Yasi comes just after Cyclone Anthony, a weak category 1 cyclone, which hit early Monday morning and dumped up to mm in some places within 24 hours. Last week WeatherWatch. ABC is reporting that Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says the cyclone bearing down on the Queensland coast has the potential to be the biggest the state has ever seen.
I know cyclones can at the last minute turn off the coast, and I certainly hope this one does. Add new comment. Hi, what are the chances that Yasi could turn south and hit Brisbane?
Yasi looks terrifying and I feel for the Australians after what they have already suffered. Following your earlier comment I took your advice and have made you the only weather commentator to pay attention to.
Premier Anna Bligh issued a stark warning to Queenslanders as Yasi approached the coast, saying it had the potential to be the biggest cyclone the state had ever seen. People in all low-lying and waterfront areas between Cairns and Mackay were told to relocate, with large storm surges expected to accompany the cyclone. Flights out of north Queensland filled up quickly as thousands of people evacuated; businesses closed down and many patients in local hospitals and nursing homes were relocated.
Other residents simply battened down the hatches to ride out the storm. North Queensland's major cities, Cairns and Townsville, were spared major damage, although large trees were uprooted and powerlines brought down. Many houses had their roofs torn off; others were flattened. About 1, people reported significant damage to their homes. The storm cut power to more than , properties and a month after the cyclone hit there were still properties without power because they had not been deemed safe for reconnection.
Ergon Energy said it replaced about kilometres of cable and conductor line and almost 2, power poles and cross-arms. The tidal surge in the coastal town of Cardwell came close to the predicted seven-metre level and authorities in the town found boats swept two blocks inland.
The Bruce Highway along the Cardwell waterfront was badly damaged. Dozens of boats in the Port Hinchinbrook Marina, just south of Cardwell, were piled on top of each other. Frustrated residents urged people to "stop looking, start helping" as cyclone-devastated towns came to terms with the massive clean-up task in the days after Yasi.
Some people in small towns said they felt forgotten, while others said a strong sense of community was helping their recovery. Prime minister Julia Gillard announced a "reconstruction inspectorate", while premier Anna Bligh took on the mantle of minister for reconstruction. The Queensland government had appointed Major General Mick Slater to lead the Flood Recovery Taskforce in the wake of devastating floods in the state's south-east a month earlier; after Cyclone Yasi he was appointed to lead the Queensland Reconstruction Authority and oversee rebuilding efforts across the state.
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Learn more. Overall, approximately 1, people reported significant damage to their homes. Other impacts include power loss to more than , properties, cars found metres away from where they were left and boats piled on top of each other in some regions. Rainfall totals for the hour period to am Thursday 3 February were millimetres in the area between Cairns and Ayr, causing some flooding.
A 5 metre tidal surge was observed at the storm tide gauge at Cardwell. Other residents simply battened down the hatches to ride out the storm. North Queensland's major cities, Cairns and Townsville, were spared major damage, although large trees were uprooted and powerlines brought down.
Many houses had their roofs torn off; others were flattened. About 1, people reported significant damage to their homes. The storm cut power to more than , properties and a month after the cyclone hit there were still properties without power because they had not been deemed safe for reconnection.
Ergon Energy said it replaced about kilometres of cable and conductor line and almost 2, power poles and cross-arms.
The tidal surge in the coastal town of Cardwell came close to the predicted seven-metre level and authorities in the town found boats swept two blocks inland.
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