Goz Posted February 19, 2015 Report Posted February 19, 2015 For all things Marcia Predicting Category 5 now, I think that warrants its own thread. Last nights prediction Tonight's prediction (things are getting serious now.) Creal Reef station is reporting 139km/hr and -25C (something definite strangeness going on near the eye) Hope everyone affected stays safe and comes out the other side OK Quote
andy666 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Posted February 19, 2015 Holly crap, things are getting crazy up north. They are talking about it reaching Brisbane So I'm heading south to the safety of NSW for the weekend Quote
Goz Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Posted February 19, 2015 Holly crap, things are getting crazy up north. They are talking about it reaching Brisbane So I'm heading south to the safety of NSW for the weekend You're going the wrong way Andy all the wind is up here Quote
Goz Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Posted February 19, 2015 Looks awesome on Earth Wind Map http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-213.27,-21.34,1723 Quote
Goz Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Posted February 19, 2015 Woke up to this information this morning. It's going to be a long and worrying day with Marcia now Cat 5 and predicted to pass right between Rockhampton and Yeppoon Quote
Goz Posted February 20, 2015 Author Report Posted February 20, 2015 Very close now, Yeppoon is going to cop the brunt of this one I think. Doors and windows are starting to bang and rattle here in Rockahmpton. Just enjoyed a shower and a hot breakfast in case I don't get the chance again for a few days. Thoughts are with the guys going through this at Yeppoon Radar 10:15 am 20-2-15 Quote
BGKD Posted February 20, 2015 Report Posted February 20, 2015 Yeah, looks rough up there, let us know how Basil and Sybil fare at Driftwood, they look to be in the direct firing line for copping a hiding! Quote
Goz Posted February 20, 2015 Author Report Posted February 20, 2015 Must be downright scary at Yeppoon because it's getting pretty bad here now. Eye is about 50km from here ATM Quote
Clive Posted February 20, 2015 Report Posted February 20, 2015 Latest BOM wind observations 65 knot winds with 80 knot gusts........... http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ60701 ... 4373.shtml Quote
jhn.holgate Posted February 20, 2015 Report Posted February 20, 2015 Yowzers! Keep your head down, mate! Quote
Goz Posted February 22, 2015 Author Report Posted February 22, 2015 Wind ended up hitting 111km at the airport here before I lost signal. Mobile network has just been restored on my side of the city this afternoon. Have been without power since 11am Friday. Water is flowing out of the taps still but we are in water conservation mode as the treatment plants have no water. Most trees over the 5 meter mark are snapped off or ripped clean out of the ground. Estimated to be over 1800 power lines down in the area. I got off pretty lightly, yard was flash flooded by 3 sewer pits blowing their lids. unmentionables all over the yard and a lake of grey water about a foot deep trapped under the floorspace. All the windows and doors leaked and Ihad rivers of water running down the inside walls during the cyclone. Had to brace the front door with timber to stop it blowing open during the cyclone. At one point during the cyclone the walls were bowing and the floor was shaking. Just before the eye came over there was a terrible noise as all the water was sucked out of the drains and toilet all at the same time (imagine a giant staw being slurped on is the best I can describe it). A friend of mine had 3 foot of water and mud go through his house and property as well as a 20m+ Tree land on top of his home during the cyclone. To get to him out they had to cut through a wall of fallen trees over 100m deep, which had quite a few fallen power lines in amongst it. I queued for 2.5hrs yesterday arvo for fuel after spending most of the day cleaning up my place and helping friends out. Today was a good day I drove down to Gladstone (130 km) so I could do some work, buy a butane camp stove and get some ice and many bottles of bulk disinfectant, and get some more fuel for the bosses generator. So at least now I have ice to keep medications from going bad, and I will be able to boil water for my first Coffee since Friday morning tomorrow. (YAY) Photos and video just can't do justice to the amount of damage that has been done by Marcia, it is just so overwhelming. Quote
Chook Posted February 22, 2015 Report Posted February 22, 2015 Glad to hear you are up out of the sh#t and safe gozzy. I can't imagine the mess. Builders will be a very hard trade to track down and unfortunately all the shoddy ones blown in as soon as the wind dies down. Looking forward to a yarn soon mate. Chook Quote
Goz Posted February 22, 2015 Author Report Posted February 22, 2015 Haven't had much sleep since Thursday, managed to grab an hour on the concrete on the front patio, moved inside and managed to get an hour or so before waking up in a pool of my own sweat. At least I got to have a hot coffee this morning OH YEAH. Those little butane stoves are worth every cent. They set up generators at the main traffic lights for saftey and some maggots went around last night and stole a few of them. They are sending in extra police as apparently there has been a bit of thieving and looting. If anyone catches and flogs the crap out of a few I'm sure many people would have no issue with turning a blind eye. Quote
sluggo Posted February 22, 2015 Report Posted February 22, 2015 Glad there were no fatalities up that way Goz , good to hear that you're OK . Have you been in touch with the Faultys at Driftwood . Hope they went OK as well . Quote
