This don`t look good for you guys.

[Humpty's Revenge]

Not what you wanna hear especially after what some parts have gone through. Hope this isnt as bad as its made to look?

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20110201/twl-monster-storm-bears-down-on-australi-3fd0ae9.html

[Kitty's VR4]

Its actually worse than that article, Yasi has been upgraded to a category 5 cyclone with winds in excess of 300kph, it will make landfall just south of Innisfail in about an hour(midnight our time) (which was flattened by a Gategory 4 in 2006) It expected that 500Km's of coastline will be decimated including heavily populated areas, without playing it up, they don't come any worse than this.

Here is live feed from a OZ news site >> http://news.ninemsn.com.au/livestreaming/newsroom/?player=mediaplayer

[Spirit]

Bloody hell mate......hope everyone is safe.....will take a look at the live feed

[Kitty's VR4]

more video >>> http://au.news.yahoo.com/cyclone-yasi

They have just said on one of the channels that wind speed will be constant @ 200kph with gusts to 400kph :sigh:

[Spirit]

They have just said on one of the channels that wind speed will be constant @ 200kph with gusts to 400kph :sigh:

Yeah heard that, and also a storm surge up to 6m and that's with the Great Barrier Reef helping to block it too ! They think the Reef may get badly damaged. Worst storm for over a century apparantly.

Another live feed here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/cyclone-yasi/

[Kitty's VR4]

So far no reported injuries or loss of life, fingers crossed it stays this way. Mission Beach, Tully and Innisfail have been severely hammered, I think we've been very lucky ! Yasi has been downgraded to Cat 2 as it moves inland.