Cyclone Iris gaining strength bringing destructive winds

Tue, 03 Apr 2018 07:40:00 +02009news (en)

Heavy rain has been falling in the Whitsundays area, with drivers battling flooded roads on Tuesday morning. Iris wasn't predicted to make landfall but its impact will still be felt across areas already saturated from rain delivered on its first sweep along the Queensland coast, and then from Cyclone Nora.

Cyclone Iris threatens Whitsundays

Tue, 03 Apr 2018 04:37:00 +02009news (en)

The 'zombie' Cyclone Iris has reformed and is moving south about 345km east of Cairns. (AAP) In Mackay, 9NEWS weather reporter Natalia Cooper said wind speeds had already reached 60km/h and it was only going to get worse. "The cyclone is 345km east of Cairns and moving slowly to the south," she said.

Signalement : cyclone tropical “Iris” au large du Queensland

Tue, 03 Apr 2018 04:20:00 +0200newskitchen (fr)

– Source: Republic of France – Foreign Affairs in French – Press Release/Statement. Headline: Signalement : cyclone tropical “ Iris ” au large du Queensland. Signalement : Le cyclone tropical “Iris”, de catégorie 2 (vents de 95km/h avec des rafales pouvant aller jusqu’à 130 km/h) se trouve actuellement au large du Queensland, de Sarina à St Lawrence.

Zombie Tropical Cyclone Iris to grow into a category 3 storm and lash Queensland

Tue, 03 Apr 2018 00:28:00 +0200dailymail (en)

Tropical Cyclone Iris is back from the dead, the 'zombie' weather system reforming and bringing with it torrential rain, hurricane winds and flash flooding. Residents are bracing for a possible category 3 storm as Iris strengthens along the same stretch of Queensland coast ravaged by Cyclone Debbie one year ago.

Corporate report: Marine Accident Investigation Branch: current investigations

Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:52:00 +0200gov-uk (en)

29 March 2018 + show all updates We have started an investigation into the grounding and subsequent flooding of the Bahamas registered general cargo vessel Celtica Hav, at the mouth of the River Neath, Swansea Bay, Wales on Tuesday 27 March. 5 March 2018 We've started an investigation into the cargo....

NASA Finds Tropical Cyclone Iris Sheared

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 22:03:00 +0200sciencenewsline (en)

Tropical Cyclone Iris is being battered by wind shear so strong that it doesn't even look like a circular storm. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center issued their final warning on Tropical Cyclone Iris as wind shear continued tearing the storm apart. Iris' exposed low-level center was even difficult to....

NASA finds Tropical Cyclone Iris sheared

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 11:17:00 +0200phys (en)

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Iris on March 27 at 10:15 a.m. EDT (1415 UTC) and revealed three fragmented areas of strong thunderstorms (red) where cloud top temperatures as cold or colder than minus 70 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 56.6 degrees Celsius). Credit: NASA/NRL.

NASA finds Tropical Cyclone Iris sheared

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 20:54:00 +0200eurekalert (en)

IMAGE: NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Iris on March 27 at 10:15 a.m. EDT (1415 UTC) and revealed three fragmented areas of strong thunderstorms (red) where cloud top temperatures as cold... Credit: NASA/NRL. Tropical Cyclone Iris is being battered by wind shear so strong that it doesn't even look like a circular storm.