[C320-list] Floods in OZ

[Chris Burti]

Good to hear you are well.
CB

Chris Burti
Farmville, NC


On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 1:04 AM, Bruce Stanley <brucestanley36 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Well spotted, Chris
> a strong Australia East Coast Low
> which develops next to a strong High pressure system
> will created havoc on-shore winds and swell ... I think the maximum swell
> was up to 7 metres.
> Sydney is about 500nm further north from this Tasmanian marina disaster.
> Our Sydney coastal suburb of Collaroy NSW was hammered.
>
> About 8 houses (built on the coastal foreshores), plus the Collaroy Surf
> Club were left hanging ... one lost a swimming pool.
>
> I know of no one who suffered damaged yachts or cruisers in the Sydney
> area.
>
>
>
> These LOWS happen a few times a year. This one was exceptional in its
> devastation.
>
> As you would know, sailors must watch the weather and stay in port when
> these are forecast ;o)
>
>
>
> Regards from downunder
>
> Bruce Stanley / formerly C320IA financial member
>
> Now C36IA financial member.
>
>
> *see:*
>
> NSW weather: Drone captures Collaroy destruction - ABC News ...
> <
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-06/nsw-weather-collaroy-beach-destruction-captured-by-drone/7481838
> >
>
> www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-06/*nsw*-*weather*-*collaroy*
> -beach...by.../7481838
>
> 1.
>
> Jun 5, 2016 - *NSW weather*: Drone captures *Collaroy* destruction ...
> Topics: *weather*, *storm*-*disaster*,*collaroy*-2097, *collaroy*
> -beach-2097, *sydney*-2000, *nsw*.
>