No power for 5 days so we took contents of fridge & freezer & went & lived on the boat (not hard we do it every weekend). Took me 2 hours+ to get to work each day but with GPS thngy I didn't have to give up. Can't say I did a full 8 hour day every day & went in jeans & deck...
Current wind gusts in kph
Cairns, qld 11:10 AM
31.3
Townsville, qld 11:10 AM
53.6
Mackay, qld 11:10 AM
53.6
Bowen, qld 11:00 AM
72.2
Ingham, qld 11:00 AM
70.4
Innisfail, qld 11:00 AM
37.0
Cooktown, qld 11:00 AM
24.1
Charters Towers, qld 11:00 AM
35.2
from here...
1156 Courier Mail site
CYCLONE Yasi is shoving potentially devastating storm surges into the Queensland coast, with Cardwell facing a surge of up to 7m above the normal high tide.
Coastal areas in Townsville can expect a surge of around 3m above the normal high tide.
The water level is...
ABC local radio on & off with technical difficulties
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/02/3127485.htm?site=northqld
"Listen to ABC..."
Asking all to be self sufficient in shelters with food & bedding with no alchohol allowed.
Evacuation centres filling
Get off the roads now...