reply to post by zenius
Any damage at Port Hedland?
In 1974 I was stuck inside for 3 days there, while TC Tracy was destroying Darwin
Lost a lot of money playing Poker at the Hostel
I'm amazed the place is still exists, there was an even worse one a couple of years later after I had returned to NZ
1975 - CYCLONE JOAN (Category 5)
Joan was a severe tropical cyclone with maximum measured wind gusts of 208 km/h. It damaged 85 per cent of the houses in Port Hedland, 600 km south
west of Broome, WA, and other settlements along its path. Subsequent flooding damaged roads and sections of the iron ore railways, particularly that
of Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd. Sheep losses were heavy but there was no loss of human life or serious injury. The estimated damage to private property and
public facilities is believed to have exceeded $25 million.
www.australiangeographic.com.au...
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Having our own little Storm here in Cook Strait right now, 130kmph winds, some heavy downpours during the early morning hours woke me up
Wgtn 3am radaredit on 12-1-2012 by muzzy
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