Super Sized Tropical Cyclone bearing down on Queensland Australia
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Pastor Dale Morgan
Mar 20, 2010, 2:10:41 AM3/20/10
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Super Sized Tropical Cyclone bearing down on Queensland Australia
* From: AAP
* March 20, 2010 3:08PM
TROPICAL cyclone Ului is baring down on Queensland's north coast and generating destructive winds of up to 140 kilometres an hour.
The cyclone is 550km northeast of Mackay and is still rated a category two system, easing fears of extensive damage in the state's coastal areas, but severe flooding in some areas is expected.
A Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said on Saturday the cyclone was travelling at a speed of 26km/h and was expected to cross the coast between Townsville and Mackay early on Sunday morning.
BoM forecaster Vikash Prasad said despite the storm being downgraded on Friday, it could still have a devastating effect when it crosses land.
"It is now a category two storm with some destructive winds at its centre," Mr Prasad said.
Damaging winds are expected to lash areas between Townsville to Yeppoon as soon as Saturday afternoon or early evening.
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Heavy rain and flooding is expected between Bowen and St Lawrence early on Sunday.
A spokeswoman for the State Emergency Services (SES) said volunteers are ready to respond and crews from around the state are ready to deploy to the affected region if required.
Tourists have been evacuated from a number of island resorts in the Whitsundays group, and boat operators have been told to stay in port.
Coal ports along the central Queensland coast have been closed and Jetstar has suspended flights to Hamilton Island over the weekend.
Authorities are urging people in affected areas to follow advice on cyclone preparedness.
For information visit disaster.qld.gov.au.
Super Sized Tropical Cyclone bearing down on Queensland Australia
* From: AAP
* March 20, 2010 3:08PM
TROPICAL cyclone Ului is baring down on Queensland's north coast and generating destructive winds of up to 140 kilometres an hour.
The cyclone is 550km northeast of Mackay and is still rated a category two system, easing fears of extensive damage in the state's coastal areas, but severe flooding in some areas is expected.
A Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said on Saturday the cyclone was travelling at a speed of 26km/h and was expected to cross the coast between Townsville and Mackay early on Sunday morning.
BoM forecaster Vikash Prasad said despite the storm being downgraded on Friday, it could still have a devastating effect when it crosses land.
"It is now a category two storm with some destructive winds at its centre," Mr Prasad said.
Damaging winds are expected to lash areas between Townsville to Yeppoon as soon as Saturday afternoon or early evening.
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Heavy rain and flooding is expected between Bowen and St Lawrence early on Sunday.
A spokeswoman for the State Emergency Services (SES) said volunteers are ready to respond and crews from around the state are ready to deploy to the affected region if required.
Tourists have been evacuated from a number of island resorts in the Whitsundays group, and boat operators have been told to stay in port.
Coal ports along the central Queensland coast have been closed and Jetstar has suspended flights to Hamilton Island over the weekend.
Authorities are urging people in affected areas to follow advice on cyclone preparedness.
For information visit disaster.qld.gov.au.
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