Cyclone Hamish
March 11, 2009
Well I guess that most of you have seen or heard about Cyclone Hamish that has been battering the east coast of Australia the past week.
It has been the hot topic on the news and weather channels of late.
Living on the Capricorn Coast I can confirm that Monica & I were concerned to say the least. We had prepared our cyclone emergency boxes and had our birds well locked up in case of a quick escape. With cyclone Hamish a category 5 cyclone, one of the strongest to ever visit our shores we were not going to sleep easy.
tidal surge from Hamish
How fortunate we were, along with most of the east coast to escape lightly from the big bad wolf bearing down on us with all it’s might. Only to feel a slight wind gust in Cooee Bay, Yeppoon 4703. No more than a windy day.
The next morning though the tidal surge was well seen along with king tides at full moon the beaches took a battering. Many a local could be seen viewing the breakers on main beach as they bashed in against the rock facade at very high marks.
The bad news is that although Hamish has been downgraded and passed us by, it is now turning and heading back up!!! albeit only a category 1, still strong enough to cause damage to any area it chooses.
Thankfully it came over Sunday & Monday my two days off which allowed myself to be home and clean up the garden.
Hopefully it is the closest we come to experiencing such force of nature………….
Hi John,
Nice to see you’ve started blogging again! I think everyone is relieved that Yeppoon didn’t cop the full force. It’s weird how Hamish is heading back up this way again - although thankfully only a category 1 or just a low this time.
BTW thankyou for the link, much appreciated :-).
Oh and great picture, it looks as if those houses almost got flooded!