Cyclone Yasi

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Queensland residents have been told it is now too late to escape as the most dangerous storm ever predicted to hit the Australian state closes in.

Cyclone Yasi, a category five storm - the most severe level, is expected to make landfall in the next few hours.

State Premier Anna Bligh said those in coastal areas expected to flood should have left their homes already.

The state disaster co-ordinator warned residents they would be on their own for up to 24 hours when Yasi strikes.

"The time for movement and evacuation has now passed," Mrs Bligh said, adding that Yasi would be "the most catastrophic storm to ever hit our coast".

"People should be sheltering wherever they are."

Blimey! Not getting a very easy time of it down under are they!

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

It's bigger than Hurricane Katrina and that wiped out New Orleans.

 

[CHAPPERS]

That thing is MASSIVE, good time to not be in Queensland I guess. Not going to enjoy looking at the scenes after it hits.

I wonder if Comedy Steve will make any jokes about this one....

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Scary stuff. Just can't comprehend what it must be like knowing your homes and livelihoods are just about to be wiped out.

 

[sydney]

it is not looking good.........350kmh winds , 9 metre storm surges it is almost 600 km wide ffs.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Good luck Queensland.

 

[Hiney]

f***ing hell!!

 

[Barrel of Fun]

 

[northernblue]

It's massive, reckon it is going to cause some serious damage:

How Cyclone Yasi compares around the world | Latest news on the Queensland Floods | News.com.au


It is big enough to cover much of the US, South East Asia or western and central Europe!!!

 

[Trufflehound]

It's massive, reckon it is going to cause some serious damage:

How Cyclone Yasi compares around the world | Latest news on the Queensland Floods | News.com.au

It is big enough to cover much of the US, South East Asia or western and central Europe!!!

The scale of their Asian map is all to cock though. They seem to imply that India is smaller than Spain...

 

[sam86]

f***. That.

 

[Jonno]

It's nothing on October 87 when a tree blew down in our garden.

 

[Dizzle.]

Really effecting everyone here in Perth emotionally. This shit is f***ed up.

 

[olliwarne]

shit! when is this going to hit?
good luck queensland.

 

[Gritt23]

shit! when is this going to hit?
good luck queensland.

I thought it was due to hit lunchtime today, our time. Could well be the breaking story all evening on teh news channels. It looks horrific. Considering many years passed with New Orleans still having areas that looked like a war-torn 3rd World country, I have the very deepest of sympathy for what lays in store for locals.

 

[Ecosse Exile]

Heard from someone i know last night/this morning, that they were evacuating as the river they lived by was about to burst its banks.
Really worried for them hope they havent left it too late.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I suppose the degree of impact depends on where it makes landfall, whether it's in a particularly built up area or not. They do tend to get smaller once they make land.

But the scale of the thing is just IMMENSE, isn't it?

 

[Ecosse Exile]

Breaking news from Sky News: Cyclone Yasi has hit Australia's North East coast

 

[Easy 10]

Yasi has winds of 180mph.

To put that in some perspective, the 'Great Storm' that hit us in 1987 had winds of 81mph (the highest recorded GUST being 122mph).

Its going to be utter carnage. Poor bastards.

 

[Turkey]

The first picture of Cyclone Yasi from a tanker out at sea. B... on Twitpic

Jeeeze