The official whats your weather like now? Thread (Part 1)

Seoul-mate · **Reply #810: January 17, 2011, 10:46:11**

The Brisbane floods have been getting "saturation" coverage
on lots of local TV channels here of late, but I thought this
link was interesting. It gives aerial views of various areas of Brisbane
over two consecutive days and by dragging the mouse across the pics
you get some dramatic before and after impressions.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/infographics/qld-floods/beforeafter.htm

Dazzler · **Reply #811: January 17, 2011, 10:56:39**

Gee some of those are really bad (especially Ipswich)

Sort of brings it home better than some of the TV coverage where they keep repeating the same info...

Hemmi · **Reply #812: January 28, 2011, 00:04:08**

Been raining all January! I hate rain, I havent cleaned my car since December.GRRRRRR[angryHemmi]

I'm hoping February will be better, no use in having a telescope with 24/7 of clouds

Ozbrum · **Reply #813: January 28, 2011, 00:29:59**

Hot and humid one day and Humid and hot the next

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ithurtydeesl · **Reply #814: January 28, 2011, 07:39:23**

Great day but still surrounded by water...Only way in and out is by Helicopter....

2i30s · **Reply #815: January 28, 2011, 07:56:03**

i thought you were near rusty,how are you so wet?

rustynutz · **Reply #816: January 28, 2011, 10:32:46**

I'd say he's at work, Steve.....

2i30s · **Reply #817: January 28, 2011, 10:35:55**

that's rite,he works on an oil rig.

any wonder he's surrounded by water.

rustynutz · **Reply #818: January 28, 2011, 11:01:31**

Dazzler · **Reply #819: January 28, 2011, 11:23:02**

Classic...Lucky I wasn't sucked in

2i30s · **Reply #820: January 28, 2011, 20:54:03**

blond moment.

we have 30c today and 40c tomorrow. and I'm off to a wedding today.

Surferdude · **Reply #821: January 31, 2011, 20:58:10**

Check out the size of this cyclone bearing down on the Queensland coast.

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html

Shambles · **Reply #822: January 31, 2011, 21:05:19**

Quote from: surferdude on January 31, 2011, 20:58:10

Check out the size of this cyclone bearing down on the Queensland coast.

Holy Shit

babis_xo · **Reply #823: January 31, 2011, 21:18:00**

Is it expected to hit Queensland coast? I hope not...

Surferdude · **Reply #824: January 31, 2011, 22:33:44**

Quote from: babis_xo on January 31, 2011, 21:18:00

Is it expected to hit Queensland coast? I hope not...

Yep.

Wednesday night or Thursday morning somewhere north of Mackay (but that's terribly hard to predict).
They're already evacuating all the offshore island resorts of guests AND staff.

babis_xo · **Reply #825: February 01, 2011, 00:02:50**

first the floods, now this... certainly not the luckiest period of time for Queensland

rustynutz · **Reply #826: February 01, 2011, 01:22:14**

Nasa has released this stunning pic.....

Myowni30 · **Reply #827: February 01, 2011, 04:18:23**

Quote from: rustynutz on February 01, 2011, 01:22:14

Nasa has released this stunning pic.....

Well I hope it doesn't hit to hard or it will rust your nuts

rustynutz · **Reply #828: February 01, 2011, 05:24:29**

All's good, I'm close to 3000 kilometres away....

2i30s · **Reply #829: February 01, 2011, 08:36:09**

they said on the news tonight its the size of Tasmania.

rustynutz · **Reply #830: February 01, 2011, 09:10:06**

Looks much bigger to me..... :-\

2i30s · **Reply #831: February 01, 2011, 09:20:30**

:o

Dazzler · **Reply #832: February 01, 2011, 09:22:03**

I think they mean the eye of the Cyclone is about the size of Tasmania.. They are predicting winds of 250 kph (or more) with an eye around 200kms across that would do a lot of damage

Got everything crossed it will change direction and the coast will be spared

Surferdude · **Reply #833: February 01, 2011, 09:41:05**

Quote from: Dazzler on February 01, 2011, 09:22:03

I think they mean the eye of the Cyclone is about the size of Tasmania.. They are predicting winds of 250 kph (or more) with an eye around 200kms across that would do a lot of damage

Got everything crossed it will change direction and the coast will be spared

Unfortunately I don't think that will happen. It's sort of like an ocean liner - running in almost a dead straight line from way out near Fiji, it'd take a lot of force to make it change direction substantially. Most likely to cross the coast and keep heading west, downgrading as it goes but still at cat 1 level by the time it gets to Alice Springs.

rustynutz · **Reply #834: February 02, 2011, 00:39:06**

Things aren't looking too good....
I see Cyclone Yasi is now a Category 5 storm....

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/floodrelief/north-queensland-braces-for-cyclone-anthony-as-cyclone-yasi-brews-behind-it/story-fn7ik2te-1225997552623

snowcherry · **Reply #835: February 02, 2011, 02:28:20**

the cyclone is north of me but we have a couple other members up in Nth Qld, Kimba and ummm Alan is it?
i think they might be in the path?

i hope they're going to be ok.
so scary looking

rustynutz · **Reply #836: February 02, 2011, 02:52:36**

Quote from: snowcherry on February 02, 2011, 02:28:20

the cyclone is north of me but we have a couple other members up in Nth Qld, Kimba and ummm Alan is it?
i think they might be in the path?

i hope they're going to be ok.
so scary looking

I saw Kimba on here earlier which was surprising.......

My best friend and her family live in Townsville, I contacted them this morning and they were busy boarding up windows etc and were intending to sit out the Cyclone.....

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I think it's gonna be a long 24 hours or so........ :-\

2i30s · **Reply #837: February 02, 2011, 08:39:23**

get while the getn's good.

rustynutz · **Reply #838: February 02, 2011, 09:26:20**

It's too late.....

agentr31 · **Reply #839: February 02, 2011, 09:35:42**

stuff that... if i lived there i would have left... i wouldnt have thought about it, PEOPLE WILL DIE... and its going to be the idiots that "stayed back to weather it out"

stupidity considering they were TOLD TO LEAVE!