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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #25 on: February 19, 2015, 03:34:58 PM »
Quote from: edz on February 19, 2015, 03:31:36 PM
Think things are starting to get a bit over the top around here atm ... We are aprox 1000 km away from the x point of this cyclone and theyve gone and cancelled schools for tomorow due to the Extreme weather event and as far as Nambucca heads south of Coffs Harbour ... 1500kms away from the storm ...
Never heard anything like it ever, must be the mother of all mothers of a possible Cat 2 cyclone .. Panic buying has started going by the people in the shops too.
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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #26 on: February 19, 2015, 03:48:10 PM »
Quote from: edz on February 19, 2015, 03:31:36 PM
Think things are starting to get a bit over the top around here atm ... We are aprox 1000 km away from the x point of this cyclone and theyve gone and cancelled schools for tomorow due to the Extreme weather event and as far as Nambucca heads south of Coffs Harbour ... 1500kms away from the storm ...
Never heard anything like it ever, must be the mother of all mothers of a possible Cat 2 cyclone .. Panic buying has started going by the people in the shops too.

WTF
School as normal here tomorrow, gold coast that is, although, a school we used to go to possibly will be closed, but that is just local flooding they have near by.
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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #27 on: February 19, 2015, 04:03:31 PM »
Gunna go Cat 3 early tomorrow or so the media say.
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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #28 on: February 19, 2015, 04:09:20 PM »
Think some one in NSW Education needs  a lesson in geography  Dave ..
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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #29 on: February 19, 2015, 04:22:25 PM »
Quote from: Jeepers Creepers on February 19, 2015, 04:03:31 PM
Gunna go Cat 3 early tomorrow or so the media say.

It is a Cat 3 now.
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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #30 on: February 19, 2015, 04:23:05 PM »
Be good for the prawns & jewies.
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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #31 on: February 19, 2015, 04:28:33 PM »
We've just had our first bit flooding....

My outdoor sink was blocked with leaves.... ;D
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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #32 on: February 19, 2015, 04:30:34 PM »
Thats it mate.
No work or school tomorrow
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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #33 on: February 19, 2015, 04:31:53 PM »
Cat 3 now, possible cat 4 when crosses the coast according to the latest track map

Good luck fellow Qld'ers, stay safe and make sure you have plenty of  :cheers: in the esky..
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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #34 on: February 19, 2015, 04:35:47 PM »
Quote from: wilson79 on February 19, 2015, 04:31:53 PM
Cat 3 now, possible cat 4 when crosses the coast according to the latest track map

Good luck fellow Qld'ers, stay safe and make sure you have plenty of  :cheers: in the esky..

fffffftt, easy peasy..... 
this a video of a few of us getting our boats sorted in the marina before trouble arrives.

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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #35 on: February 19, 2015, 04:40:14 PM »
Quote from: paceman on February 19, 2015, 01:57:44 PM

i think the BOM gets placed into a no-win situation a lot of the time with this sort of thing... i don't envy them at all.


About 10 years ago there was a severe storm that smashed Sydney, and the BOM got an absolute bollocking for not issuing a warning early enough. Ever since than, every forecast seems to be "fine, with a chance of rain" and the first hint of a black cloud sees a severe storm warning issued.

I don't envy their job ?

I think the Cyclone up near Darwin will be far more destructive than the storm that is coming to SEQ, but it's not getting the media hype (probably because it's a normal summer event for them)  ???
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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #36 on: February 19, 2015, 04:46:55 PM »
Queensland Government  homeDisasters and alertsDisasters and alerts

This website is not available due to scheduled maintenance.

Please try again later, or call 13 QGOV (13 74 68) if your enquiry is urgent.

so after seeing dave's post on schools closed went to have a look on qld gov website and above is all i can get
good timing guys
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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #37 on: February 19, 2015, 04:54:38 PM »
Well this looks like it could escalate here. Cat 4 by landfall
Prep underway, EVERYTHING in the shed.
Jerry cans full of fuel and water, genset plugged in and ready to run
Emergency kit ready to go
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It's blowing hard already
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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #38 on: February 19, 2015, 05:41:45 PM »

The southern part of the cyclone is the most powerful. It should drop back quickly once it hits the coast.

