I’ve just been talking to Craig Mischewski, a Uniting Church in Australia colleague in Townsville, who’s preparing a work party to head north to help out in the wake of Cyclone Larry.
The tropical cyclone hit Innisfail this morning with an intensity of 5 – something similar to the impact of the hurricanes that smashed the Gulf of Mexico cities last year.
The USA Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center run a joint typhoon warning centre with satellite imagery, a projected path and detailed information on the position and intensity of the cyclone.
Craig’s team is heading off as soon as the roads are clear. They have to be back on Thursday however, to prepare for Cyclone Wati which is expected to hit Townsville on the 23rd.