Fiji Cyclone...

[Rockhopper]

Cyclone Winston is the biggest, strongest Cyclone to hit in the Southern Hemisphere and it is pounding the crap out of Fiji! Wind speeds of 350Kph!

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/77096084/cyclone-winston-fiji-in-state-of-disaster-one-person-reported-dead

Tim.

[Solace]

I heard this on the news this morning, alarming!

[Rogue]

Yes been watching this through the day. Have a bro in law there atm on one of the tiny islands. Not sounding at all good.

[Solace]

Yikes....hope he stays safe!

[Stargate]

Wow, that sounds as if mother nature is not joking.
Here in Florida we have been getting tornadoes that are so massive and short lived. They are turning trucks over and causing damages to property in seconds. One past our house traveling so fast, ripping up trees.

[Solace]

Yikes at one passing by your house Star!!

[Stargate]

It happened all so quickly, if it came directly for us, we would have had no time to do anything.

[Solace]

That is very scary... stay safe!

[Lenzabi]

Cat 5 is the worst of the worst weather wise.

[Rogue]

The most powerful storm ever in the Southern Hemisphere they're reporting.

Still no word on bro-in-law... eye of cyclone went straight over island going by the met maps.

[Rockhopper]

The most powerful storm ever in the Southern Hemisphere they're reporting.

Still no word on bro-in-law... eye of cyclone went straight over island going by the met maps.

That's what I heard too Roggles. The experts are saying that as a Cat 5, Winston is a Cat. 5.5!

Hope your BIL is safe!

Tim.

[Lenzabi]

Climate change may see the introduction of new Category levels for storms powered by the temperature shifts

[Kaere]

I imagine phone comms will be down for a while too which adds to the stress that's a wicked sounding storm, I do hope everyone makes it out okay...

[Rogue]

Yep all communications down. Govt sending planes out tomorrow to inspect the islands evidently.

[Rockhopper]

Yeah Len CC is part of the problem. Winston is also powered by the super el Nino too. Fiji as a bloody mess!

Our Met. Service is watching it closely as it could head down this way.

Tim.

[Rogue]

Finally word that bro-inlaw okay, but no other news regarding the island buildings etc.

Could well head to Kiwiland now Rocky....

[Kaere]

What a relief to know he's safe

[Rockhopper]

Down graded to a Cat. 3 now Roggles. Still nasty enough. The Met. Service here is watching it to see which way it's going to head.

Pleased to hear that your BIL is safe too.

Tim.

[Solace]

Glad to hear bro-inlaw is ok!! Stay safe Kiwi's!

[Rockhopper]

Looks like it will arrive here at the weekend. Not much of a storm now, down graded to a Tropical Cyclone.

The North Island will get some rain apparently.

Tim.

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