El Presidente Posted March 3 Posted March 3 It looks likely that we have our first cyclone in 50 years to make a direct hit on our city later this week. This weather event will become clearer come Wednesday our time but we may have to revise end of week 2424 as key staff members may need to buckle up at home. We will frontload 2424 Tuesday/Wednesday just in case. I will keep you in the loop 2 1 3
griller Posted March 3 Posted March 3 Please stay safe. Will keep you & the crew in my thoughts and prayers.
Bill Hayes Posted March 3 Posted March 3 Stay safe QLD friends. Hopefully it doesn't make landfall and all you guys aren't in low lying areas. Probably skip the AFL opening round I'd suggest.
Chas.Alpha Posted March 3 Posted March 3 I actually have to look at that forecast upside down for it to make sense. Cat 2 will definitely get breezy, with the Southern side bringing the strongest winds. Surge will be your biggest problem. Please don’t act like you’re from Alabama and underestimate that! 2
El Presidente Posted March 3 Author Posted March 3 4 minutes ago, Chas.Alpha said: I actually have to look at that forecast upside down for it to make sense. Cat 2 will definitely get breezy, with the Southern side bringing the strongest winds. Surge will be your biggest problem. Please don’t act like you’re from Alabama and underestimate that! Biggest issue is large parts of Brisbane is a flood plain. If it crosses nearby, winds unlikely to be an issue, it is likely to be the cyclone developing into a slow moving torrential rain trough. One or two days we can handle. Anything more than that and parts of this town becomes one huge olympic pool. In terms of work impediment, it means moving around the city becomes impossible until the waters recede.
Chas.Alpha Posted March 3 Posted March 3 21 minutes ago, El Presidente said: Biggest issue is large parts of Brisbane is a flood plain. If it crosses nearby, winds unlikely to be an issue, it is likely to be the cyclone developing into a slow moving torrential rain trough. One or two days we can handle. Anything more than that and parts of this town becomes one huge olympic pool. In terms of work impediment, it means moving around the city becomes impossible until the waters recede. You can expect torrential rains from the South side of this storm. I expect the jet stream is in your favour on that, but I am not up to speed on Aussie weather patterns. I wasn’t going to start studying it until 2026. Edit. Never mind, you don’t have a jet stream. That storm will just hang there… 2
painfreefishing Posted March 3 Posted March 3 I live in Louisiana and lived through many hurricanes/cyclones including Katrina. Safety first. Thoughts and 🙏.
Chas.Alpha Posted March 3 Posted March 3 6 hours ago, painfreefishing said: I live in Louisiana and lived through many hurricanes/cyclones including Katrina. Safety first. Thoughts and 🙏. Theirs are a little weird from our POV. No steering currents. It seems like the storms get pushed South from the equator, then just hang riding the Coriolis effect. Rob, I got nothing for you on this one.😳
JohnS Posted March 3 Posted March 3 The weather forecast this morning noted that the system may not turn inland towards Brisbane. We all hope (and pray) this is the case. Agreed, we'll no more for certain come Wednesday morning/afternoon.
El Presidente Posted March 4 Author Posted March 4 Well it appears to have turned the corner in our direction. Ken and I finished our vid review in lovely sunshine. Batten down the hatches, Brisbane cigar deck crew 1 2
Chas.Alpha Posted March 4 Posted March 4 Moving at a leisurely pace of 5 mph. It’s going to rain. 50-55 mph winds in Brisbane. And more rain. ☹️
riderpride Posted March 4 Posted March 4 3 hours ago, El Presidente said: Well it appears to have turned the corner in our direction. Ken and I finished our vid review in lovely sunshine. Batten down the hatches, Brisbane cigar deck crew Unfortunate news. Good luck all!
JohnS Posted March 4 Posted March 4 Looks like it will hit the coast off South-East Queensland on Thursday night/Friday evening. The wind will be bad but it's the rainfall for this weekend that's a concern.
Chas.Alpha Posted March 4 Posted March 4 For hurricane/cyclone virgins: it’s not the storm, it’s the two weeks after. Not power, no access to anything. Ice is worth as much as Cohiba per kilo. Alcohol is a food group, if you hadn’t already figured that out. Don’t follow the buying impulses of others. You won’t likely need 5 gallons of milk. I never figured out the whole “bottled water” thing, but it’s probably because I refuse to drink water unless it has been properly brewed with barley-malt and hops. If you lose power, try not to open the fridge/freezer unless you know exactly what you’re going for. That will save you a day of refrigeration. 🥂 Also, and this might be Northern Hemisphere stuff, but hurricanes are very good at spawning tornadoes. Rarely the F4-5 variety, but enough to blow your roof off. Keep safe, brothers and sisters. CAH
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