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cycloneupdate

  1. Severe Weather Warning for North Tropical Coast has been cancelled. bit.ly/8yJac
  2. Cairns looks set to have its entire average May rainfall in 1 day. Incredible. #bigwet
  3. Quick drive around, Captain Cook Hwy is fine, slow down. Western Arterial is a little slow. No major issues. #cairns #bigwet
  4. Live from the road in #cairns #bigwet (Broadcasting live at ustre.am/GbrO)
  5. Cairns has had half its May rainfall average since 4pm yesterday afternoon. Incredible. #cairns #bigwet
  6. Just a little bit wet in #cairns this morning! It's been hammering it down all morning. The wet season was supposed to be over! #bigwet
  7. FLOOD WARNING: Coastal rivers Cape Tribulation to Cardwell bit.ly/hbMCKj #bigwet
  8. SEVERE WEATHER WARNING for Heavy Rainfall for North Tropical Coast District: bit.ly/8yJac #bigwet
  9. A slight chance the Tropical Low near Indonesia will develop into a cyclone & enter Aust waters. It'll be the 1st since Pierre in 2007.
  10. Tropical Cyclone Track Map issued by the Jakarta Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre: bit.ly/xlNtUx Won't impact Aust coast.
  11. Cyclone Outlook for Northern Region: bom.gov.au/nt/forecasts/t… Developing Tropical Low.
  12. JTWC has re-issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert for a low about to enter Australian waters near Darwin: 1.usa.gov/J4MOo3
  13. JTWC issue final warning for developing low in Indonesian waters: 1.usa.gov/J4MOo3
  14. TC Warning by the JTWC for a developing Low in Indonesian waters. Will enter Aust waters but unlikely to make landfall. 1.usa.gov/J4MOo3
  15. Although unusual, cyclones have occured in Australian waters outside our normal cyclone season before. The last time this happened was 2007.
  16. And just when you thought the cyclone season was over. Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert from the JTWC north of Darwin 1.usa.gov/KBvrpa
  17. All the best to Peter Byrne after announcing his retirement from WIN News weather. The forecast just won't be the same without you Byrnesy.
  18. And that is the end of the 2011/2012 Australian Cyclone Season. Thanks for following me this season.
  19. Lest We Forget. Thankyou to all the men and women in our defence force who have served and are currently serving around the world.
  20. Get along to the Cairns Recreation Centre tonight and cheer on @reefcityRG taking on @MKYRollerDerby on.fb.me/IhNaTq