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Tish Silberbauer wrote:
In Australia, a cyclone means an intense tropical depression, so is analogous to a US hurricane. Thank you. That's what I was asking. We (in the US) only use the word "cyclone" to mean a tornado. I don't think it has anything to do with the direction it rotates, though. Just another linguistic difference, like many others. A category 5 hurricane/cyclone is indeed pretty intense - I'm glad everyone's all right!! Joyce |
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wrote in message ... meee wrote: Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us but a lot of damage up here. The cats were a bit freaked out, but had a lovely play outside this arvo (after it was all gone...aussie cyclones pass quickly but are very intense). My friend in Innisfail had the eye pass directly over her, but miraculously her house, car, herself and all cats survived with minimal damage I'm glad you and your family (bare and furred) are all OK, and that your house is still standing. Same for your friend. I have a semantic question. When you say "cyclone", do you mean a hurricane? In the US, the word cyclone means a tornado, but what you described sounds more like a hurricane/tropical storm. Tornadoes are extremely unpredictable - they come on very quickly, almost without warning, and it's very hard to predict what direction they'll go in or how long they'll last. There's usually enough warning to get to shelter, but not enough to board up the windows and buy supplies in preparation, as one can do with a hurricane when you have many days of warning. Also, to my knowledge, nobody has ever named a tornado. I'm glad you got through it OK! Joyce Yep, from what I can see on the bureau of meteorology, a cyclone is the same thing as a hurricane. Our tracking systems are pretty good; they kind of have to be. This cyclone was picked up as a low over Vanuatu, and I watched it develop on the B.o.M. website. We knew it was going to be nasty when it was out to sea, as it went up to a 5, and was definitely heading for us. Problem is that they shift direction unpredictably. |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... meee wrote: Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us but a lot of damage up here. The cats were a bit freaked out, but had a lovely play outside this arvo (after it was all gone...aussie cyclones pass quickly but are very intense). My friend in Innisfail had the eye pass directly over her, but miraculously her house, car, herself and all cats survived with minimal damage I'm glad you and your family (bare and furred) are all OK, and that your house is still standing. Same for your friend. I have a semantic question. When you say "cyclone", do you mean a hurricane? In the US, the word cyclone means a tornado, but what you described sounds more like a hurricane/tropical storm. Tornadoes are extremely unpredictable - they come on very quickly, almost without warning, and it's very hard to predict what direction they'll go in or how long they'll last. There's usually enough warning to get to shelter, but not enough to board up the windows and buy supplies in preparation, as one can do with a hurricane when you have many days of warning. Also, to my knowledge, nobody has ever named a tornado. I'm glad you got through it OK! Joyce In the northern hemisphere "hurricanes" rotate counterclockwise - in the southern hemisphere "cyclones" rotate clockwise. I think that's why they are named differently. -- Oh, is that why! I guess it makes sense! Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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"kilikini" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... meee wrote: Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us but a lot of damage up here. The cats were a bit freaked out, but had a lovely play outside this arvo (after it was all gone...aussie cyclones pass quickly but are very intense). My friend in Innisfail had the eye pass directly over her, but miraculously her house, car, herself and all cats survived with minimal damage I'm glad you and your family (bare and furred) are all OK, and that your house is still standing. Same for your friend. I have a semantic question. When you say "cyclone", do you mean a hurricane? It was a category 5 hurricane and came to shore at over 180 mph. I'd call that the equivalent of a hurricane! Glad you came through relatively unscathed, meee. kili thanks |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message ... "meee" wrote in message ... Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us but a lot of damage up here. The cats were a bit freaked out, but had a lovely play outside this arvo (after it was all gone...aussie cyclones pass quickly but are very intense). My friend in Innisfail had the eye pass directly over her, but miraculously her house, car, herself and all cats survived with minimal damage, although some neighbours lost houses. I will write more tomorrow, as I'm a bit tired from clean up. thanks again for the purrs, Meee (liz) I'm so glad that you're all OK, Liz. Purrs coming for a quick and easy clean-up and to calm everyone's frazzled nerves. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ thankyou, i am still feeling a bit frazzled!! and still cleaning... |
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Thanks Sandy
"Sandy" wrote in message . com... Glad you're all OK! Sandy "meee" wrote in message ... Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us but a lot of damage up here. The cats were a bit freaked out, but had a lovely play outside this arvo (after it was all gone...aussie cyclones pass quickly but are very intense). My friend in Innisfail had the eye pass directly over her, but miraculously her house, car, herself and all cats survived with minimal damage, although some neighbours lost houses. I will write more tomorrow, as I'm a bit tired from clean up. thanks again for the purrs, Meee (liz) |
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Thanks Cats are still a bit spooked tho..
"Matthew AKA NMR ( NO MORE RETAIL )" 10 points a troll @linethetrollsup.com wrote in message ... I am glad everyone is ok "CatNipped" wrote in message ... "meee" wrote in message ... Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us but a lot of damage up here. The cats were a bit freaked out, but had a lovely play outside this arvo (after it was all gone...aussie cyclones pass quickly but are very intense). My friend in Innisfail had the eye pass directly over her, but miraculously her house, car, herself and all cats survived with minimal damage, although some neighbours lost houses. I will write more tomorrow, as I'm a bit tired from clean up. thanks again for the purrs, Meee (liz) I'm so glad that you're all OK, Liz. Purrs coming for a quick and easy clean-up and to calm everyone's frazzled nerves. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ |
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"meee" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... Tish Silberbauer wrote: In Australia, a cyclone means an intense tropical depression, so is analogous to a US hurricane. Thank you. That's what I was asking. We (in the US) only use the word "cyclone" to mean a tornado. I don't think it has anything to do with the direction it rotates, though. Just another linguistic difference, like many others. A category 5 hurricane/cyclone is indeed pretty intense - I'm glad everyone's all right!! Joyce Yes, it was a bit scary!! Thanks for the purrs everyone Heck something we go thru every year still scares the heck out of me even at level one |
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"Adrian A" wrote in message om... meee wrote: Hi everyone, thanks for all the purrs!! We're all ok, no damage to us but a lot of damage up here. The cats were a bit freaked out, but had a lovely play outside this arvo (after it was all gone...aussie cyclones pass quickly but are very intense). My friend in Innisfail had the eye pass directly over her, but miraculously her house, car, herself and all cats survived with minimal damage, although some neighbours lost houses. I will write more tomorrow, as I'm a bit tired from clean up. thanks again for the purrs, Meee (liz) I'm glad you're OK, and very glad there were no reports of any deaths. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. Thankyou, and yes we are very thankful no one died. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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