Extreme Weather

[antipodean]

@Frank considering 7 Bde is just up the road, they should be out helping.

[booboo]

Yeah, slowly hitting further south.

Which is good due to location of Boo Junior.

P.S. got wrong that north of the centre is bad ... being on the south-west of the centre is bad. The GC right in the firing line.

[booboo]

My flight through BNE today cancelled. Seems a bit premature. But ...

[mariner4life]

seems it's slowed, not making landfall until tomorrow night. does not appear to be strengthening.

[taniwharugby]

@mariner4life looks like it will still be slow moving once it hits too.

[antipodean]

@taniwharugby said in Extreme Weather:

@mariner4life looks like it will still be slow moving once it hits too.

Worst possible result - just means it's dumping rain for longer.

[antipodean]

Although these delays have me saying to family and friends up there it's starting to look like

[booboo]

Waiting ... waiting ...

Fucking with my travel...

[antipodean]

Mar 6

Cyclone Alfred Taking Longer To Arrive Than Australia Post — The Betoota Advocate

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT The major weather event descending on Queensland and NSW has  is taking it’s sweet god damn time, it can be confirmed today. Initially predicted to make landfall on Thursday, Tropical Cyclone Alfred is still hanging around in the transit office off the coast of...

[booboo]

[mariner4life]

this is why i thought it was hilarious that Brisbane basically shut down on Wednesday. panic merchants much?

[mariner4life]

and the best bit is all the nuffies did their stock up on Monday, so they are likely out of food already

[antipodean]

[taniwharugby]

[NTA]

811K views · 1.9K reactions | Dangar Falls, Dorrigo, NSW is roaring...

Dangar Falls, Dorrigo, NSW is roaring with over 500mm reported so far. Video sent in by Ruth. Please send your Weather Reports, Photos & Videos directly to HSC via this link: m.me/HigginsStormChasing

[nostrildamus]

@NTA said in Extreme Weather:

@mariner4life said in Extreme Weather:

I've bought a gas bottle and beer

So yes

And yet again, I question Mrs TA's decision to go to Cairns in high summer...

Cairns, where the ladies are very very hot.

[Nepia]

My Mum who lives in Coolangatta:
Two days ago - this is all a media beat up.
Today - power's been out for 24 hours.

[bayimports]

@Nepia said in Extreme Weather:

My Mum who lives in Coolangatta:
Two days ago - this is all a media beat up.
Today - power's been out for 24 hours.

As long as she is ok is the main thing

[NTA]

Mrs TA had the TV on this morning. Channel 7 Sunrise is trying their best to still paint it as a monumental disaster, with 6 reporters out on the ground, and TBH while it looks bad, it is hardly the apocalypse.

[taniwharugby]

@NTA looks like the rain and wind intensity forecast has.dropped a bit and the centre looks to be going north or.Brisbane now.