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Originally Posted by Reece
I didn't realize you lived in Townsville, you have certainly been through a bit lately, I wish you all the best, if it does hit will you evacuate or see it through? do you have a basement or somewhere safe to hold out?  |
Yea, i think i will see it out, i live in a 2-story Queenslander-style house, with a garage d/stairs, however i can't get my car in there as the other 2 occupants are taking the spots.
So my car will be on the side of the road, hopefully it'll be ok.
As for the house, i'm really not sure if it will hold up to a 200+ klm/hr wind battering.
All these older style houses have dam tin roofing, but i think even in those kind of cyclonic winds, tiles would not be much good either.
Some low-lying areas here are being evacuated, with door-knocks beginning at 5am tomorrow, due to the expected storm surges. Luckily, we are not in one of those areas affected.
The cyclone is moving on a south-south-westerly heading, which means it's 'lining up' Cairns with surrounding areas getting the edges of it. But with this sucker, 'getting the edges of it' means you may as well be near the centre of it because of it's hugeness.
Scary stuff this, you listen to people talk about this cyclone and they are really worried, some scared. These are people who have experienced Cyclone Larry and numerous others, so they are 'hardened' people.
Means a lot when those sorts of people get worried.
I'll be watching the Bureau of Meteorology updates continuously, because these cyclones can change course rapidly.
Fingers and legs crossed.