Australia: Cyclone Debbie Cat.4 going to Hit Queensland - Sensationalist Headlines

[QUOTE] As of 3:00pm AEST, Cyclone Debbie was a category three storm about 230 kilometres off the coast.It's tipped to become a category four and hit the coast between Ayr and Cape Hillsborough, north of Mackay, about [B]10:00am AEST tomorrow[/B] (Tuesday). The Bureau of Meteorology hasn't ruled out the chance it will turn into a [B]category five cyclone [/B]and has warned it will be the [B]worst storm since Cyclone Yasi [/B]in 2011. [/QUOTE] [IMG]http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/8390562-3x2-700x467.png[/IMG] Tomato Source: [url]http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-27/cyclone-debbie-guide-for-residents/8388866[/url]

Gonna be raining heaps for the farmers down here who need it the most, just hope it doesn't cause too much destruction

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;52018333]Gonna be raining heaps for the farmers down here who need it the most, just hope it doesn't cause too much destruction[/QUOTE] It just hit cat.4 The chance of it hitting cat.5 before it reaches the coast is very high. [editline]27th March 2017[/editline] [I][B][U]Tropical Cyclone Category System[/U][/B][/I] [B]CATEGORY 1 (tropical cyclone)[/B] Negligible house damage. Damage to some crops, trees and caravans. Craft may drag moorings. A Category 1 cyclone's strongest winds are GALES with typical gusts over open flat land of 90 - 125 km/h. These winds correspond to Beaufort 8 and 9 (Gales and strong gales). [B]CATEGORY 2 (tropical cyclone)[/B] Minor house damage. Significant damage to signs, trees and caravans. Heavy damage to some crops. Risk of power failure. Small craft may break moorings. A Category 2 cyclone's strongest winds are DESTRUCTIVE winds with typical gusts over open flat land of 125 - 164 km/h. These winds correspond to Beaufort 10 and 11 (Storm and violent storm). [B] CATEGORY 3 (severe tropical cyclone)[/B] Some roof and structural damage. Some caravans destroyed. Power failures likely. A Category 3 cyclone's strongest winds are VERY DESTRUCTIVE winds with typical gusts over open flat land of 165 - 224 km/h. These winds correspond to the highest category on the Beaufort scale, Beaufort 12 (Hurricane). [B]CATEGORY 4 (severe tropical cyclone)[/B] Significant roofing loss and structural damage. Many caravans destroyed and blown away. Dangerous airborne debris. Widespread power failures. A Category 4 cyclone's strongest winds are VERY DESTRUCTIVE winds with typical gusts over open flat land of 225 - 279 km/h. These winds correspond to the highest category on the Beaufort scale, Beaufort 12 (Hurricane). [B]CATEGORY 5 (severe tropical cyclone)[/B] Extremely dangerous with widespread destruction. A Category 5 cyclone's strongest winds are VERY DESTRUCTIVE winds with typical gusts over open flat land of more than 280 km/h. These winds correspond to the highest category on the Beaufort scale, Beaufort 12 (Hurricane).

Well shit, you Aussies better stay safe, cuz that sounds pretty rough. :c The world needs you for a number of things: a) The accent b) Ensuring that all the things on the island that want to kill have you to keep them occupied c) A benchmark for the Indian cricket team :v: d) (Related to c) A supporting side against the English for the Ashes e) Just generally being cool cunts.

f) banter

I'm down on the Sunshine Coast, and later this week we've been forecast for some pretty hard rain. I can only just imagine what they must be getting hit with further north... middle of last year a small storm moved through overnight here and tore the roof off a big apartment complex - despite claims to the opposite, so many structures here just aren't built to handle cyclones. I think the last one that came really close to us here was in 1995, I remember watching the water spouts dancing around the ocean from the shoreline as a kid... crazy stuff. I have some friends who are heading up to help with relief, my thoughts are with em all.

One of my friends in Airlie Beach has been streaming on Facebook over the past few hours, it hasn't even hit yet and holy fuck the wind and rain is nuts. If anyone is in the area be safe, it's already claimed 1 victim so far.

Been [URL="https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-208.24,-20.76,3000/loc=150.140,-20.390"]watching this.[/URL] 946 hPa currently.

Stay safe guys.

The cyclone isn't due to hit land until 2pm. I wonder if it will hit cat.5?

ABC seem to think so.

Dropped to 943 hPa, if it keeps dropping it may hit a 5 (<930 hPa)

Didn't hit cat 5, but is expected to cause more damage than the 2011 category 5 cyclone Yasi due to hitting more densely populated areas.