Cyclone Yasi - category 5!

In less than 24 hours, a category 5 Cyclone Yasi is going to hit northern part of Queensland. 

This means that affected areas will experience winds over 25 km/h with gusts up to 400 km/h.  Cairns and Townsville (cities of 150,000 and 180,000 residents, respectively) are going to be affected the most.

Cyclone Yasi is the biggest cyclone to hit Australia in decades.  Queensland is being tortured by the weather this year, as only a few weeks ago a lot of the state was flooded for days.

The picture below is about a day old but is shows the shear size of the impending disaster.