Current Info
Cyclone will pass through norther suburbs, areas south of the storm will feel the worst effects
Landfall: 7pm Friday 7th March, projected Category 1
Category 1: heavy rain, wind gusts up to 120 kph Category 2: heavy rain, wind gusts 120kph to 160kph, daily rainfall between 200mm and 400mm
This storm is likely to have a higher impact than the 2022 floods. In 2022 it was 400mm in the northern suburbs over a few days. 600mm further north.
Risk
- What level of flooding will we experience?
- How much wind?
- This is the first cyclone that Brisbane has seen in years - we need to be careful
- Power is likely to go out
- The water in the creek will come up, how far?
Tasks
- Park car(s) in garage
- Get garage ready for high winds
- Clean steel cap boots
- Figure out where everyone will be and when
- Go shopping
- Check in on family and friends
- Make sure we have a bucket
- Fill bathtub with water
- Fill all water bottles with tap water
- Sign up for weather alerts Brisbane
- Prepare outside for wind
- Charge all devices
- Move bins to around the back
- [-] Tape on windows?
- Get more rope and tie more outside items down?
Shopping list
- Battery radio
- Phone charger brick
- Bottled water
- Torch and/or batteries
- Tissues
- Cash? (would have been nice!)
- Non-perishable food and drink
- Long life milk
- Cans of spaghetti/other
- Coffee
- Noodles
- Chips/crackers
- Sandbags (not worth it I think)
- Garage
- Front sliding door
- Laundry
- Back door