Cyclone Debbie

[ol' boy]

Something i have never been in or experienced.
But after watching Media reports, it is meant to be pretty bad.

Yet this is what i don't understand
Using Windy.tv the strongest winds in Cyclone Debbie are currently 46knots or 85 kilometers
Ok, thats bad enough, but its not 200k's plus.



Does it become really destructive and increase in velocity right as it crosses the landmass?
Or is this just the typical media beat up?

I see from reports most locals aren't too concerned.
Apart from taking the obvious precautions and preparations.

I see Hamilton Island has wind of 94ks and Gusts of 117ks
(which is the same as i've had at home, but not for such a prolonged period)

Hopefully they will all be ok.

[Rick]

Theres a slycoon up rooting everything in Darwin

[ol' boy]

They say it is now a Cat 4 with winds of 250 kph.
Are our online weather services unable to measure such conditions?

[SystemRat]

Not sure how long this will last when it hits.

Cyclone Debbie Livestream

[CONAXLE]

Tracie was wicked in the 70's but Debbie does Townsville...

[ol' boy]

Not sure how long this will last when it hits.

Cyclone Debbie Livestream

I goggled "Debbie Live Stream", and it was wet and steamy, but wanted me to pay to see the eye of the storm

[ol' boy]

[ol' boy]

Ok, its windy!!! Jesus





This interesting

[ol' boy]

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.

[exited]

I goggled "Debbie Live Stream", and it was wet and steamy, but wanted me to pay to see the eye of the storm

Try the "live leak" version

[ol' boy]

Not predicted to make landfall till 1pm today
Those news readers will run out of breath before Debbie does

EDIT: David Kosh, you are dead set f#ck wit
High tide at 9am now 11am, which is it?
8 Meter waves.... Really, 8 Meter waves!

In the last hour Hamilton Island has seen a wind increase, to 150-160k Winds with 200k gusts.... Stuff that!

[VroomVroom]

the most destructive winds are at the core of the Cyclone , and its the highest gusts that are quoted. so if the core is 250kph the surroundings may be 100kph less. Still , its the flying objects that are more dangerous than the winds themselves.
we are 1000klm south but still prepared for the worst as we live on the coast. gensets ready , gas cooking ready , food is topped up ( which is most important ).

[ol' boy]

Interesting site:

Geek Watch

[ol' boy]

Hayman Island and Hamilton Island both experiencing 220kph gusts
At 30 degrees C..... Thats some angry weather

I wonder when it is too late to ring Club Marine and Insurer your Boat, Yacht, Catamaran????
See a boat broke moorings and drifted away to the mud flats

[lsemmens]

I have a brother in Cairns and friends on the Tablelands, not really concerned about them, but I do have a Nephew right in the middle of it in Townsville and he has been a yacht captain for years, lost a couple in Yahtzee, so I'm hoping all is well this time.

[enf]

It was my understanding that what debris blows loose is likely to come back the other way once the eye passes over, so THAT'S sometimes the most dangerous thing.

My son is in Hervey bay having moved from Airlie....

[ol' boy]

Isn't Mango up this way?

[ol' boy]

Hamilton Island, wow!

[fandtm666]

Isn't Mango up this way?

and i think learjet is also up that way

[Al Bundy]

....EDIT: David Kosh, you are dead set f#ck wit....

Totally agree, and nothing more needs to be said on that matter. He's a f#cking Sh1tstain.