did emergency services have to respond) and employers / schools etc had no say in when was close time. Code ORANGE was get home or out of the area ASAP. Code BLUE was the bolt to the bottle'o to stock up for the next couple of weeks as most roads would be cut off...

[VroomVroom]

its an annual threat so all you can do is be prepared. It didnt turn us off moving up this way its still beautiful and quiet the other 364 days of the year

[ol' boy]

[Rick]

Good grief what devastation

[ol' boy]

Starting to look like the Islands really copped it.
Less building material to fly around, but they sure got the winds and swell.

[ol' boy]

Mackay residents copping it worse in the last 5hrs than, then at anytime.
And its been downgraded to a Cat 1.

[lsemmens]

At least, with a cyclone you know what to expect, and when to expect it, within reason, of course. We used to laugh at people (southerners) who would ask us, "how do you go, living in Darwin with all those cyclones, and stuff?", Our response was usually along the lines of "I don't know, how do you go living in (insert name here) with all those bushfires and floods?". I know what I'd prefer. We had close friends who lived though Tracy and then Yahzee and their comment was Yahzee was far better in that they hardly lost outside communication and information was far more up to date and relevant.

[ol' boy]

Yes, i find the 2 natural disasters and interesting comparison
(Bushfires v Cyclones)

Both you get some degree of warning
Bushfires being you don't get as much warning

Yet, with a Bushfire, you either burn down or you don't, it is rather black and white.
You can burn and the house next door is untouched.
Where as a cyclone seems to effect everyone in the area with tree damage, water damage, flooding, etc
Everyone feels he force of a cyclone, there is no hiding from it in a sense.

[admin]

Of course, Koshi and Karl are there LIVE now to tell you its a Cat 5 and do live crosses to a near by palm tree.

It amazes me that while authorities bust their arses to try and keep people indoors and out of harms way, we have channels 7 and 9 trying to out do each other with A. the amount of reporters out in it and B. how much danger they can put reporters in.

I turned off......5 hours of interviewing local hobos before hand was enough to consider ending it all. I did hope a tree would fall on Stefanovich but alas we were out of luck

[exited]

Yes, i find the 2 natural disasters and interesting comparison
(Bushfires v Cyclones)

Bushfires, cyclones and earthquake events should all be named after women.

All four of them will get your house eventually.

[ol' boy]

Boom Tish.... Comment of the thread P.Z.

Here is a bit from Hamilton Island





I haven't seen or heard a single thing from Hayman Island yet, it was even closer

[Gitch]

At least, with a cyclone you know what to expect, and when to expect it, within reason, of course. We used to laugh at people (southerners) who would ask us, "how do you go, living in Darwin with all those cyclones, and stuff?", Our response was usually along the lines of "I don't know, how do you go living in (insert name here) with all those bushfires and floods?". I know what I'd prefer. We had close friends who lived though Tracy and then Yahzee and their comment was Yahzee was far better in that they hardly lost outside communication and information was far more up to date and relevant.

Especially those tourist that are now complaining "They're F!@&'n over it". I'm pretty sure they had at least two days to leave, not to mention I'm sure their accomodation manager / owner has more to worry about than a tourist petty whine...

[ol' boy]

Part from the massive rains coming down the Queensland coast and into NSW, which was also expected



Check out this new possible Cyclone developing out off Cairns
Data is from Weather modelling.

[ol' boy]

Uhuh.......

[irritant]

...and corruption for 5 or 6 hours then still clear skies for about 15 minutes...

Yeah, that eye of the storm is the most eerie thing ever - beautiful weather right in the centre surrounded by horrific storms just outside of it.

[fandtm666]

the after effects are hitting us in tweed bad , im actually living on an island
now all areas around below me have been evacuated because of flooding.

tweed west - south - chinderah - fingal and surrounding areas