Cyclone Ruby

[crimsone]

Tropical cyclone formed in the Coral Sea and named yesterday by BoM. 

Expected to reach Cat3, and pass just to the east of New Zealand.

NZ being smack bang in the middle of two climate systems in the middle of a La Nina year, it's promised to be an interesting event, one way or another. In the event, it looks like it's having a bit of a tussle with two frontal lows in the Tasman Sea creating a bit of an 'atmospheric river', which seems to be a bit of a term de jour around the world of late.

Time will tell, but it has the capacity to dump a lot of water very quickly.

 

[crimsone]

If anybody cares to follow this thing on a map as it approaches New Caledonia...
 

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LIVE updates, satellite images and tracking maps of Tropical Cyclone Ruby 2021-2022. Current wind speed 120km/h. Max 140km/h.

 

Edited December 13, 2021 by crimsone

[crimsone]

 

[crimsone]

It got a bit wet and windy there in New Caledonia, but apparently no lives lost, and about 20k homes without power, flooding, and all the usual things.

On the other hand, the low pressure system in Auckland feeding from it feels like it wants to take off the roof of my house right now, but I'm sure it'll be fine. Wind is currently gusting 70-80 km/h, lashing the rain against the windows.

 

[crimsone]

Just to bookend this thread with a final word from Philip Duncan on Cyclone Ruby
 

 

[Cookie]

On 14/12/2021 at 11:05, crimsone said:

It got a bit wet and windy there in New Caledonia, but apparently no lives lost, and about 20k homes without power, flooding, and all the usual things.

On the other hand, the low pressure system in Auckland feeding from it feels like it wants to take off the roof of my house right now, but I'm sure it'll be fine. Wind is currently gusting 70-80 km/h, lashing the rain against the windows.

 

Did you sustain any damage? 

[crimsone]

4 hours ago, cookie said:

Did you sustain any damage? 

No, no damage... but I heard every creak.

The lows in the area, having been souped-up from drawing power and moisture from the cyclone, did flood parts of the South Island a little though.