Just when we thought the worst was over the inconsiderate son of motherless goat, Cyclone Ita, has reformed and is heading straight for us. Proserpine has already be flooded and the roads are closed between Airlie Beach and Mackay.
The airport has been shut and our little house is starting to shake, considering it’s on a brick foundation and the main front of the storm hasn’t arrived yet doesn’t give me a great deal of comfort.
The cat has moved into the bathroom and wouldn’t come out even for dinner. It was this that made me check on the latest weather reports [I’d stopped watching when I thought it was done as it gets a little boring after a while] and sure enough the cat was right.
Corner of Burgess and Malcomson, North Mackay last time we flooded
Bugger it, if the goose ponds flood again [which they will] we’ll be cut off from going anywhere for quite a while. Last time they flooded was for Cyclone Larry and this is what the end of our street looked like then. Really, really don’t want another large clean-up not to mention loss of power as all the emergency crews are trapped further north and dealing with cyclone damage there.
Latest advice from Bureau of Meteorology [BOM] is as follows:
Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height. Wind warnings are issued for today and tomorrow and describe the highest category of wind warning for that day.
So all in all I think it is fitting to end this post with ‘Here Comes the Rain Again’
Unload and Unwind 
oh geez, stay safe and keep the gaps secured tight! :O
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Will do! Thanks.
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Batten down the hatches, stay safe. Love the music. One of my favs…
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Mine too. and yeah all buttoned up tight at the moment but the wind sounds the engine of a truck revving – not comforting.
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Good luck and stay safe.
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You’re amazing. If I was there, the loss of power and clean up afterwards wouldn’t have even come into my mind. I would be too busy worrying about damage to me to think of the house. Stay safe and keep us up to date on how it’s going.
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Sending thoughts and prayers for you, all your neighbors, and everyone affected by Cyclone Ita. Unfortunately, I can relate to flood recovery, as my town has been through record floods twice in the past ten years. It’s a long haul…
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Thanks – I thought we were out of it as it was supposed to break up completely by Cairns – but Noooo just had to run into another low pressure system and get a boost. Thanks for the well wishes.
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God Jenni, the strain of thinking it was over and now it’s back – Arrrgh! My thoughts are with you. Stay positive and safe!
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Thanks – must admit am a little frayed around the edges by now.
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Praying for everyone! We have hurricane season coming soon and I know a little of what you are going through. I’m not sure if cyclones are worse than hurricanes, but that flooding alone is something I’ve never experienced. Be safe!
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They’re the same they just rotate in opposite directions. Thanks for the good wishes
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Ok, thanks for the info! Keep us posted!
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It blew itself out so despite a bit of a wild ride last night I ‘think’ we’re out of it with no power loss and minimum cleanup. Flooding may happen due to the rivers further north but it won’t be as bad. Jenni.
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Oh Lord, take good care Jenni. Thoughts and prayers with you and yours x
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Thanks – the worst is over now [cross fingers] but it was a wild night at about 1 am. Thank you for the good wishes
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You’re more than welcome Jenni. So glad you are safe. The weather all over the planet has gone bonkers, I watch the video’s on YouTube and it fills me with fear. I hope you have a great week. Su
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🙂 hope the same for you and yes it appears to be getting worse each season and our governments seem determined not to notice.
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Ah crap. Sorry for your situation. I’ve never lived in a place that flooded regularly (unless you count rain seeping in through a basement window, thus swamping the basement) so I don’t really know how you feel, but it can’t be good. Our power went out this morning for about 30 minutes, not really sure why, and there was much discontent in the household. Seems to me that I should be thankful for the small amounts of rain we get and the lack of flooded out roads. My thoughts are with you and your crew.
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Thank you – the worst has passed I think [cross fingers] but it was pretty wild around 1 am. Jenni
PS. Oh good thing – we kept power yay!!!
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I’m sorry Jenni. I’m glad you listened to the cat. Stay safe and keep us up on things.
I was a DJ in my late teens, I played this song all the time. I love the Eurythmics.
My thoughts are with you and yours.
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1 am was a little scary and then 3 am looked wild but hey it blew itself out before it truly got here so yay!!!!
No power loss, minor cleanup but still may flood when the runoff arrives in the rivers from up north but it will be minor – hooray!!!
Thanks for the good wishes – really appreciated it. Jenni
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I’m glad it fell apart before it got to you.
What a relief, I know you’re a happy camper. 😀
I thought about ya many times today.
Tee
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Yeah – very glad it wasn’t as bad as we thought here but up north and in the cane fields it’s quite a mess. Take care Jen
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Hope it improves. Great song btw.
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Stay safe! She’s coming back for the PM not you…
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True and it blew out before it got here thank goodness – was still a bit of wild ride but we kept power and minimal cleanup so yay!!! Thanks for the good thoughts
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LOLOLOL Donna – gives me a giggle every time I see that!
Miss Lou
xx
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Put the storm shutters up and make sure there’s food and water at your ready, Jenni. Be careful!
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Great song!
Sheesh, I’ve only been gone for 2 days this time and there was a mini book written of posts.. lol
Sucks that the rain is back BUT great that you are safe and on the upside, you wont have to water the grass for a while? (if you have any)
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We made it with limited damage here but up north not so good. Ah – about the number of posts – really trying to keep from worrying about the house doing a Wizard of Oz trick.
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Awww 😦
I was listening to the news and heard that although it was not as bad as predicted there was still a significant amount of damage done in some areas – and as always it would take time to recover.
The frustrating thing is that you just hear about how people are getting over one natural disaster and another one comes along. Goodness me, people are still recovering in so many ways from Yasi.
Post away 🙂 Look forward to reading through them all
Miss Lou
♥
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Cheers!! 😀 I really feel for those farmers who’ve just got new crops etc in and have now lost them all again. I just hope this is it for the season. Cross fingers.
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Ditto!
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