Cyclone Debbie dealing out 232kph winds
The destructive force of Cyclone Debbie is hitting hard along the north Queensland coastline, with the 50mk eye of the category four storm currently passing over Hayman Island
Hurricane-force winds are thrashing the Whitsunday Islands and around 25,000 people have been evacuated ahead of the storm surge.
Hayman Island is dealing with gusts of up to 232 kilometres per hour
Cyclone Debbie is estimated to hover over over land for about 18 hours, with all the damage that vicious winds will bring.
"We're getting reports of roofs starting to lift, even in some of our own facilities in the Whitsundays," he said.
"This is a very big system. The core, if it does cross the coast at 2:00pm, then there's a protracted period of destructive winds and then high winds.
"We'll be moving into the evening, then, to get a full appreciation of what's actually happened."
Our thoughts go out to all who are battening down the hatches and dealing with Cyclone Debbie. Stay safe out there!
For more info and cyclone tracking, head to bom.gov.au
Stupidity at any age..this oldie steps out to have a look!
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Aussie battler Debbie the cockatoo diesDebbie the bush cockatoo, saved in cyclone-devastated forest at Airlie Beach on Tuesday by Townsville Bulletin photographer Alix Sweeney, has died.couriermail.com.au
R.I.P. Debbie
Some good news re a mob of cows that live on a paddock in the centre of the Gold Caost.
The well known Cows that graze off the Gooding Drive roundabout have been saved from flash flooding, moved to higher ground across the road to Carrara Markets vacant land. Good work to the police & the patient motorists while they crossed the busy road. Glad we could help our neighbours.
– Carrara Markets
The sad facts are the media over the past years have gone to extremes to make every cyclone a potential devistating affair, and they have mostly petered out before the action...Now ,there are many people who are extremely complacent about this system,and staying put instead of seeking safety cyclone shelters'
We all hope that all the people and animals who are effected by this catagory 4 cyclone stay safe, memories of cyclone Tracey come to mind, lets hope the engineering changes they have made are successful as the winds approach...
In my personal experience, It's the storms that come out of the blue and catch you unaware that cause most of the destruction ..not the ones we are prepared for..