Cyclone for Cairns

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

With any luck it will all be over and done with by the 10th of May.
(Cut and Pasted from Higgins Storm Chasing)

CYCLONE LIKELY TO HIT NORTH QUEENSLAND WEDNESDAY.
A tropical low 1004mb (Pictured) has intensifyed over night while moving towards QLD. The Low is Currently about 1000km NE of Cairns is Likely to be named a Cyclone today. Current modelling suggests the cyclone may reach a Catigory 2 on Tuesday before crossing the Coast as a Cat 1 North of Cairns late Wednesday. Areas from Townsville north should be on alert as Strong to Gale Forced Winds up to 90kmhr and Heavy Rain with possible Flash Flooding Likely to develop Tuesday and Wednesday. Rainfall totals from the system may exceed 250mm. Here is the latest multi model track map > http://www.rap.ucar.edu/hurricanes/r...track_late.png

[Baddad (Marty)]

Hi jjj,
Can not be a cyclone. The official cyclone season is over. LOL

The latest I have heard a cyclone develop in Qld was April. It is extremely rare. This is almost May. The weather gods have been angered. Has someone won lotto and bought toys? Crazy weather.

1000Klm is a long way off the coast. Hopefully it steers itself East before reaching the coast. I have been through a cat 2 cyclone. It is not something I ever want to experience again. The wind gusted so strongly that the house shook. It shook hard like in an earthquake. There were hazy blue flashes in the sky at night. Power had failed and no water from the taps.
I kept a battery radio next to me. No street lights all was very dark. With a howling wind and the shaking house in the dark. It lasted 3 days. It went back out to sea through the day and returned at night. Rain in big drops was blown sideways. It was also salty. And that was only a cat 2.

So here's hoping it does turn away.

Cheers

[leon]

And here in the NT, we thought we would at least get a Tropical low, and maybe a Cyclone, but this year nothing at all, and the dry is upon us.

Apparently it has been one of the driest wet seasons on record, and I came up here to get some storm action, silly me.

Queensland has copped more water than anywhere else this year.

Leon

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

Yes Leon you are right its been a funny old wet this year only about 6 decient storms that lasted hours only , did get a sprinkle last night , about 3mm worth .
Brian.