Some where around 10pm tonight (AEST) cyclone Yasi will hit the coast of Nth Qld.
This cyclone has already been described as the worse storm in recent generations, the Premier of the state (Anna Bligh) has told the people "Do not pack bags, just grab each other and get out of there!"
Yasi is a cat 5 storm, the same force as the storm that wreaked havoc in New Orleans a few years ago, thankfully, however, it will hit an area that is not densely populated, but it does have a 500km storm front so will take in many towns.
Yasi already has winds of 295km per hour and that is expected to increase.
All this of course is straight on top of their recent floods they have endured.
Ken