Anyone else in the middle of a friggin cyclone???
#31
Re: Anyone else in the middle of a friggin cyclone???
I'm quite impressed you still have power Glitta. I don't know if all hell is going to break loose down here but it's not bad at the mo. A few showers, a bit windy but nowhere near as bad as Tuesday. Tricky one, I hope it blows over soon but then we need months and months of the rain. Stay dry guys.
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Re: Anyone else in the middle of a friggin cyclone???
I'm quite impressed you still have power Glitta. I don't know if all hell is going to break loose down here but it's not bad at the mo. A few showers, a bit windy but nowhere near as bad as Tuesday. Tricky one, I hope it blows over soon but then we need months and months of the rain. Stay dry guys.
If the predicted rain arrives there is a great danger of flooding.
#33
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Sunshine Coast currently expected to get a large dump of rain tonight,.no-one is guessing how large yet. Hervey Bay got some nasty winds late morning/lunchtime with a fair amount of property damage, winds seem to have moved southwards agaain, so back towards the Sunshine Coast.
If the predicted rain arrives there is a great danger of flooding.
If the predicted rain arrives there is a great danger of flooding.
Yep hurrah for energex recently putting in underground power! Its been on and off throughout day, winds and rain back with avengence, hubby on duty and sending impressive pictures via camera phone of Noosa river - will try and download them. Basically Noosa river now extends across Hilton and Gympie terraces, across road and towards the shops, they've had to do a few rescues with the SES, stranded people in stranded, sunken cars. He took his 4wd to work and said water was up to top of tyres.
My rain water monitor is now on an impressive 556mm, emptied it a day ago so thats pretty good! Gardens front and back now resembling swimming pools, bushland at back - now swamp! They reckon it'll ease by Sunday
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Yep hurrah for energex recently putting in underground power! Its been on and off throughout day, winds and rain back with avengence, hubby on duty and sending impressive pictures via camera phone of Noosa river - will try and download them. Basically Noosa river now extends across Hilton and Gympie terraces, across road and towards the shops, they've had to do a few rescues with the SES, stranded people in stranded, sunken cars. He took his 4wd to work and said water was up to top of tyres.
My rain water monitor is now on an impressive 556mm, emptied it a day ago so thats pretty good! Gardens front and back now resembling swimming pools, bushland at back - now swamp! They reckon it'll ease by Sunday
My rain water monitor is now on an impressive 556mm, emptied it a day ago so thats pretty good! Gardens front and back now resembling swimming pools, bushland at back - now swamp! They reckon it'll ease by Sunday
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...89-952,00.html
#35
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Our place is a torrent - have a little creek running through but now it's like a big river with white rapids covering half our land!!
Funny, hospital rang me today to offer me two full shifts on a weekend!!
I thought about it, because it's unusual to be offered weekend shifts as a casual because of the penalty rates (private hospital). My first thought was, Oh no - bet they have norovirus & all nurses off sick so phoned a friend to investigate - but they don't.
I now figure, looking at the road closures, that staff can't get there.
Hope I can I've got $$$$ signs in my eyes
Seriously, although I only have to drive up the sunshine motorway, I'm getting a bit concerned now, as the rain seems to be getting heavier.
Funny, hospital rang me today to offer me two full shifts on a weekend!!
I thought about it, because it's unusual to be offered weekend shifts as a casual because of the penalty rates (private hospital). My first thought was, Oh no - bet they have norovirus & all nurses off sick so phoned a friend to investigate - but they don't.
I now figure, looking at the road closures, that staff can't get there.
Hope I can I've got $$$$ signs in my eyes
Seriously, although I only have to drive up the sunshine motorway, I'm getting a bit concerned now, as the rain seems to be getting heavier.
#36
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Hervey Bay got an absolute smashing late this morning, never seen wind and rain like it. Only just got power back, lots of trees and power lines down. One of the local delivery guys got a wheelie bin through his windscreen. Weird thing was it came out of nowhere, one minute dead calm, next minute whoosh! Only damage we had at home was a lot of water under the front door.
Note to self, get door seal strip out back of cupboard and fit immediately!!
Note to self, get door seal strip out back of cupboard and fit immediately!!
