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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: royst1100 on February 22, 2015, 04:16:48 PM

Title: how has all our north Queenslanders and Northern Teratorians
Post by: royst1100 on February 22, 2015, 04:16:48 PM

has every one fared OK after the two cyclones that's hit northern Australia recently

Title: Re: how has all our north Queenslanders and Northern Teratorians
Post by: Tully on February 22, 2015, 07:02:15 PM

Hope all from Qld and NT are ok after the cyclones
Cheers
Tully

 :blu13

Title: Re: how has all our north Queenslanders and Northern Teratorians
Post by: Scarlett Thunderbolt on February 22, 2015, 07:10:24 PM

4pm Thurs 19th: Get home from work after hearing all day that TC Marcia is heading to Gladstone... 5pm: It's 150km east & tracking straight for us. Category 4 (that'll be adios shed then). Cyclone prep in full swing. Bikes, car, spare fuel, food, water, etc down in the garage, surrounded by concrete walls & hardwood floor above (we'll ride it out here)... 7pm: 100km east & still coming straight at us but almost stationary, some strong wind gusts but nothing damaging... 9pm: Dead calm, no rain. As per the BoM predicted course, TC Marcia starts tracking south, disaster averted... better get to bed, it's still another work day tomorrow. To all those members who were effected by TC Marcia - we feel your pain & count our blessings.

Title: Re: how has all our north Queenslanders and Northern Teratorians
Post by: Old Steve on February 23, 2015, 08:55:52 AM

Dodged a bullet in Mackay, but those down in Yeppoon and Bundy weren't as lucky.

9.00 pm Thursday she was tracking straight for us, then she turned south and came ashore over Shoal Bay and hit Yeppoon around midday Friday.  It was surreal to hear of the damage being done less than 400 km south and yet we had light overcast and just a light breeze.

No-one lost their lives, that's a blessing.  Wishing all those who lost or had their homes damaged all the best.

Title: Re: how has all our north Queenslanders and Northern Teratorians
Post by: WendyL on February 23, 2015, 10:00:59 AM

All good in Darwin, only got some pretty hefty thunder storms from the spiral arms of TC Lam.  He actually crossed the coast about 400km from here.

Title: Re: how has all our north Queenslanders and Northern Teratorians
Post by: NTRebel on February 23, 2015, 12:13:13 PM

Alice Springs never has problems with cyclones they figure it's too far to travel.

Title: Re: how has all our north Queenslanders and Northern Teratorians
Post by: Old Steve on February 23, 2015, 03:18:32 PM

Quote from: NTRebel on February 23, 2015, 12:13:13 PM

Alice Springs never has problems with cyclones they figure it's too far to travel.

I hear the Todd River has had water in it at some time this year?

Title: Re: how has all our north Queenslanders and Northern Teratorians
Post by: NTRebel on February 23, 2015, 03:31:12 PM

that was at the start of january which is nothing unusual mind you Kulgera almost got wiped off the map