Extreme Weather

[booboo]

Been tracking this for a bit as some of the early modelling has it smacking straight into us.

Then it veered away.

Then it's coming back ...

Likely to be sufficiently far south of us not to bother us, but heading straight for Junior on the Sunny Coast. In fact she's probably just north of where it's tracking. Which isn't ideal.

Talk of the Mary River flooding. But they've just finished the bypass of Gympie so the usual spots that cut us off are no longer a factor.

Cat 2 is going to be strong enough in SEQ as I suspect design codes are not as high.

Ironically I pushed my flight back up to Cairns (have to fly through Brissy from Hervey Bay) till tomorrow expecting it to have gone through here Monday, with a couple of days for clean up... but I should be through and gone before it starts to affect.

[Frank]

My friend on the GC says the govt is treating this cyclone like it's a military invasion.

[antipodean]

@Frank considering 7 Bde is just up the road, they should be out helping.

[booboo]

Yeah, slowly hitting further south.

Which is good due to location of Boo Junior.

P.S. got wrong that north of the centre is bad ... being on the south-west of the centre is bad. The GC right in the firing line.

[booboo]

My flight through BNE today cancelled. Seems a bit premature. But ...

[mariner4life]

seems it's slowed, not making landfall until tomorrow night. does not appear to be strengthening.

[taniwharugby]

@mariner4life looks like it will still be slow moving once it hits too.

[antipodean]

@taniwharugby said in Extreme Weather:

@mariner4life looks like it will still be slow moving once it hits too.

Worst possible result - just means it's dumping rain for longer.

[antipodean]

Although these delays have me saying to family and friends up there it's starting to look like

[booboo]

Waiting ... waiting ...

Fucking with my travel...

[antipodean]

https://www.betootaadvocate.com/breaking-news/cyclone-alfred-taking-longer-to-arrive-than-australia-post/

[booboo]

[mariner4life]

this is why i thought it was hilarious that Brisbane basically shut down on Wednesday. panic merchants much?

[mariner4life]

and the best bit is all the nuffies did their stock up on Monday, so they are likely out of food already

[antipodean]

[taniwharugby]

[NTA]

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[nostrildamus]

@NTA said in Extreme Weather:

@mariner4life said in Extreme Weather:

I've bought a gas bottle and beer

So yes

And yet again, I question Mrs TA's decision to go to Cairns in high summer...

Cairns, where the ladies are very very hot.

[Nepia]

My Mum who lives in Coolangatta:
Two days ago - this is all a media beat up.
Today - power's been out for 24 hours.

[bayimports]

@Nepia said in Extreme Weather:

My Mum who lives in Coolangatta:
Two days ago - this is all a media beat up.
Today - power's been out for 24 hours.

As long as she is ok is the main thing