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jeez
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news...-1225997552623
Queensland residents are bracing for a maximum-strength, category-five storm to hit the far north of the state late Wednesday. The storm, called Cyclone Yasi, is expected to be the strongest cyclone to ever hit Australia.
Cyclone Yasi, described as a "killer, monster storm," is expected to make landfall on the Queensland coast between Cairns and Innisfail at 10 p.m. local time, reports Reuters.
The storm's strong winds, torrential rains and flooding will cause further damage to Queensland, which was only recently devastated by epic floods.
The winds could reach around 300 kilometers an hour, according to a senior meteorologist from the Bureau of Meteorology, Ann Farrell.
This is so powerful even "cyclone-proof" homes may not be able to withstand the pressure.
Cairns, home to 122,000 people and a popular destination for backpackers from around the world, lies in the path of the storm, and is expected to be hit by a storm surge up to 7 feet high. The storm surge could cause flooding that may be even more dangerous than the storm's wind, according to Queensland Premier Anna Bligh.
"It will be a display of the awesome power of nature but it's not something you want to go outside and watch," she said, as reported in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Bligh urged people in low-lying areas to evacuate, and thousands have already fled their homes, BBC News reports. Hospitals have flown patients from Cairns in the north further south to Brisbane.
More than 400,000 people live in the storm's expected path. The stretch, popular with tourists, includes the Great Barrier Reef.
One resident has chosen to bunker down and stay in his home in order to Tweet the storm, according to the Australian. Carl Butcher, a 26-year-old IT specialist and amateur weather observer, will give first-hand reports of the storm via his Twitter handle @cycloneupdate.
"I'm going to be right in the thick of it," he said.
jeez
"Don't panic if your roof lifts off"
here is how big the storm is :
300 km/hour winds skull ing the entire US mainland.
i hope oz is ruffandready
I was going to post something about it this morning. What an impressive looking storm.
The conditions are near perfect as the storm heads towards land so there is very little chance of it weakening. The could be very, very bad.
reminds me the day after tommarow with 3 huge ass storms
That's an impressive hurricane. Reminiscent of Mitch from 1998.
Dvorak at 6.5. Not exceptionally high for a Cat 5 storm, but still, she's going to wreak absolute havoc on the mainland of AU. That's stronger than any landfalling hurricane we've had since Andrew, I believe. 922 mb was his strength as he hit Florida as well.
Eyewall is only a couple of hours from shore. Scary.
Have you ever seen pictures of Typhoon Tip?
Manny, where the f* are you!?
So used to seeing hurricaines moving counter-clockwise. That clockwise spin just looks wrong.here is how big the storm is :
300 km/hour winds skull ing the entire US mainland.
Landfall was just after 0800 our time. Gusts expected to reach 186mph.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_australia_storm
Sorry, Australia. We'll miss you terribly and think of you often.
Watching the live coverage from the west coast of AUS at the moment... scary . Hope the north east coasters are okay.
Freaking 500kms wide, with 300kms per hour winds. Sheesh.
Who the pissed off the gods in Queensland? First floods, now this?
A 26 years old man stayed at home to tweet the storm...wtf!!! "cycloneupdate"
Impressive storm. Sucks for Queensland.
I am hoping a ton of YouTube videos pop up of people who recorded being in the storm
God sends Australia drought, floods, Cat5 cyclones because of all the poofters down there.
-- Pat Robertson
I think the only tubes they're concerned about now are inner.
Thats what you get for banning violent video games. Mother Nature believes in freedom of expression, es.
Man doesn't know how to use power.
The guy's twitter (http://twitter.com/cycloneupdate) pics don't show a ton of damage. I've seen storms do worse than that in normal NorCal winters (which are not at all harsh). In the video he even says they dodged a bullet.
The guy's twitter (http://twitter.com/cycloneupdate) pics don't show a ton of damage. I've seen storms do worse than that in normal NorCal winters (which are not at all harsh). In the video he even says they dodged a bullet.
here is how big the storm is :
300 km/hour winds skull ing the entire US mainland.
oh good, san antonio might miss the harshest part of that storm.
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