hope it misses Pardoo Station which copped a beating in Feb from 'Rusty" - have just finished a great 6.5 mths there so to our workmates there "stay safe".
-- Edited by villatranquilla on Monday 30th of December 2013 07:25:29 PM
kiwijims said
10:16 PM Dec 30, 2013
Here's a further update.......
CYCLONE Christine has intensified to a Category Three storm off WA's North West coast and is expected to bring destructive winds of more than 200km/h when it hits the Pilbara late tonight or early tomorrow.
At 2pm Severe Tropical Cyclone Christine was 95km north, north-west of Port Hedland and 205km north-east of Karratha and moving south-southwest at 13km/h towards the Pilbara coast.
Christine is expected to intensify further during today and cross the coast between Karratha and Port Hedland about midnight tonight.
Very destructive gusts in excess of 200km/h are likely near the centre as the cyclone crosses the coast.
Port Hedland has had about 20mm of rain today but is expecting heavier falls in the next 24 hours as the cyclone crosses the coast.
Destructive winds with gusts in excess of 130km/h are expected between Whim Creek and Port Hedland later this afternoon and continue overnight.
These winds should extend to the Karratha and Dampier region later tonight and extend well inland overnight and Tuesday as the cyclone moves south.
Gales with gusts to 120km/h, together with heavy rainfall, are occurring between Bidyadanga and Whim Creek including Port Hedland and adjacent inland areas and should extend west to Karratha by this evening and then to the inland Pilbara overnight and possibly as far west as Onslow.
Christine has already brought massive rainfalls to the Kimberley with Broome recording 97mm in 24 hours to 9am today, Lombadina 116mm and West Roebuck 86mm.
Just had another look at the radar, plenty of wind at Dampier and Port Hedland, but doesn't look like a cyclone anymore. Hope everybody on that coast is safe and dry.
Cyclone Christine has now been upgraded to CAT 3
It's due to hit the Coast later today, just East of Karratha, somewhere around Whim Creek.
People have been warned of a Tidal Surge as high tide will coincide with the Cyclone hitting the Coast.
Our thoughts are with all the Grey Nomads and others who are tied down in the Caravan Parks in the area.
kiwijims.
hope it misses Pardoo Station which copped a beating in Feb from 'Rusty" - have just finished a great 6.5 mths there so to our workmates there "stay safe".
-- Edited by villatranquilla on Monday 30th of December 2013 07:25:29 PM
CYCLONE Christine has intensified to a Category Three storm off WA's North West coast and is expected to bring destructive winds of more than 200km/h when it hits the Pilbara late tonight or early tomorrow.
At 2pm Severe Tropical Cyclone Christine was 95km north, north-west of Port Hedland and 205km north-east of Karratha and moving south-southwest at 13km/h towards the Pilbara coast.
Christine is expected to intensify further during today and cross the coast between Karratha and Port Hedland about midnight tonight.
Very destructive gusts in excess of 200km/h are likely near the centre as the cyclone crosses the coast.
Port Hedland has had about 20mm of rain today but is expecting heavier falls in the next 24 hours as the cyclone crosses the coast.
Destructive winds with gusts in excess of 130km/h are expected between Whim Creek and Port Hedland later this afternoon and continue overnight.
These winds should extend to the Karratha and Dampier region later tonight and extend well inland overnight and Tuesday as the cyclone moves south.
Gales with gusts to 120km/h, together with heavy rainfall, are occurring between Bidyadanga and Whim Creek including Port Hedland and adjacent inland areas and should extend west to Karratha by this evening and then to the inland Pilbara overnight and possibly as far west as Onslow.
Christine has already brought massive rainfalls to the Kimberley with Broome recording 97mm in 24 hours to 9am today, Lombadina 116mm and West Roebuck 86mm.
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