Anthony On Shore
The ABC reports Cyclone crosses coast near Bowen
Tropical Cyclone Anthony has crossed the north Queensland coast near Bowen, bringing with it strong winds and flooding rain.
Areas between Ayr and Mackay have experienced wind gusts of up to 155 kilometres an hour [95 MPH].
Power has been cut to about 10,000 properties in areas including Bowen, Airlie Beach and Sarina.
Cyclone Anthony, which crossed the coast shortly before 10:00pm (AEST)[6AM CST 1200 UTC], has since been downgraded to a category one system [tropical storm] and is expected to weaken into a tropical low as it moves further inland.
Forecaster Ben Annells says heavy rainfall has been recorded.
“[The] highest falls being around the Clarke Range, 171 millimetres [6.73 inches],” he said.
Damaging wind gusts are continuing along coastal and island communities between Ayr and Proserpine.
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It intensified and came ashore as the equivalent of a category 1 hurricane. Of course, rainfall in soggy Queensland is the real danger. The dams are at capacity, but river levels have fallen, so it is a matter of how much rain and where it falls that will determine the damage level.
There is the possibility of another cyclone hitting Queensland latter in the week, so it is going to be a long season.
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Good gravy, those poor Aussies. Mother nature seems to have it in for them, this year. My cousin might be living in Australia at this time. I know she and her family were there for a couple years, then came back to the states. There was talk that they would be moving back, last year. Which reminds me, I have a letter from her father, and I should open and read it.
Completely OT, from Jonathan Turley, some Republican proposed legislation in Utah regarding killing feral animals:
I’m not sure there’s an action item here, unless you reside in Utah, but as such things sometimes become a trend among states, I thought you should know.
On topic, my heart goes out to those poor souls who were not only hit by serious storms but also have to live for an unknown period of time without power. Been there, done that, don’t want the T-shirt.
There’s another one coming, and this is like the end of July in our hurricane season, so they have another four months to put up with this.
You don’t wish hurricanes on anyone.
OT: Utah is a special case. There is a whole different dynamic between people and animals in the state, and they don’t always agree on who falls under the heading of “people”. They included “firing squad” as one of the methods of execution when they instituted their death penalty. Very weird place.
Oops, OWL, I missed your comment. I hope your kin are high and dry, if they did go back. The East Coast gets the tropical weather, and the South the worst of the fires. They also have some of the best climate, so there is always a trade off.