Tropical Cyclone Yasi forecast track map, 2:01 pm AEST, 2 February 2011

Tropical cyclone forecast track map: Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi, 2:01 pm AEST, Wednesday 2 February 2011. BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY Tropical Cyclone forecast track map: Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi Technorati Tags: Australia,flood,hurricane,global warming,climate change

Video: Satellite View of Cyclone Yasi, 28 January – 1 February 2011

This timelapse uses false colour infrared imagery from JMA’s MTSAT geostationary satellite & radar data from the Australia BoM to track the path of the Tropical Cyclone Yasi as it forms and heads towards the Queensland Coast. It has passed directly over the Willis Island radar which allows the Eye to be clearly seen by […]

Too late to leave: Cairns residents told to bunker down – 12-meter waves expected to hit north Queensland coast

Staff reporters with AAPFebruary 2, 2011 Evacuation centres in Cairns are rapidly filling as residents are told it is too late to flee the city ahead of Cyclone Yasi’s arrival. With wind speeds of 295km/h recorded, storm surges of up to 7 metres have been predicted to hit Cardwell, between Townsville and Cairns, as the […]

Australians flee, jam shelters ahead of ‘catastrophic’ cyclone – Yasi expected to be the strongest ever to hit Australia

By Rob Taylor and Ed Davies; editing by Dean YatesWed Feb 2, 2011 4:13am IST CAIRNS, Australia (Reuters) – Thousands of residents fled their homes and crammed into shelters in northeastern Australia as a cyclone described as the most powerful in the country’s history and with a 650 km (400 mile) wide front barreled toward […]

Live coverage: Cyclone Yasi – Window of opportunity for evacuating will close in three hours

By Paul Colgan, Owen Vaughan, and Helen Davidson, news.com.auFebruary 02, 2011 9.10am Cairns Mayor Val Schier says the city could see Cyclone Tracy-like scenes when monster Cyclone Yasi hits, and anyone who decides to stay in homes in unsafe areas are on their own. “We look to what happened with Cyclone Tracy where people ended […]

Image of the Day: Cyclone Yasi Viewed from Orbit, 1 February 2011

Caption by Michon ScottFebruary 2, 2011 On February 1, 2011, Tropical Cyclone Yasi continued on its path toward Queensland, Australia. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this natural-color image at 10:00 a.m. Queensland time (00:00 Universal Time) on February 1. The storm extends over the Solomon Islands and grazes Papua […]

Cyclone Yasi upgraded to Category 5 storm – ‘More life-threatening than any experienced during recent generations’

VIDEO: Yasi upgraded to category five storm 6.03am The Bureau of Meteorology has upgraded Yasi to a Category 5 cyclone. The highest level of storm categorisation, this will bring winds above 280km/h and certain destruction, particularly within the warning areas from Port Douglas to Townsville. The Bureau warns the impact of the storm is “likely […]

Image of the Day: Infrared Satellite Image of Cyclone Yasi Poised to Strike Queensland, Australia

MTSAT IR Colorized image of Cyclone Yasi prior to striking Queensland, Australia, 1 February 2011. MTSAT IR Colorized Loop Technorati Tags: Australia,hurricane,flood,global warming,climate change

Cyclone Yasi upgraded to Category 4 – Landfall at 10pm Wednesday evening

Reporting by Janelle Miles, Peter Michael, Sarah Vogler, Brian Williams, Michael Madigan and Lizzie Stafford, The Courier-MailFebruary 02, 2011 CYCLONE YASI has been upgraded to Category Four and is likely to cross the coast earlier than expected at 10pm Wednesday evening, according to the latest update from the Bureau of Meteorology. Cyclone Yasi is expected […]

Live coverage: Cyclone Yasi bears down on Queensland coast

VIDEO: Yasi will be worse than Larry – Bligh EVACUATIONS are under way as communities along the coast prepare for a cyclone that has stunned experienced weather watchers with its size and force. Live updates will be posted here as they come to hand. Live coverage: Cyclone Yasi bears down on Queensland coast Technorati Tags: […]

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