Yasi incoming

Neil · **on:** February 02, 2011, 01:56:09 PM

image from NASA via the BBC.

Stay safe and if you're in the way, get the smurf out of there!

We're thinking about you

Dunc · **Reply #1 on:** February 02, 2011, 02:05:41 PM

Take care guys .

MultiMat · **Reply #2 on:** February 02, 2011, 02:24:43 PM

The thing is HUGE

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2 hours away & they are saying people will die , houses/towns will be destroyed

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I believe it is the worst cyclone/typhon to hit Oz

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The state of Queensland is taking an absolute battering , they are still recovering/rebuilding from devastating recent floods. I guess it is a slight positive that the cyclone is expected to hit north of the areas that were flooded.

Wind speeds are expected to hit 300-400kms/hr 180-250mls/hr BLOODY HELL.

Teofilo · **Reply #3 on:** February 02, 2011, 02:59:01 PM

Quote from: MultiMat on February 02, 2011, 02:24:43 PM

Wind speeds are expected to hit 300-400kms/hr 180-250mls/hr BLOODY HELL.

Not good Mat. Take care.

MultiMat · **Reply #4 on:** February 02, 2011, 03:07:34 PM

We are way down south so are not effected thankfully.

Dunc · **Reply #5 on:** February 02, 2011, 03:40:44 PM

Quote from: MultiMat on February 02, 2011, 02:24:43 PM

The thing is HUGE .

Wind speeds are expected to hit 300-400kms/hr 180-250mls/hr BLOODY HELL.

Bloody hell

ducktapehero · **Reply #6 on:** February 02, 2011, 04:38:18 PM

Stay safe y'all.

Turnstone · **Reply #7 on:** February 02, 2011, 05:50:44 PM

That's a really bad storm. Good luck to anyone who is out there!

Craig · **Reply #8 on:** February 02, 2011, 06:02:22 PM

Take care

AHB · **Reply #9 on:** February 02, 2011, 06:11:32 PM

Stay safe..

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #10 on:** February 03, 2011, 02:43:38 AM

Holy crap! Instead of hoping for the best, I think I'd just burn my house down before it hit!

I know for a fact my house wouldn't stand up to 300+km/hr winds.

Def

MultiMat · **Reply #11 on:** February 03, 2011, 03:12:53 AM

OK the worst of the storm has passed but it is still going inland & has been down graded from a category 5 cyclone(the highest) too a category 2 , it is weakening as it goes inland.
Wind speeds were less than expected peaking at 'only' 290km/hr

. Measuring equipment was destroyed though

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Amazingly no loss of life has been reported , at this stage. The destruction has been described as Apocalyptic though, 170,000 houses without electricity expected to become 200,000 houses by the end of today. Banana & sugar crops have been flattened & evacuated people are still unable access the worst hit areas due to flooding.So the level of damage is still unknown.