CYCLONE KIRRILY DIRECT HIT - EYE OF THE STORM

[@SkidPig]

Give the video a thumbs up please boys and girls 👍🍻

[@darryloconnor6175]

I was grateful it was a bit of a dud. Was expecting a lot worse. I spent the night until about midnight on my front veranda in Heatley and no beer tins moved. Hope you have power back on. Got mine back about 2pm Sunday. The heat and humidity has been shocking to sleep at night🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@colinwhiting5410]

Good to see you and the family all safe ,loved the little ones comment you should be in side 😂😂Classic 🤗 Cheers Wombat 🐾🤗🍻🍻

[@robertaus8420]

I’m calling shenanigans on this cyclone. I waited up all night waiting for the strong winds to come.

[@purefrequencytunes]

Glad you guys got let off lightly. We were under Jasper. 4 days of gales and 2.5 meters of rain in 5 days! 8 days without power. All roads cut off by major landslides. Many houses destroyed. keeping up the Kids' morale thru it all was the hardest part.. But we were prepared so it was all good.... I guess not all Cat1 to Cat 2 cyclones are made equally. Fun and games in FNQ!

[@edwardiganz2478]

Copped it full force on the tail end of it here in Nelly Bay, Magnetic Island. The eye was calm af. The start was like your vid. Just a shit tonne of rain. But after the eye went past the wind came from the east smack bang in the front of the house. The "howling" was wicked. I reckon we copped the supposed CAT 3 front, but it had already slowed to a CAT 1 by the time it got to you guys. Dunno where "north of Townsville" yas are but the island stared it down. Barely any power lines down coz upgrades were done here about 2-3 years ago. However Horsehoe Bay on the Northern end got smacked down. They had wires down somewhere inaccessible round there, so we had a chopper overhead most of the morning Sunday(today), and now THANK F#@k we've got power restored after it went down round 5pm Thursday night. It sure as shit wasn't worse than Jasper for Cairns!!! I'd have gone TROPPO 8 days without power. The 3 days with zero wind to cool us down has sucked worse than Kirrily. Good vid man. Sorry it was a fizzer for yas.

[@SkidPig]

I've still got no power, we are at bluewater

[@edwardiganz2478]

That sux balls!!! I dunno why Ergon won't bury the grid. In some type of waterproof conduit or tunnels? Especially in new estates/land releases. But I guess it's too much of a bite outta there yearly PROFITS EITHER WAY!! Thought ya had power during the storm? Did it go out later? Or do u have a gennie?@@SkidPig

[@58dunc]

Thanks for the update mate. Good to see not too bad. I always get a bit Leary about them.I was 100 kms south of Darwin camping on the side of 5he road with my mate and our motor bikes when Tracy hit.Didnt know what was going on 😂

[@rays7843]

Great video and such a beautiful home!

[@Aussie.Mick.G]

"I've experienced far more intense thunderstorms than the cyclone we just witnessed. It hardly seems worth mentioning, don't you think?"

[@tropicsalt.]

02:39 LOL. Radio, papers, talking to people and barometers.

[@donnajohnson9324]

Thanks for sharing 👍 ❤ I am happy everyone is safe

[@terrygrimshaw4669]

Had one when I lived on Groote Eylandt like that wind was high but we were drinking under the house and wouldn’t even know it was happening. Hope all up well and keep up the good work.

[@Gordon_L]

It was a bit strange in that the main rain bands were to the South and West of the eye . Glad it wasn't a particularly damaging cyclone for everyone in the area .

[@nickmcbride7303]

Main rain bands were north of it bugger all rain south of it

[@topoint]

​@@nickmcbride7303Yep a lot of people noticed it was almost upside down. Normally big tail will sweep clockwise out east and south. This was a strange one.

[@Gordon_L]

@@nickmcbride7303 You're correct , that's what i meant to write but somehow got it wrong , too tired last night .

