Geoff Mackley was just on TV3 with video of Larry...
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What's worse than one tropical cyclone? Here comes WATI...
INNISFAIL, Australia (Reuters) - One of the most powerful cyclones to hit Australia in decades (Larry) lashed the northern city of Cairns on Monday with winds of up to 290 kph (180 mph), ripping roofs off houses, uprooting trees and flattening crops.
There were no reports of deaths by late Monday but authorities said about 30 people had received minor injuries.
The eye of Cyclone Larry crossed the coast just south of Cairns, the sugar-growing town of Innisfail taking the maximum-category five storm's full force as it left a trail of destruction along 300 km of coast.
As emergency services began to survey the damage, the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Brisbane was already monitoring Cyclone WATI, currently at category two strength. The storm, about 2,000 km to the east of Cairns, was taking a similar track to Larry, the centre said.
"As Larry goes, we have got to worry about Wati," meteorologist Don Cameron told Reuters, adding it was not yet known when it might strike the coast of Queensland state.
Found on Reuters:squid wrote:the depression behind larry is starting to spin up
Gale warning for Tropical Depression 998hPa issued by Nadi for area within 90
miles of the centre.
Tropical Depression near 15.3S 166.0E to 16S170E moving WSW at 10 knots and
slowly intensifying.
Within warning area of Tropical Depression.
Clockwise winds 25/30 knots increasing to 35 knots in the next 12 hours. Seas
rough increasing to very rough on a moderate swell. Areas of rain and scattered
thunderstorms.
INNISFAIL, Australia (Reuters) - One of the most powerful cyclones to hit Australia in decades (Larry) lashed the northern city of Cairns on Monday with winds of up to 290 kph (180 mph), ripping roofs off houses, uprooting trees and flattening crops.
There were no reports of deaths by late Monday but authorities said about 30 people had received minor injuries.
The eye of Cyclone Larry crossed the coast just south of Cairns, the sugar-growing town of Innisfail taking the maximum-category five storm's full force as it left a trail of destruction along 300 km of coast.
As emergency services began to survey the damage, the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Brisbane was already monitoring Cyclone WATI, currently at category two strength. The storm, about 2,000 km to the east of Cairns, was taking a similar track to Larry, the centre said.
"As Larry goes, we have got to worry about Wati," meteorologist Don Cameron told Reuters, adding it was not yet known when it might strike the coast of Queensland state.