How's the weather?

[Interceptor]

Originally Posted by prydey

All the people carrying on like it's a bad thing that the cyclone didn't hit Brisbane.

At least maybe the SE corner could understand what the rest of the state has to live with? Sadly, the SE corner would get even more money thrown at it.

Originally Posted by prydey

Sure, the media hyped it up a bit, but isn't it better to be over prepared than to not be prepared.

Scaremongering does more harm than good.

Originally Posted by prydey

So many can no longer think rationally for themselves

Which is why the scaremongering media and "storm chasers" need to watch what they say, it panicks the sheeple.

Originally Posted by prydey

So many like to point fingers and play the blame game as though predicting the path of a cyclone is easy.

Going back to why I say the media and "storm chasers" need to be either censored or silenced, if you dont know what you're doing, dont panic half the damn state, STFU!

[prydey]

Is it really scaremongering though? It's not like they were saying there might be a cyclone.

There WAS a cyclone off the coast of Brisbane and travelling west.

Yes, I agree that media does largely need censoring because they do go over the top.

My folks are in SE Queensland. They are happy it didn't eventuate like the worst case predictions. So am I, for all their sakes.

[Interceptor]

Originally Posted by prydey

Is it really scaremongering though? It's not like they were saying there might be a cyclone.

Yep, its scaremongering.

Originally Posted by prydey

There WAS a cyclone off the coast of Brisbane and travelling west.

Alfie has been wandering down half the coast of queensland for the best part of a week, and if you lay out all the "predicted" tracks from all the different sources, it'd look like the plate of canned spaghetti I had for breakfast, and between the media and all the cretinous "storm chasers" crapping on about what particular stretch of the coastline it was supposed to destroy with incredibly high winds.

Now its just a decent storm thats taking its sweet time to go anywhere.

[kevino]

A lazy lazy cyclone

[prydey]

Hindsight is always 20/20.

[AMB]

How you guys saying Brisbane dodged it? I'm looking at the radar right now, and looks like Brisbane is about to cop the full brunt of it in the next few hours, late Saturday afternoon, just as they have been predicting.
Its actually looks worse for Brisbane compared to the other day. Earlier it looked like the eye was going to go through Brisbane, or just south. But the cyclone stayed out to sea, and has travelled a bit further north. So now Brisbane is going to cop the bottom part of the cyclone which is worse.

[HIPO]

Looks to be in the eye ATM, but moderate wind & rain.....

[kevino]

Yeah that’s right
On the Gc burbs where I am
It’s just light med rain and wind
Yet the latest radar shows a big dump
Overhead
Maybe later
Be saying that for a couple days

[EBSXR6]

Looking at the BOM, Brisbane has had about 100mm of Rain since 9:00 am.

[Captain Stubing]

North of Brisbane, and 20-25km west of the where the low currently is, we have only copped 23mm of rain today. The wind has been keeping the moisture out to the east and south, but as it weakens, we will no doubt get that rain tending to drift towards us, and we'll cop a few wet days.

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by prydey

Is it really scaremongering though? It's not like they were saying there might be a cyclone.

There WAS a cyclone off the coast of Brisbane and travelling west.

Yes, I agree that media does largely need censoring because they do go over the top.

My folks are in SE Queensland. They are happy it didn't eventuate like the worst case predictions. So am I, for all their sakes.

Only have to look at the rainfall thats occurring at the moment, i mean the media can talk it up. But if the BOM didnt foreworn anyone they'd be the worst in the world. If they've done as they have they still are no good. Cant win.

Summer still hanging around here.
Here this week.
Mon- 30
Tues- 36
Wed- 35
Thurs- 35
Fri- 36
Sat- 37
Sun- 35
I think after this week it kinda looks like it might start to cool off, but who knows.

[HIPO]

40 out here Nth of Radelaide..........

[prydey]

Originally Posted by DJM83

Only have to look at the rainfall thats occurring at the moment, i mean the media can talk it up. But if the BOM didnt foreworn anyone they'd be the worst in the world. If they've done as they have they still are no good. Cant win.

My brother lives near Springfield. I think the suburb is Camira. He's had just shy of 500ml so far. My folks are at Greenbank. They've had around 400ml. Floods everywhere.

Family has a beef cattle property in the Lockyer Valley. Creeks are all flooded. Warrego highway affected.

Sure, there's been worse floods but it doesn't make it any less real this time.

[kevino]

Been on the Gc 18 years
Sun and mon rain was intense
It’s backed away today
109 flooded rds
Power out for still I think 40000 plus
Internet down here and there
Within five km from my place
New ‘lakes’ on green flood plain areas
McDonald’s closed no power
The 2 coffee shops closed no power
Bp United 711 all closed no power
Super cheap closed

Yeah most rain most flooding I ve seen here

[kevino]

Originally Posted by prydey

My brother lives near Springfield. I think the suburb is Camira. He's had just shy of 500ml so far. My folks are at Greenbank. They've had around 400ml. Floods everywhere.

Family has a beef cattle property in the Lockyer Valley. Creeks are all flooded. Warrego highway affected.

Sure, there's been worse floods but it doesn't make it any less real this time.

Warrego closed near Laidley
Big rain
Floods worse ever in some areas incl my part of the gc

[kevino]

lol worst ever in my 18 years here
Believe 74 and 54 bigger

[HIPO]

Tonz is probably enjoying a fresh sea breeze, while pondering which fish fillets he's dining on tonight.............. ):