Geordie George

Good luck and stay safe.

Pollyana

There are a frightening number of people with much the same attitude. I just don't understand it. I sat at work this morning watching my friend take the phone call from the Met Bureau announcing the upgrade to a Cat Five, and In watched her go so pale it scared me. Her entire family are in Cairns, she grew up there, was there through TC Winifred a few years ago, and she knows this is NOT good news.
Parts of the current warning (the one upgrading to a Five) are reminiscent of the warnings put out for Hurricane Katrina, and are very un-Bureau-like, they don't bandy around wording like that in capitals for every cyclone.

soapy©

just want to let you guys know we are thinking of you all
please get the house ready and find that safe spot
if not get the hell outa there, your welcome at my hoose

for you all

mark 'n' joe

Stay safe all, thinking of you

moneypenny20

Threads merged.

Just heard about the upgrade, my stomach did a flip

Pollyana

Know exactly how you feel. My friend and I just sat and stared at the computer screens when it came in at 5am, thinking

Damson

Good luck all. Thinking of yiu back here in the UK.

spartacus

My boss went through TC Tracy in '74 and had to be evacuated out in the aftermath (when the population of Darwin went from 48000 down to 10000). He has family up in Cairns and is worried sick currently . . . he knows there's no room for complacency.

Stay safe.

Cheetah7

Isnt Rooksie in Cairns? She hasnt posted in yonks but I hope she is OK and everyone else from BE who is there.

Hope our BE people affected manage to check in to let us know they are OK. I cant believe this is happening, there is a woman on the radio now (92.8) she is a single mum saying its impossible to get out and she is bracing for it.

I cant imagine how scared people must be up there.

moneypenny20

No, she's now in Mount Isa so out of immediate danger but likely to catch the end of it unless it changes direction and power once it hits land.

Cheetah7

What time is it due to hit? I read that some people are refusing to leave their homes, they wont stand a chance surely.

I shall be watching the news tonight, they reckon this will be the worst Australia has ever seen.

Oregon4now

Thoughts and prayers are with you all, stay safe.

tonyk38

I'm not afraid to admit that I'm pretty scared right now.

moneypenny20

10ish tonight - at high tide! They are reckoning on it taking about 12+ hours to pass over. If they don't have anywhere safer than home to move to and haven't moved now, they have to stay put. No one should be out and about up there, must be well weird, just waiting.

LINZI

Good luck up there and stay safe