[@nickmcbride7303]

Would of gladly taken that rain south through bowen Collinsville area lol that whole cyclone was very strange in many ways

[@jamii58]

Glad nothing to serious for those in townsville, good news! Especially for my NQ cowboy's, its our year skid 💪

[@dani83red]

😂😂 A typical Aussie. Luv it. All our lingo.

[@maxfish4770]

The building standards must be nuts up there, a carport like yours down here would fly away in 150km

[@jarrod1687]

Pretty sure everything has to be cyclone rated when built up here

[@brianbochow]

My son resides in Kelso. Since he hasnt been in contact with me i know i had no need to worry...By the sounds of it everyone will be out with lawnmowers soon combating quick growing long grass. Enjoy...

[@nojabjonny]

Media hyped it up as they do, try n put the fear into people..

[@jarrod1687]

After going through two cat 5's up north nothing compares, I was surprised to see so many trees down around town. A cat 5 would destroy townsville

[@artivan111]

Hi from Cairns 👋 just came across your channel. How dinkydi are you guys, hey?? Lol! 👍Geeze, looks like that was a cat 1 at the most, and there wasnt any overly hectic rain in it either, was there 🫤 Happy for yous though, those big storms are no fun when they do get nasty. Thanks for sharing, glad your all safe... oops, except ur fence 😆

[@OutbackOutlaw]

Cat 3 farted! Just some piss and wind! But good onya for getting prepared.

[@GrooberNedJardine]

Funny how they always seem to hit at night or early hours of the morning when it seems more scary . Hope you fair OK . Take care , and stay safe . 👍👍✌✌

[@danieltipping8604]

thanks for the footage brother Skidpig we don't get cyclones in Canberra so it wea different to watch and you need a bigger shed to keep all your vehicles in stay safe brother

[@AHuri505]

Strange power in Deeragun went off hours before it made landfall 4.30 pm

[@amusical12]

G’day from Melbourne. I’m glad you are all okay. I love 💗 North Queensland and hope you all don’t get whacked by these cyclones and storms too badly. All the best 😘

[@connorwelch3338]

Definitely a strange cyclone this one 🤔

[@tropicsalt.]

Yep. I've been on the coast in the north of Australia for over 50 years. I might be wrong, but I don't remember one moving that fast.

[@tobyneill21]

I wasn’t to far away from you an idk definitely wasn’t a cat 3. Maybe just a cat 2 If that. But the eye lasted for like 2 hours nearly!!! It sorta Looked like once it hit the coast it broke up abit. The classic Townsville dome doing its job like normal ahaha

[@greenvulcan8354]

So, if a Cat3 cyclone won't blow my gladioli's over, why are my insurance premiums so high.

[@tedbear5268]

Strange we had barely any rain in rosslea

[@matty_isthemotto]

Well over hyped storm 😂

[@rogerdudra178]

Greetings from the BIG SKY. Sounds vaguely similar to a fierce blizzard to me. Keep your head down.

[@BigMamaCat]

Mate, as a boatie, surely you know to check the BoM for marine weather reports before heading out?

[@helenellsworth9556]

🤦

[@dariosotherradio]

Good luck, be safe, and it's only stuff!

[@BradGryphonn]

My little younger sister lives on Maggie and tey battened down the hatches and prepared to get smashed...I was on the phone with her a few times. She called when the eye was going over, then, about half an hour or so after the eye passed it settled down real fast. She was a bit annoyed because it was her first cyclone, so she was expecting, more. I went through Ita and Nathan (I think) when I lived up near Cooktown some years ago and by the sounds of it, Kirrily was a little different. Also, as it was hitting Maggie it was also turning WNW, so I think they dodged a bullet really.

[@perryt6089]

Not the fence!!!!! hahaha

[@cutsnake8018]

We've had tropical storms that have done more damage than that cyclone

[@BigBert]

Great news you got through relatively unscathed. Bugger about the new fence mate 🤬

[@yeahnahyeah7872]

Big fizzer 😂🍻

[@Budgetcookingwithpheonix]

where are you guys? im in townsville myself,...this cyclone was definately weird for sure

[@SkidPig]

Bluewater

[@adamc85007]

Big fizzle, whole heap of media hype over nothing.

