Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi occurred in Australia on the 3rd of February 2011. It reached a marginal Category 5. The lowest air pressure was recorded at Tully Sugar Mill at 929 hPa. The heaviest rainfall was recorded at South Mission beach at 471 mm. The highest tidal surge was recorded at Cardwell of an approximate height of 5m. Yasi had a maximum wind gust of 285 km/h, and had a maximum sustained wind gust of 205 km/h.
Cyclone Yasi began developing as a tropical low northwest of Fiji on the 29th of January 2011, and started tracking on a general westward track. It quickly intensified to a cyclone category to the north of Vanuatu. It then rapidly intensified to a Category 2 by 10am 31st January, then a Category 3 by 4pm on the same day. Yasi maintained Category 3 intensity for 24 hours, then was upgraded to Category 4 at 7pm on 1st February. During this time, it started to take a more west-south-westward movement and began to accelerate towards the tropical Queensland coast. At 4am 2nd February, Yasi was upgraded to a marginal Category 5 system. Yasi made landfall on the southern tropical coast near Mission Beach between midnight and 1am on 3rd February. It maintained a strong core with damaging winds and …show more content…
Because of this, people were already well prepared for the incoming Cyclone Yasi. As Cyclone Yasi was approaching the Australian coat, many people had already started to evacuate. People were advised to evacuate immediately through local radio and TV stations. People in all low-lying and waterfront areas were told to relocate, as well as patients in local hospitals and nursing homes. Flights departing north Queensland also quickly filled up. As well as this, authorities advised people to turn off and unplug all gas, water, and electricity appliances, keep an emergency kit and an evacuation kit with them, and to conserve food and water
Cyclone Yasi began developing as a tropical low northwest of Fiji on the 29th of January 2011, and started tracking on a general westward track. It quickly intensified to a cyclone category to the north of Vanuatu. It then rapidly intensified to a Category 2 by 10am 31st January, then a Category 3 by 4pm on the same day. Yasi maintained Category 3 intensity for 24 hours, then was upgraded to Category 4 at 7pm on 1st February. During this time, it started to take a more west-south-westward movement and began to accelerate towards the tropical Queensland coast. At 4am 2nd February, Yasi was upgraded to a marginal Category 5 system. Yasi made landfall on the southern tropical coast near Mission Beach between midnight and 1am on 3rd February. It maintained a strong core with damaging winds and …show more content…
Because of this, people were already well prepared for the incoming Cyclone Yasi. As Cyclone Yasi was approaching the Australian coat, many people had already started to evacuate. People were advised to evacuate immediately through local radio and TV stations. People in all low-lying and waterfront areas were told to relocate, as well as patients in local hospitals and nursing homes. Flights departing north Queensland also quickly filled up. As well as this, authorities advised people to turn off and unplug all gas, water, and electricity appliances, keep an emergency kit and an evacuation kit with them, and to conserve food and water