5am and the latest BoM advice says that Cyclone Yasi is now a Cat 5 and will cross the coast about 15 miles north of where we live. I’m packing Lisa and the kittens into the car and dropping them at her office which is cyclone-proof.
Stay lucky, fellow FNQers.
Normal blogging will be resumed some time.
This blog is currently fourth in the Google index for Cyclone Yasi track map:
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ABC article about Cyclone Yasi:
Entire suburbs in three north Queensland cities will be evacuated today as Cyclone Yasi powers towards the coast, bringing destructive winds, torrential rain, and massive storm surges.
We’re far enough inland to avoid tidal surges. Hopefully 🙂
Want to know a bit more about cyclones in general or what’s happening right now?
From the ABC:
Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ), police and weather officials are meeting across the state’s far north today to discuss the possible threat of Tropical Cyclone Yasi.
The category two system is north-west of Vanuatu, but is expected to intensify before crossing the Queensland coast on Wednesday or Thursday.
Read the full article here.
Watch the Anna Bligh press conference on YouTube.
Watch Deputy Police Commissioner Ian Stewart on YouTube.