It’s one thing to have a cyclone bearing down, all menacing and mean. Crazy sustained winds, geysers of rain, angry seas threatening to lay waste to land. Pandemonium, chaos and a fine story to tell the grandchildren. Quiet another to have a “tropical low” make landfall with some sprinkles etc. and that is exactly how Australians living on the middle eastern seaboard are feeling today as the storm formerly known as Alfred makes landfall.
Tropically low.
The Category 2 monster, historical, thrilled a world as it slowly made its way Brisbane-adjacent. Where would it hit? How much damage would it make? Would Joel Parkinson dust off his citizen cop whistle and bust up some influencers?
Alas, none of it to be.
Per the BBC:
Initially called Cyclone Alfred, the weather front was downgraded to a tropical low with winds set to reach up to 85km/h, less strong than first forecast.
The Bureau of Meteorology said the storm is currently sitting off Bribie Island and is moving slowly north, and expected to cross the mainland coast between the island and Maroochydore.
Authorities are still warning people to stay indoors, with fines for those who visit beaches, as heavy rain and flooding is still expected.
Oh cool. The fines are still in place.
David Lee Scales and I discussed the weather event during our weekly chat, castigating lazy jet-skiers for destroying the idea of toughness. I also took time to castigate men who enjoy breakfast in bed.
Important.
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