McGirrs Cyclone tips. Cat 4 means 4 cases of  :cheers:

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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #39 on: February 19, 2015, 06:17:24 PM »
Thanks for the tip Mark.

Plenty of rain here and high 30's to mid 40 knots of wind and what Mark says is correct, we've got more wind here than the central coast going by "Sea-Breeze".
I reckon we'll max out around 65 to 70 knots, as we had 55 to 60 three years ago when the remains of a cyclone wobbled its sorry ar$e down here.
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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #40 on: February 19, 2015, 06:32:23 PM »
Quote from: Spada on February 19, 2015, 04:40:14 PM
I think the Cyclone up near Darwin will be far more destructive than the storm that is coming to SEQ, but it's not getting the media hype (probably because it's a normal summer event for them)  ???

My apologies to all on the central coast, looks like Marcia is getting cranky. Now rated cat4.

It's been a while since one came this far south. I've been through a couple of cat 2's when I lived in Cairns, and they were not too devastating, but another Yasi (or worse) is something to respect.

Lets hope it crosses well north of Yeppoon, where there's not a lot of towns.
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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #41 on: February 19, 2015, 06:43:59 PM »
Quote from: DaveR on February 19, 2015, 03:48:10 PM
WTF
School as normal here tomorrow, gold coast that is, although, a school we used to go to possibly will be closed, but that is just local flooding they have near by.
Just spoke to my sister in Rocky & schools are, so far, open tomorrow so hard to fathom, hey?
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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #42 on: February 19, 2015, 06:45:56 PM »
Quote from: Steffo1 on February 19, 2015, 06:43:59 PM
Just spoke to my sister in Rocky & schools are, so far, open tomorrow so hard to fathom, hey?
They won't be going to school in Rocky tomorrow.

Good luck you guys down south. Looks like a savage storm.
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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #43 on: February 19, 2015, 07:33:16 PM »
Strap yourselves in possible cat 5 now!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #44 on: February 19, 2015, 07:34:10 PM »
Isn't too bad here in Mackay....yet.  Won't be sleeping until I know it isn't going to turn around and bite us on the ar$e.

Apart from making sure you are prepared yourself,  if you have people new to the area who may have not experienced this before make sure they understand the importance of water.  Water for drinking and fill the bathtub for washing, flushing loos etc. Hopefully everyone will only need to add bath bubbles and relax with a nice glass of wine tomorrow night !!!

Mind you now that we are set up for camping,  losing power etc is not such a drama anymore :D

Take care and be safe everyone.

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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #45 on: February 19, 2015, 07:41:27 PM »
Heads Down  to those in it , Be safe  Hang on  & Be Safe     ,      Post Pics   . lf Safe  :cheers:
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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #46 on: February 19, 2015, 08:02:34 PM »
Into a decent shelter and hunker down guys and all the best to you .. Heres hoping you all stay safe up that way .
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« Reply #47 on: February 19, 2015, 08:08:23 PM »
Stay safe people. Been through it 3 times and know exactly how you guys are feeling.

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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #48 on: February 19, 2015, 08:13:57 PM »
Quote from: IanC on February 19, 2015, 07:34:10 PM
Isn't too bad here in Mackay....yet.  Won't be sleeping until I know it isn't going to turn around and bite us on the ar$e.

Apart from making sure you are prepared yourself,  if you have people new to the area who may have not experienced this before make sure they understand the importance of water.  Water for drinking and fill the bathtub for washing, flushing loos etc. Hopefully everyone will only need to add bath bubbles and relax with a nice glass of wine tomorrow night !!!

Mind you now that we are set up for camping,  losing power etc is not such a drama anymore :D

Take care and be safe everyone.

Allana

Slowing down to pick up speed now,  which is never good as thats when the predictability goes. Cat 5 at landfall

Not good for Macktown, might be our turn  :'( :'(

Oh well at least the work situation will improve  8)
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Re: Cyclone Marcia
« Reply #49 on: February 19, 2015, 08:17:26 PM »
Quote from: Bird on February 19, 2015, 11:49:09 AM
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has urged Queensalnders to saty away from rovers and beaches as the cyclone hits.


that's a bit harsh, rovers aren't that bad... ;)
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