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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: mightytiges on February 02, 2011, 06:56:05 PM

Title: Cyclone Yasi
Post by: mightytiges on February 02, 2011, 06:56:05 PM

Just saw a graphic on the news as to the size of the cyclone. Yasi is 650km across (with 300km winds and 5m sea surges) :o. Compare that to Tracy which was 100km across and Katrina 400km. Poor Queensland can't get a break a moment.

(http://images.3aw.com.au/2011/02/02/2163767/usa2-600x400-600x400.jpg)
Size of Yasi compared to the US.

Title: Re: Cyclone Yasi
Post by: FNM on February 02, 2011, 06:58:33 PM

The eye is around 100 k  :help

Title: Re: Cyclone Yasi
Post by: Fruity Morgan on February 02, 2011, 06:59:56 PM

It's gonna be one bastard of a night for the poor stuff of Nth Qld.

I'll be thinking of them.  I hope they get through somehow.

Title: Re: Cyclone Yasi
Post by: mightytiges on February 02, 2011, 11:37:15 PM

They are going to cop 10 hours of it with an hour lull in the middle as the eye crosses and then a further 10 hours as the back end crosses :help. So that's almost a whole day of North Qlders needing to bunker down and just hoping and praying. Poor buggers!