Cyclone Pam
March 14th, 2015Cyclone Pam is coming through, so we’re almost certainly going to have our power cut. Hopefully, the transceiver that provides Internet access to our valley won’t be damaged. Our ISP just emailed and they’re saying that this storm is definitely packing winds strong enough to damage their transceivers.
The worst of it for us will hit tonight and tomorrow. As usual, no updates means some sort of storm related outage.
Via: New Zealand Herald:
Gisborne will see the first effects of Cyclone Pam – one of the Pacific’s worst storms ever – early this afternoon, with galeforce winds and huge swells expected to lash the east coast from midday today.
The storm is thought to have claimed up to 44 lives as it hit Vanuatu, destroying buildings and tossing trees and debris across the capital. Eight were confirmed dead last night. There were unconfirmed reports last night of damage in other islands including Kiribati, Tuvalu and the Solomon Islands.
Swells up to 9m are expected in the Gisborne region, and emergency manager Richard Steele said winds of up to 150kmh had been predicted. “[These] will cause damage especially in areas exposed to the southeast.”
A total fizzer – 60mm of rain & winds up to 60kph only.
I kept waiting for it to hit, but it never did. Not where we are anyway (Far North). Only 25mm rain. haha. That drizzle for us.