Category 5 Cyclone Yasi due to hit Cairns and Townsville

'Wes · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:36

Camera 2 has gone.

wordy · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:38

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

LMAO

Cosimo · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:43

The latest from MSTAT (infrared):

2StepSteve · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:47

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tc-yasi-1

This one is working for now. Being streamed via an iphone.

Already you can see they are experiencing large gusts.

BlastRadius · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:49

Woah. Good luck if you live down that way, best wishes are with you.

antijoke · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:53

Saw this on the news! Gonna be an extreme one.

CliffyBiro · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:54

There's a problem with the site. :confused:

Spit · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:55

Those images really bring it home how big this thing is. Looks like jupiters red spot!

[TW]Sponge · 2 Feb 2011 at 10:09

Lol @ skippi

Trojan · 2 Feb 2011 at 10:10

AtticusFinch said:
It's just a bit of weather

/Chump

Stumble Bum said:
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.

What category was that? Any buildings ripped up, that kind of thing?

'Wes said:
Camera 2 has gone.

Updated.

Trojan · 2 Feb 2011 at 10:19

Infrared imaging of the cyclone at present:

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

K1LLSW1TCH · 2 Feb 2011 at 10:22

Woah.

Good luck down there, guys.

Participant · 2 Feb 2011 at 10:25

Trojan said:
Infrared imaging of the cyclone at present:

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

Egads, this looks bad.

Though I'm not sure this is the time for 'rocking'

Cosimo · 2 Feb 2011 at 10:35

Latest image:

Good luck to all of you.

Cosimo · 2 Feb 2011 at 10:38

.... and the bigger picture:

Trojan · 2 Feb 2011 at 10:45

Cyclone updates twitter feed:

http://twitter.com/#!/cycloneupdate

Also, taken from News.com.au:

8.41pm At least one roof has been torn off, trees have been torn down and lights are flickering in the Innisfail region. Cassowary Coast Mayor Bill Shannon says he's seen the roof a building torn off near the council chambers where 500 residents are sheltering. "The eye is five hours away and it's already causing damage so it's pretty worrying

Not looking good in the slightest

Cosimo · 2 Feb 2011 at 10:47

We mustn’t forget that night has arrived:

OzyOly · 2 Feb 2011 at 11:05

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

Greebo · 2 Feb 2011 at 11:10

ANother live feed:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cyclone-yasi-cairns-cbd

Mobile cam man is back out on the streets with sound

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

Trojan · 2 Feb 2011 at 11:12

simulatorman - thanks for the pics, very interesting and certainly brings home the sheer size of the storm. Mind if I add a couple to the OP?

Greebo said:
ANother live feed:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cyclone-yasi-cairns-cbd

Cheers for that, added to the OP.