It’s a Cyclone!

OK, just when we thought things could not get more strange weather-wise, we are now in Darwin with the tropical cyclone Carlos. We are fine. It’s a category 1 cyclone, meaning it’s at the very lowest end of the wind speed scale from 1-5. (By the way, a cyclone occurs in the tropics while a hurricane is what we call it in the US.) Winds are gusting up to 50-60 kilometers per hour (30-35 miles per hour per hour) just now and are expected to reach 130 kilometers.

We are in a hotel that actually serves as a cyclone shelter and are quite comfortable and safe with our emergency bag packed if need be. At the moment, it’s like we are in a thunderstorm in the Midwest without the thunder, just lots of wind and rain. Our fellow hotel guests include some famous Aussies  – the North Queensland Cowboys rugby team. As for us, we just walked to the hotel next door for a bite to eat. It was blustery and we got wet. But otherwise, all is well.

Tagged as: category 1 cyclone, Cyclone Carlos, cyclones in Darwin