Chook Posted February 22, 2015 Report Posted February 22, 2015 Glad there were no fatalities up that way Goz , good to hear that you're OK . Have you been in touch with the Faultys at Driftwood . Hope they went OK as well . "From Yeppoon 2015 thread." Spoke to Basil about an hour ago and he said they were evacuated and had minimal damage. Still no power and the phone systems are being rationed. Just a 2 meter drop down to the beach at the moment. Glad it turned out ok for them. There was also some mumblin' about now he'd been through a cat 5 cyclone he was a true aussie, but it was a terrible phone line. Quote
sluggo Posted February 23, 2015 Report Posted February 23, 2015 Thanks for the info chook . Hopefully the beach has recovered by the time you get over here for Easter . Quote
Goz Posted February 23, 2015 Author Report Posted February 23, 2015 Beach will probably be a bit wider after Marcia finished with it. If there is a 2 metre drop to the beach I would say there is another big chunk of dune face gone. Had to drive to Yeppoon last night and the amount of trees down along the side of the road between Rockhampton and Yeppoon was massive, nearly the entire length of that 40 km stretch of road is lined with chainsawed trees. Every one was told to put all the green waste on the footpath for chipping and collection most streets are like a wall of tree limbs as high as a man along their entire length. The park 300m from my place was full of large shady trees over 10m in height now there is only 1 or 2 trees left standing. It looks like it was drag chained by a couple of D10 dozers. Still no power for most of Rockhampton again tonight I think they managed to get it down from 60000 homes without power to around 50000 today. Convoys of Electrial Linesman from all corners of the state turned up in the city today. They are still working out the best way to attack the power grid to get power returned to most suburbs. Yesterday I saw several of the old warehouses in Depot Hill were completely flattene, they had been reduced to giant piles of timber and roofing. We also have a plague of locusts to contend with now. It's getting biblical ariund here. Quote
Bernie Posted February 24, 2015 Report Posted February 24, 2015 Late post guys after 4 days without power - man it's nice to have aircon, ice, and technology again! Well glad that's over. Living right on Farnborough Beach wasn't quite the paradise it normally is this week. Our house survived without flooding like last year while we saw out Marcia from a friends place on Barlow's Hill. Lost a bit of fence and some big trees. Shed with bikes and buggy was also unscathed. Came back down the hill around 3pm to the house - one of the first cars on the road as wind was still pretty fierce. Could probably have buggied quite fast with no kite at all but wasn't game to try... So now to the beach - spent an hour the morning after with a shovel creating a ramp down the 4m drop created at the beach access (FB12) - think I can get the buggy down now but so far there's been two days with no wind and now back at work so will need to wait for weekend. A fair bit of debris - weed, logs, and random crap to make life interesting but it's clearing each day - should be fine by Easter. Barlow's Creek is re-routed all over the place and with some big edges that should also soften by then - right now you probably couldn't buggy over it. The plus side is that the beach is now 5-10m wider than it was. Looking forward to Easter, nice breezes, and meeting a few of you guys. Bernie Quote
andy666 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Posted February 24, 2015 Glad you survived unscathed mate and cheers for the update on the beach condition. An extra bit of beach width is always welcome, although it probably isnt needed at yeppoon considering it was around 100m wide before Quote
Bernie Posted February 26, 2015 Report Posted February 26, 2015 Bit more of a Yeppoon beach update. Went out tonight after work as the Prime Minister was in town and I thought on the beach would be a good place to hide! You can access the beach near Driftwood - from FB12 entry. Getting down is easy but getting back up is a bit of an effort! About 5m more beach now but probably 50m less usable at moment with lots of debris, pumice, and trees/driftwood. Some new rocks exposed at south end of beach - not sure you could buggy to sailing club now. Barlow's Creek is still wide and hard to cross - would need to walk it I think. But rest assured guys - by Easter I reckon it will be all back to normal. Anyway nice to be back buggying even if the winds were a bit light Quote
Chook Posted February 26, 2015 Report Posted February 26, 2015 Hey thanks for that update Bernie. Great to have a local keeping an eye out for us. That's encouraging that it's still flat enough to buggy on. I've never seen the beach totally clear of debris anyway so all good. Last year I could buggy to the bridge south of the yacht club. At least the water is warm and the buggy floats to cross the creek so that just adds to the adventure as it's a great run up past Rydges to the point. Looking forward to meeting you and the gang again. Which reminds me I have to get my kites/armour etc. organized and posted over ready for when I arrive. Note to self ............get arse into gear. Quote
andy666 Posted February 26, 2015 Report Posted February 26, 2015 Yeah chook, it's coming up fast. I'm keen as to get a good run in the buggy. I'm going to try the buggy bike this year, so it should be good for a laugh and I have a couple of F-arcs, which have never been flown. So plenty to keep us entertained. Quote
BGKD Posted February 27, 2015 Report Posted February 27, 2015 Do those things come with training wheels? Quote
SoutherlyBuster Posted February 27, 2015 Report Posted February 27, 2015 Yeah chook, it's coming up fast. I'm keen as to get a good run in the buggy. I'm going to try the buggy bike this year, so it should be good for a laugh and I have a couple of F-arcs, which have never been flown. So plenty to keep us entertained. Keep the camera rolling when you try the new toys. Don't bugger up your other shoulder in the process though. Quote
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