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Note to self at 5 to 5 ring suncorp and renew house insurance as i had let it lapse
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News on sunshine coast has just said stay home unless you really HAVE to go out. Think they are expecting a lot more roads to go under.
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Hervey Bay got an absolute smashing late this morning, never seen wind and rain like it. Only just got power back, lots of trees and power lines down. One of the local delivery guys got a wheelie bin through his windscreen. Weird thing was it came out of nowhere, one minute dead calm, next minute whoosh! Only damage we had at home was a lot of water under the front door.
Note to self, get door seal strip out back of cupboard and fit immediately!!
Note to self, get door seal strip out back of cupboard and fit immediately!!
Door seals i mean. We had a river running under ours this afternoon!!!!
Plus our power was off for 4 hours. Just back on so hubby need`nt think he is getting anything cooked tonight. china Perl here we come!!!
#40
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Our place is a torrent - have a little creek running through but now it's like a big river with white rapids covering half our land!!
Funny, hospital rang me today to offer me two full shifts on a weekend!!
I thought about it, because it's unusual to be offered weekend shifts as a casual because of the penalty rates (private hospital). My first thought was, Oh no - bet they have norovirus & all nurses off sick so phoned a friend to investigate - but they don't.
I now figure, looking at the road closures, that staff can't get there.
Hope I can I've got $$$$ signs in my eyes
Seriously, although I only have to drive up the sunshine motorway, I'm getting a bit concerned now, as the rain seems to be getting heavier.
Funny, hospital rang me today to offer me two full shifts on a weekend!!
I thought about it, because it's unusual to be offered weekend shifts as a casual because of the penalty rates (private hospital). My first thought was, Oh no - bet they have norovirus & all nurses off sick so phoned a friend to investigate - but they don't.
I now figure, looking at the road closures, that staff can't get there.
Hope I can I've got $$$$ signs in my eyes
Seriously, although I only have to drive up the sunshine motorway, I'm getting a bit concerned now, as the rain seems to be getting heavier.
#41
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David Low Hwy closed due to road collapse between Peregian and Sunshine Beaches, access via Noosa but roads closed through there too!
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Re: Anyone else in the middle of a friggin cyclone???
Hi All
omg, Hope you all OK.
We are arriving in two weeks to check out area, possibly live
Is this normal weather for winter. Were looking at Gympie, Maryborough areas.
Jane
omg, Hope you all OK.
We are arriving in two weeks to check out area, possibly live
Is this normal weather for winter. Were looking at Gympie, Maryborough areas.
Jane
#43
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Not normal weather for winter. Should be very very dry. This is what we expect for summer but we had a really dry summer this year (and many previous) so whilst it's a nightmare the rain is very very welcome - providing enough people have tanks and the rain falls on the dams.
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Re: Anyone else in the middle of a friggin cyclone???
Hervey Bay got an absolute smashing late this morning, never seen wind and rain like it. Only just got power back, lots of trees and power lines down. One of the local delivery guys got a wheelie bin through his windscreen. Weird thing was it came out of nowhere, one minute dead calm, next minute whoosh! Only damage we had at home was a lot of water under the front door.
Note to self, get door seal strip out back of cupboard and fit immediately!!
Note to self, get door seal strip out back of cupboard and fit immediately!!
Our place is a torrent - have a little creek running through but now it's like a big river with white rapids covering half our land!!
Funny, hospital rang me today to offer me two full shifts on a weekend!!
Seriously, although I only have to drive up the sunshine motorway, I'm getting a bit concerned now, as the rain seems to be getting heavier.
Funny, hospital rang me today to offer me two full shifts on a weekend!!
Seriously, although I only have to drive up the sunshine motorway, I'm getting a bit concerned now, as the rain seems to be getting heavier.
And as Jad n Rich said, please don't drive unless you HAVE to - trees are still coming down and rivers are rising and flooding roads.
We (Dept Emergency Services) are working all weekend coordinating the recovery work and the emphasis at present is on watching the rivers rise and preparing for inevitable flooding. .
#45
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I'd just like to wish all you guys the very best of ... and hope this storm weather and flooding doesn't wreak all you have and that you all keep safe.