Cyclone Debbie is threatening North Queensland where among others mrsmackpaul lives.
Hope everything is okay and you and your family are safe.

Which direction is it headed? I hope all in it's path are safe.

Andrew I must have Typing when You Put Your Post up , trust all finishes up OK , But doesn't Look Good. LJ

Reports are the cyclone is moving south west and will cross the coast south of where Paul is.
Currently gusts to 140 kph.

Andrew I must have Typing when You Put Your Post up , trust all finishes up OK , But doesn't Look Good. LJ

Hi, Folks.
Batten the hatches. These things are nasty. If Debbie makes it to a Category 4 cyclone as predicted, she will be packing winds of up to 130 mph (200 kph) with possible higher gusts. You can't walk upright without something to hold on to in those winds and extensive damage is likely to buildings and infrastructure. For you top-siders, this is about the same category as Hurricane Katrina which was Category 3 with winds up to 140 mph.

The rain is a whole nuther story. There will be LOTTTTS of it. I have heard that there could be up to 8" of rain PER DAY for several days in the hardest hit areas. Once a cyclone goes over the coast, it loses its high winds fairly quickly but the rains can linger for quite a while and the dying system can travel for several hundred miles in almost any direction.

I hope everybody affected stays safe and well.

Just my 0.02.

Seems to be intensifying and moving closers to the coast.

'Debbie' is proof you just cant trust a women, hopefully the gentle populace of Qld will be OK after she has finished unleashing her physical violence upon you, your sun will be home shortly to brighten up your lives again.

Seriously, hope you all come through OK.

Been Chatting to Paul , Lots of wind , not a lot of rain.

I hope you all survive Dirty Debbie ?? She was a real Doozie of a storm !! Hope All is well in the great North !