[@YessirPauly]

God bless fam🙏🏽

[@christianskey4915]

Australia day mate hope you had good one ❤

[@markbrowne4750]

Yep we copped more from Tail after eye then with the front

[@dazmanoz2053]

I only just found your channel the other day mate, love the content and have watched most of your videos already. As per usual the weatherman has got it wrong.

[@joke4301]

😂😂😂 we get bigger storms in nnsw nearly daily during summer. Shows they have no idea anymore as they were predicting this to flood nnsw ontop of flattening majority of qld coast 😂😂😂 talk about way to keep you all under wraps over AUs weekend 😂😂

[@richardscudds4753]

My Son lives in Bluewater and he told me the eye went directly over his place , amazing ay

[@alanmcdonald-r9n]

That was lucky m8, we got smashed here in Kalbarri when the cyclone hit us

[@SkidPig]

Very lucky mate

[@mariegamble5194]

As I watched it all happening and said to a few friends that it was an upside down, back to front cyclone..... very different

[@Anthony-p2f7u]

It barely blew some leaves off the trees 😮 how scary...

[@chalkss]

Sorry about the fence skid. My ex's name was kirrily, all show no go.

[@db7059]

How come you didn't lose power?

[@SkidPig]

We did lose power. It's still off

[@db7059]

@@SkidPig ok. Stay safe

[@roypowell3450]

Great to see you are all safe we were thinking of you all...Thank you for keeping us updated...Cheers for now!

[@ProofBenny]

My experience was identical WTF happened ?

[@denismartin4680]

G'day mate thanks for sharing the information with the cyclone mother nature at it's best glad you guys are safe my daughter lives in Townsville and she was keeping us updated just glad that everyone was safe blessings and cheers mate keep up the great videos ❤😊

[@michaelg8465]

If you looked at the Bom radar it would have showed exactly where the eye was. Maybe next time. Stay safe.

[@SkidPig]

No it didn't mate, it was all over the place. Very different cyclone to all others I've been in

[@joevirovac456]

good report buddy

[@2watertight]

Of all natural disasters at lease there is a fair time to prepare

[@iamcleverdic]

I don't believe it reached cat 3. No eye.

[@FlipandTheBlueMule]

🙏🙏🙏🤘👍

[@nevanalthaus2387]

🤙

[@nicholasmanis3213]

🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@Antipodean33]

God I love your place champ, really nice. Do you know why they used to name cyclones after women? Because when they come it's wet and wild, when they leave they take the house and car

[@adriantolson3791]

Bring on the muddies after.

[@adriantolson3791]

Have you tried tinned corn yet fishing

[@teeroi84]

Cyclone 🌀🌀 ??

[@markbrowne4750]

Marcia in Febuary 2015 come down the Coast headed So7th then took a tighthabd turn into Dhoslwater Bay then on to come right over us Well what sn expierence can't recall the Catagory now but it was sure as shit Blowin lotta tree damage House ok but DONT WANT TO SEE ANOTHER

[@SheenaPhillips-w1r]

BOM is fucked.

[@SkidPig]

💯

[@topplate100]

That's a good insight to a cat 2 or 3 cyclone the BoM predicted after they smoked to many bongs lol those people on face book saying 150kmh were lying there wasn't any gusts much over 100 khm on the land the high recorded gusts where out to sea and only 1 was recorded and thats docent classifies it as a cyclone it means it was a strong gust of wind and here on the vic coast in the roaring 40s it is just a windy day there isn't any evidence of it being a cat2 or 3 it barely made it to a cat 1 in some places but even then technically it wasn't a cat anything it was a deep tropical low to be classified a cat 1 winds need to be a minimum of 90kmh constant winds with 125 kmh gusts and they have to last for at least half an hour so your vidio shows you didnt get anything of the sort

[@robertaus8420]

I agree it was barely a cat one

[@johndewaard8032]

Clayton's cyclone mate lol