sausage said...



oh, you meant cyclones. Growing up in Yeppoon in the late seventies and eighties we had a couple pass land north of us (about 100km) at St. Lawrence. Most memorable was the house constantly shaking and the windows bowing and walking on the carpet in a very old timber high set house was like a jumping castle as the wind pressure created a cushion of air underneath. We had to sleep in the centre of the house at one stage as the float glass windows would have sent shards everywhere if they blew in.

One of the eeriest things though is it will be pounding from the south-east one minute then half an hour later it swings 180degrees and repeats the process all over in the opposite direction. Usually what it hasn't overturned on it's first run through it gets on the back end.

Flipper11 said...

Whats the gold coast been like?? has it been windy too??

Squid Lips said...

Lost power and internet until this afternoon. Still waiting for (Virgin) mobile coverage to come back. No damage at all here. My yard was a big puddle this morning but that has mostly soaked in now. Lots of branches down the street. Hope everyone else came out unscathed!

How was the wind in Bowen wormy? You were a bit closer to the action.