Cat 5 Storm
Apr 24th, 2006 at 10:44 am by Susie
Pray for northern Australia, ’cause nothing else can help them now.
And remember, kids, there’s no such thing as global warming:
This situation remains dire along the north coast of Australia. It is hard to imagine a worse situation in this area as Australian cyclones almost never reach this strength. Monica is currently much stronger than 1974’s Cyclone Tracy which is the benchmark storm for Australia. As far as I can tell, Monica may be the most intense cyclone to ever impact the region or even Australia. However, records are hard to find. After striking Queensland a few days ago, Monica has crossed Gulf of Carpentaria and is strafing the coast of the Northern Territory. All of this comes as part of a recent string of cyclone strikes across the country. The latest advisory from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center lists Monica as a category 5 cyclone with sustained wind of 155 knots (178 mph) and a central pressure of 879 mb. This is an incredibly powerful cylone that actually is stronger than Hurrican Wilma (the strongest hurricane ever in the Atlantic).
They’re reporting gusts of 218 mph. Holy cow.
This is scary. Went thru H. Wilma in Miami, suffered hugely underreported
mega damage at my parents house in the middle Keys from H. Wilma, and bracing ourselves for this years Hurricane Season - I hope they make it thru over there and I hope this doesn’t mean we’re going to see storms of this caliber here later this summer.
btw, the suffering continues here as we get gouged by the power company surcharges and astronomical insurance rate increases. It will soon be impossible to continue to own your own home here in Florida, unless, of course, you’re very wealthy, which most of us are not!