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reply posted on 1-2-2011 @ 06:49 PM by troubleshooter
Originally posted by OzWeatherman
Originally posted by troubleshooter
reply to post by OzWeatherman

Have you ever been there when a cyclone has crossed the coast?



Yeah

I was stationed at Darwin Met office for 3 and half years. I been through a couple, but nothing greater than a category 2. I also lived in Cairns when there was Category 3 off the coast but it quickly decayed crossing as a tropcial low.

I lived between Townsville and Cairns for twenty years and I don't think you know what you are talking about.

And I am being being very very diplomatic.




reply posted on 1-2-2011 @ 06:58 PM by backinblack
reply to post by troubleshooter


I would like to hear questions asked by locals who have a pulse on the place.


Yes, ABC radio did a great job with the Victorian floods, mainly speaking to locals..
It really DID highlight the hype and doom portrayed by other media..

eg: Minor seepage under a levee turned into a breach...
So called, streets underwater that locals said they just drove down..

It was good reporting from ABC..


reply posted on 1-2-2011 @ 07:11 PM by OzWeatherman
reply to post by zorgon


You should check out the structure now, its phenomenal.

In terms of area its actually quite large. In comparison cyclone Tracy was about 1/10th the size of this storm


reply posted on 1-2-2011 @ 07:12 PM by backinblack
Originally posted by OzWeatherman
reply to post by zorgon


You should check out the structure now, its phenomenal.

In terms of area its actually quite large. In comparison cyclone Tracy was about 1/10th the size of this storm


lol, that's a damn lousy job of "playing it down" OZ...


reply posted on 1-2-2011 @ 07:14 PM by OzWeatherman
reply to post by Calender


Im not downplaying the severity of this storm at all. I would never tell people not to worry, unless I was the one working in the severe weather section in the Queensland office(I do work for the Bureau, stationed in Perth though). All Im saying is that the media estimations about the severity of the storm system are grossly over estimated. It's still an extremely dangerous weather event, and the storm surge IS going to be severe.


reply posted on 1-2-2011 @ 07:16 PM by troubleshooter
Originally posted by backinblack
Originally posted by OzWeatherman
reply to post by zorgon


You should check out the structure now, its phenomenal.

In terms of area its actually quite large. In comparison cyclone Tracy was about 1/10th the size of this storm


lol, that's a damn lousy job of "playing it down" OZ...

Yes OZ had to turn it around or he would look pretty silly tomorrow.



reply posted on 1-2-2011 @ 07:20 PM by backinblack
reply to post by OzWeatherman


ABC is saying 300km/h winds..
Though they do pull a lot of news from Sky....


reply posted on 1-2-2011 @ 07:35 PM by troubleshooter
Originally posted by backinblack
reply to post by OzWeatherman


ABC is saying 300km/h winds..
Though they do pull a lot of news from Sky....

The equiptment on Willis Island stopped functioning as it passed over...
...malfunction of blown away?


reply posted on 1-2-2011 @ 07:36 PM by Calender
This from the Sydney Morning Herald:


....Get out now, Bligh tells north Queensland‘‘I cannot say in strong enough terms, you have to take this window of opportunity to evacuate,’’ Ms Bligh told people at risk of the surge.

‘‘It will close within the next three hours. Do not bother to pack bags, just grab each other and get to a place of safety.’’
....Category five

Earlier today, Cyclone Yasi was upgraded to a category five cyclone, surpassing the size and destructive intensity of cyclones Larry and Tracy...."This impact is likely to be more life threatening than any experienced during recent generations."


Link also has video.


reply posted on 1-2-2011 @ 07:37 PM by redgy
reply to post by OzWeatherman


why would BOM continue to class this cyclone as catagory 5 if there is disputing data that shows otherwise, does not the premier or prime minister also get their data from the same weather service supplied by BOM itself and their predicted forcast models.


reply posted on 1-2-2011 @ 07:44 PM by Calender
Originally posted by troubleshooter
Latest BOM info here...

www.bom.gov.au...


According to this official information, and all information posted this has been a category five for quite some time. Jumping from a category three to five within 6 hours. How come people keep posting that they think it is a category four? Are they reading faulty news, or are they reading old news and are not aware of the current situation?

A quote from the link above:

Remarks: SEVERE TC YASI IS A LARGE AND VERY POWERFUL TROPICAL CYCLONE AND POSES AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY WITHIN THE WARNING AREA, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN CAIRNS AND TOWNSVILLE. THIS IMPACT IS LIKELY TO BE MORE LIFE THREATENING THAN ANY EXPERIENCED DURING RECENT GENERATIONS. TC Yasi, CATEGORY 5, will continue to move in a west-southwesterly direction during the day. The cyclone is expected to cross the coast in the Innisfail area at about midnight.

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