Cyclone Marcia

[Black Diamond]

Just watching the ABC, they had a rolling caption saying 285km winds  That sound right or is it a misprint?

[paceman]

Just watching the ABC, they had a rolling caption saying 285km winds  That sound right or is it a misprint?

near the eye of the cyclone, it probably is...

[paceman]

it looks like mackay city is off the warning list, so if anyone further south needs a hand or a place to camp up, let me know....

happy to help...

[Jeepers Creepers]

Just watching the ABC, they had a rolling caption saying 285km winds  That sound right or is it a misprint?

Hey BD, yeah, pretty windy huh.

Category

Wind speeds


Five
?70 m/s, ?137 knots
?157 mph, ?252 km/h

Four
58–70 m/s, 113–136 knots
130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h

Three
50–58 m/s, 96–112 knots
111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h

Two
43–49 m/s, 83–95 knots
96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h

One
33–42 m/s, 64–82 knots
74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h

[InMused]

No, thats correct.


My brother was out all night with the SES evacuating people from Yeppoon.  Not looking good.

[IanC]

Mackay has dodged a bullet....big time... 

A daytime crossing is a lot better than night.  Everyone in the zone please take care. 

Will be thinking of you all day.....

Happy 40th Mike...  You won't forget this one! 

[GGV8Cruza]

Good luck to all in the path and surrounds, keep safe and come out once all the noise has passed

GG

[paceman]

Mackay has dodged a bullet....big time... 

mackay can thank the coral reef that sits off our coastline, due east...

that's what cyclones hit and veer away...

[Bird]

Said on news intense Cat 5 storm..

Not good for these people.. 

[paceman]

Said on news intense Cat 5 storm..

Not good for these people.. 

just like cyclone tracey, small but very intense...

[Bird]

just like cyclone tracey, small but very intense...

That's not good to hear...

[muzza01]

mackay can thank the coral reef that sits off our coastline, due east...

that's what cyclones hit and veer away...

Nice theory but the shallower the waters (reef) the warmer the sea temps are giving the cyclone strength. Power comes from atmospheric conditions, unfortunately a cyclone makes its path and will roll straight over coral reefs, hills and mountains without discrimination.

The same with TC Lam. Due to the shallow waters in the gulf, the very warm sea temps and the monsoon, we all knew that when the Low crossed across the Cape that it would develop quickly into a TC. We just didn't know as to what Cat or what direction it was going to go.

[paceman]

Nice theory but the shallower the waters (reef) the warmer the sea temps are giving the cyclone strength. Power comes from atmospheric conditions, unfortunately a cyclone makes its path and will roll straight over coral reefs, hills and mountains without discrimination.

The same with TC Lam. Due to the shallow waters in the gulf, the very warm sea temps and the monsoon, we all knew that when the Low crossed across the Cape that it would develop quickly into a TC. We just didn't know as to what Cat or what direction it was going to go.

i like to think of it as a bit more than a theory, considering the amount of 'bullets' mackay has dodged.... but hey, i'm no expert.  just lived here all my life...

not talking about power so much as general path...

plenty of previous cyclone tracking maps have shown this same curious behaviour around mackay and blokes that have lived here much longer than me say the same thing...

but, like you say, just a theory...

i'll take whatever protection i can get to avoid this type of thing...

[ehsc]

Fairly eerie in Bundy at the moment the wind has gone and bloody hot , But its coming i think its just the calm before the storm.

ehsc

[Bird]

Eek.

Australia's northern coasts are being battered by two severe tropical cyclones on Friday, the first time meteorologists have seen twin storms of such intensity making near-simultaneous landfall.

Cyclone Lam crossed the Northern Territory coast about 20 kilometres east of the town of Milingimbi as a category 4 cyclone overnight, knocking out two wind monitors in the process.


Angry eye: VIIRS infrared imagery from @NASANPP of Cyclone Marcia as it approaches the eastern coast of Australia. Photo: NOAA Satellites/Twitter

About 2000 kilometres to the south-east, Cyclone Marcia has now crossed the coast near Yeppoon, close to Rockhampton, on the central Queensland coast. The storm is rated as a category 5 cyclone, the highest ranking.



While twin cyclones reaching Australia are uncommon, Friday's combination may be the first involving storms of category 3 or higher, said Phil Perkins, a meteorologist with the Bureau of Meteorology in Darwin.

"It's the first time that we have seen two severe cyclones occurring at the same time," Mr Perkins said.
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/cyclone-lam-and-cyclone-marcia-twin-severe-storms-a-first-for-australia-20150219-13jycu.html

[MattNQ]

Hey BD, yeah, pretty windy huh.

Category

Wind speeds


Five
?70 m/s, ?137 knots
?157 mph, ?252 km/h

Four
58–70 m/s, 113–136 knots
130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h

Three
50–58 m/s, 96–112 knots
111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h

Two
43–49 m/s, 83–95 knots
96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h

One
33–42 m/s, 64–82 knots
74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h

This explains it in pictures

[paceman]

This explains it in pictures

gold...

[muzza01]

This explains it in pictures

That's gold!! I a, going to use that pic in my PowerPoint slideshow.

[Snapman007]

It's been downgraded to a Cat 4, that's the fluffy cat jumping.

[Footy Shorts Shane]

By the time 'Ex' TC Marcia gets to South East Qld.

[Bird]

By the time 'Ex' TC Marcia gets to South East Qld.

more like

[poidda]

Good luck everyone up there!  I'm from Rocky originally so fingers crossed.

Cat 5 storms aren't much fun.  I experience one while living in Cayman Islands.  Cat 5 Hurricane Ivan swallowed the island. 

Some photos give a bit of an idea, but I remember the noise of the wind is just terrifying.

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=cayman+islands+ivan&espv=2&biw=1680&bih=959&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=XJjmVJfmJcTHmAWdkYGgCQ&ved=0CCgQsAQ&dpr=1#tbm=isch&q=cayman+islands+hurricane+ivan

[Brett]

We are getting hammered right now here in Rocky! No power since 11:30 but our Honda 2.0 is earning it's keep.

We are safe so now we're just waiting for it to pass.


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[Robbo]

That's good news Brett. Can't beat those Honda Gennies though. 

[Garfish]

i like to think of it as a bit more than a theory, considering the amount of 'bullets' mackay has dodged.... but hey, i'm no expert. 

Even cyclones don't want to visit Mackay.
On a serious note
Stay safe one and all last one I went through was Fran and it was only cat 1.


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