Large cyclone to hit Queensland

Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:14 pm » by **Abyssdnb**

Cyclone Yasi, due to hit the Australian coast as early as Wednesday, is being described as a "deadly event".

The "huge and life threatening storm" will be the second to hit Queensland this week. Cyclone Anthony weakened quickly after hitting land on Monday morning, and damage was limited to uprooted trees and downed power lines.

But Yasi is expected to bring with it flash flooding and winds of up to 137 miles per hour.

The Premier of Queensland, Anna Bligh, said that everyone needed to take the storm seriously.

"I would rather you were inconvenienced for three days than have your lives threatened by dangerous, fast rising, powerful storm surge waters. So the message to people in those areas is still, if you're in a low-lying area, if you are on the waterfront and you can relocate, it is the safest and best thing to do."

Residents of the flood-ravaged northeast are preparing for what is being predicted as one of the fiercest storms the region has ever seen.

Hamilton Island, a popular tourist destination off Queensland, began evacuating some visitors on Monday, and other islands were considering doing the same.

Some nursing homes along the coast are evacuating, and many residents in low-lying areas are leaving their homes until the storm passes.

Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:44 pm » by **Frankenstein**

It has just been upgraded to a category 4 storm and is very large in diameter. It is expected to wreak havoc throughout northern Queensland in the next few days.

Unlike most cyclones/hurricanes which dissipate quickly after crossing over to dry land, this one is expected to remain at least category 3 to well over 160km (100 miles) inland.

Not a great place to be at the moment.

Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:42 pm » by **Rich316**

Yeah, just after they copped those awful floods, now this.

http://skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=571691&vId=2146675&cId=Top%20Stories&play=true

Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:47 pm » by **Cornbread714**

I hope Aragajag is okay, and everybody else down there.

Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:39 pm » by **Svaha**

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemil ... mscol.html

Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:53 am » by **Rich316**

Now category 5...

Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:58 am » by **Heinousone**

That thing is going to hit the entire East Coast of Australia. The outward bands are staggeringly large.

Look at the cloud formations over the Pacific as well. As well as over mainland US right now.

2011 is turning out to be a very interesting year.

Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:00 am » by **Icarus1**

I HOPE SKIPPY DONT DROWN

Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:03 am » by **Newdawnrising**

This monster has attained a double eye wall. :shock:

Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:04 am » by **Smokeydog**

newdawnrising wrote:This monster has attained a double eye wall.

whats that mean?