(Return to "Bits'n'Pieces" albumn)

(Return to "Dear Diary #20")

 

From Friday 4th March 2005

Cyclone near Cairns!!!

"INGRID"

Email from Tanya on Monday 7th March 2005
"So are we worried about the cylone?
I will be checking the bloody weather web site all the time now!
Have you taped the windows yet?
- and filled up the bath and brought tinned food and tied down all the garden furniture?
How is the weather there are the mo - much rain or wind yet?
There is a girl from Townsville at work and we are both watching Ingrid closely!
There is a new updated cyclone tracking map at 1.00pm our time
Tanya"

The front page of The Cairns Post - Tuesday 8th March 2005

Tropical Cyclone - Severity Categories

 Time  Date  Category
 12.00pm  Sunday 6th March  1
 5.00pm  Sunday 6th March  2
 10.00pm  Sunday 6th March  3
 10.00pm  Monday 7th March  4
 4.00am  Tuesday 8th March  5
 7.00am  Tuesday 8th March  5
 10.00am  Tuesday 8th March  5
 1.00pm  Tuesday 8th March  5
 4.00pm  Tuesday 8th March  5
 7.00pm  Tuesday 8th March  5
 10.00pm  Tuesday 8th March  5
 1.00am  Wednesday 9th March  5
 4.00am  Wednesday 9th March  4
 7.00am  Wednesday 9th March  4
 10.00am  Wednesday 9th March  4
 1.00pm  Wednesday 9th March  4
 4.00pm  Wednesday 9th March  4
 7.00pm  Wednesday 9th March  3
 10.00pm  Wednesday 9th March  3
 4.00am  Thursday 10th March  4
 7.00am  Thursday 10th March  Crossed coast - 4
 10.00am  Thursday 10th March  Inland - 3

Tropical Cyclone - Area of Threat

Tropical Cyclone - Tracking and Threat Maps

NOTE - these maps are put together as an animation
and show Cyclone Ingrid approaching the coast

The animation includes 19 maps (373Kb) and it may take a few extra seconds
to download if you are using a 56k modem - but it should be quick with broadband