Cyclone Ului

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

This is the view from Mackay's Main Drag with the cyclone due Tommorow Morning

[Liz]

All quiet here at the moment, sounds like its gunna make landfall between both of us

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

Latest maps look bad for us with the EYE just passing between Mackay and Proserpine

[Liz]

Batten down the hatches, stay behind the couch!!

[Kevnool (Kev)]

Take care up there during this.

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

Originally Posted by Kevnool

Take care up there during this.

Will do gonna keep my head right down I have seen personally the after affects of Cyclone Tracey my dad took us up there to rebuild after it went through. I was 9 years old at the time.

[Baddad (Marty)]

Hi Warren & Liz,
Cat 2 rating is not very bad but it is scary. I was in Cairns for cyclone Joy back in '90. It just stalked the area for three days.

No water , no power. At night was the worst. The house just kept shaking so much I was ready to bolt downstairs at the first cracking noise. Didn't happen and all cleared in the end.

I do not envy at all what you may be going through soon. Hopefully it will degenerate losing intensity quickly.

Take care you two.

Cheers Marty

[that_guy (Tony)]

why is there so many natural disasters this is all over the world??
End of the world?

[RobF (Rob)]

Hope you get through the next 24hrs safely up there guys....

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

Originally Posted by Baddad

Hi Warren & Liz,
Cat 2 rating is not very bad but it is scary. I was in Cairns for cyclone Joy back in '90. It just stalked the area for three days.

No water , no power. At night was the worst. The house just kept shaking so much I was ready to bolt downstairs at the first cracking noise. Didn't happen and all cleared in the end.

I do not envy at all what you may be going through soon. Hopefully it will degenerate losing intensity quickly.

Take care you two.

Cheers Marty

Originally Posted by that_guy

why is there so many natural disasters this is all over the world??
End of the world?

Originally Posted by RobF

Hope you get through the next 24hrs safely up there guys....

Thanks Guys our house is a strong old Queenslander nice solid walls just recently completely renevated and refoofed so should be ok will keep you all posted it is now a CAT 3

[Mick (Michael)]

Cat 3, hold on Warren.

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

Originally Posted by Mick

Cat 3 now, hold on Warren.

Yeah I know how is the weather where you are its just starting to get gusty here and getting dark a little early

[Mick (Michael)]

Yes it is getting very windy, I was just up town to pick up my boy from his girlfriends place most are listening to the warnings hardly a car on the streets now.

[Liz]

Hey Warren .... where did you find out it was a cat 3? ..... oops, yes, I see now : (

Yes, thanks all for thoughts .... nothing major here yet, Mackay copping it at the moment, by the looks.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Stay safe everyone.

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

This is a Satelite image looks nasty

[Liz]

Holy moley ... youre at the bottom edge, and we are at the top edge. We are in for an interesting night .... you guys are obviously closer at this stage.

Am huddled in my lounge with a vino and watching Dr Who . Is he gunna die tonight

[that_guy (Tony)]

hopefully liz's colourful sig would drive it away!

[Liz]

Originally Posted by that_guy

hopefully liz's colourful sig would drive it away!

[Bobj]

Ului will cross the coast some 50 km north west of me at about 1 AM Qld time, with central winds to 175 kmh. As I write this, winds are gusting to 75 kmh.

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/satell...=3&lye=1&lyf=1

And I saw the new moon...just.

Cheers, Bobj.