";s:4:"text";s:3843:"C This article has been rated as C-Class on the project's quality scale. One year ago today, Tropical Cyclone Debbie crossed the north Queensland coast. Cyclone Marcia intensified from a category 2 to a category 5 just before crossing the Queensland coast north of Rockhampton in February 2015. Cyclone Debbie is within the scope of WikiProject Australia, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Australia and Australia-related topics.If you would like to participate, visit the project page. Heavier falls of over 200mm occurred further south over the Gold Coast hinterland and Scenic Rim, and isolated falls of 600mm were recorded. Damaging wind gusts of up to 131 km/h were observed along with widespread falls in excess of 150mm. On its way to the coast Cyclone Debbie hit the Whitsunday Islands hard, including Hayman Island and Hamilton Island with wind speeds up to 263km/h. Mid This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale. Ex-tropical cyclone Debbie tracked southeast over the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane during the afternoon and evening of Thursday, 30th March. Cyclone Debbie by the numbers: How it compares with Cyclone Tracy, Marcia, Yasi and the others By Felicity Caldwell Updated March 29, 2017 — 5.06pm first published at 12.00pm Cyclone Debbie is within the scope of WikiProject Australia, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Australia and Australia-related topics.If you would like to participate, visit the project page. Cyclone Debbie: thousands of people have been evacuated after the storm cell closed in on north Queensland.
THREE men remain missing across Queensland after Cyclone Debbie and its aftermath swept through the state. An image showing three vehicles stranded on a highway flooded after Cyclone Debbie passed through the region near the township of Gunyarra, located south of the town of Bowen in Queensland, Australia. During the afternoon of 20 December, Debbie shifted to a more southerly track, began to weaken slightly and then crossed the Northern Territory coast in the … Tropical Cyclone Debbie wasn't the biggest cyclone to hit Australia but it was one of the most damaging and a year on the clean-up continues. Cyclone Debbie is downgraded to a tropical low system, but not before it passed over Collinsville as a category two. Cyclone Debbie: Death toll rises and three people missing after NSW and Queensland floods Staff writers, wires , News Corp Australia Network April 2, 2017 8:08pm 16 - 23 December 2003 Summary. The cyclone took longer to reach the coast than expected and increased in intensity to a category 4 storm. UPDATE: CYCLONE Debbie has hit the north Queensland coast between the towns of Airlie Beach and Bowen. AS CYCLONE Debbie blows in from the 1970s, when the name peaked in popularity, she brings with her, as every cyclone does, a passing thought to many of us. Debbie formed on 18 December in the Arafura Sea, within 250 kilometres of the northern Australian coast.Debbie tracked southwest, intensifying to severe tropical cyclone strength early on 20 December. C This article has been rated as C-Class on the project's quality scale.