Tropical Cyclone Rusty Feb 2013

[Fu Manchu]

http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/charts/ ... _col.shtml

[von-Kármán Profile]

Just amazing how it has stalled for so long half on and half off the coast and yet overnight has intensified further with the eye contracting right down. BoM now have it as a Cat 4.

MW images from a couple of hours ago show good internal structure but a bit of a lopsided eye with strongest convection in the south east quadrant while convection in the north east quadrant is significantly weaker.

JTWC and BoM have crossing late this evening into early tomorrow morning, but are still talking about a lot of uncertainty due to how slow moving it is. Still looking at a crossing between PH and Pardoo.

An extraordinary system. PH and communities around will have had 2+ days of gale force winds!

[Fu Manchu]

[Pete]

Well defined eye on him now. Anymore tightening and he'll get to a high end cat 4 before crossing.

[silvercloud]

He's veered away from Port Hedland a bit. Hopefully he stays on that track.

[von-Kármán Profile]

About to cross the coast at Pardoo ... Good luck!

[Fu Manchu]

@sandgroper76 flying into Newman just now. Taken 60's Nth of Newman

[Blue Skies Profile]

The eye is over Pardoo right now!

[Benni.G. Profile]

I noticed that Yarrie AWS came online for a short time, I hadn't noticed that one before or knew of one there. Good time to test it

[Fu Manchu]

@KenRowe2 wrote:
" the view from Newman http://t.co/d6Xq2xFgDP"

[Fu Manchu]

@sandgroper76 who sent us the shot near Newman from the plane got into camp after a very rough landing and went straight into lockdown

[Fu Manchu]

Looks like the eyewall is collapsing.
Seems to be rapidly weakening. A bit more than with cyclones normally.

[Fu Manchu]

Major death throws this morning.
http://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/real-time/m ... t24hrs.gif

Lost his moisture
http://realtime2.bsch.au.com/wv_sat.htm ... &stop=#nav

National radar
http://realtime2.bsch.au.com/wv_sat.htm ... &stop=#nav

[Fu Manchu]

Images of the flooding coming through.

BenE took this:

"While perth is warm this is the weather here... cold (@TheWAWG) http://t.co/69W94NdB6F"

Caitlin U'Ren took these:

"Nullagine flood, taken from opposite sides #warrawagine #tcrusty http://t.co/fEFDl0fDRU"


"Samfred before, after #warrawagine #tcrusty http://t.co/ji6zUNKVTy"


"So that's about 4ft of water, or to the bottom of the loading ramp on a cattle truck #warrawagine #TCRusty http://t.co/VEhQgnTyZP"


"No dust at samfred yards!!! No cattle work either! Maybe a ski tho?! #warrawagine #TCRusty http://t.co/KnX7X1zzvY"

[Fu Manchu]

Via ABC Rural:
Pardoo station counts the cost of TC Rusty http://t.co/heiFXbwP7M

[Fu Manchu]

Elise Batchelor:
"If you missed it, here's a shot of beautiful pilot whale, "Rusty", beached on Port Hedland's shore post TC Rusty. http://t.co/dZJJCnCOSU"

[Fu Manchu]

Rusty has stirred up the ocean more than anything previous.
http://phys.org/news/2013-03-rusty.html