Category 5 Cyclone Yasi due to hit Cairns and Townsville

[TW]Fox · 2 Feb 2011 at 08:22

Really not good news

Cosimo · 2 Feb 2011 at 08:23

Progress of the cyclone:

30th:

Cosimo · 2 Feb 2011 at 08:24

On the 1st:

Cosimo · 2 Feb 2011 at 08:24

Today:

4T5 · 2 Feb 2011 at 08:29

What with the Floods the Cyclone & the Cricket the Aussies are taking a right battering.
My thoughts go out to all those affected.

panthro · 2 Feb 2011 at 08:31

Its huge! Glad I dont live over there.
We got hit by cyclone Bianca last week. She only just skimmed us and that was pretty intense. Cant imagine what it would be like to be hit full on by this one. Lets hope they get through it relatively unscathed.

Flibster · 2 Feb 2011 at 08:32

When is it due to hit?

WingZero30 · 2 Feb 2011 at 08:33

simulatorman said:
Today:

Earth doesn't seem to be very big compared to australia relatively.

Cosimo · 2 Feb 2011 at 08:34

Flibster said:
When is it due to hit?

Cyclone Yasi, a category five storm, will make landfall on Wednesday night local time (after 1200 GMT).

xJcBx · 2 Feb 2011 at 08:34

Woah, Australia is on an extremely unlucky streak at the moment!

'Wes · 2 Feb 2011 at 08:48

Gotten pretty dark on the audio cam, unless it's night but rain has appeared on the cam now.

AtticusFinch · 2 Feb 2011 at 08:49

It's just a bit of weather

Arnie · 2 Feb 2011 at 08:54

AtticusFinch said:
It's just a bit of weather

:/

Stumble Bum · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:07

I was there last year arriving just after the last cyclone had hit, turned up in Townsville with very strong winds still, to say it was eerie walking around is an understatement. Wouldn't like to be there during a Cat 5.

Participant · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:16

doofer said:
183MPH Winds! Better tie your Kangaroo down sport.

I lol'd.

Good luck to everyone battening down the hatches down under, not nice

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Cosimo · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:18

The Funktopus said:
Alert level has been raised from "Crikey!" to "Strewth!"

It's now "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport".

Edrof · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:24

The Funktopus said:
Alert level has been raised from "Crikey!" to "Strewth!"

First lol of the day for me right there. Poor Aussies, though.

Unluckyalf · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:28

LOL to slow Zip... already a thread on this

Greebo · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:34

Some mad idiot is driving around with a cam

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/townsville-skycam-mobile

Sp00n · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:36

I'm so glad we don't get stuff like this!

Some recording:

http://www.justin.tv/cycloneyasi/b/278745293?