This time 100 years ago, a 3.6m tidal surge had just swept through Mackay after one of the deadliest cyclones to hit the Queensland coast. The cyclone killed 30 people and destroyed 1000 buildings, around 75% of the Mackay township. But it never got a name - apparently because the BoM employee responsible for naming cyclones was on holiday at the time. Meteorologists rank it as among the top 5 deadliest cyclones to ever hit the Queensland coast. January 20-21, 1918. All photos courtesy of Mackay
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5 Years ago today, Cyclone Debbie crossed the coast unleashing destructive winds and flooding rains across the region. Here’s a quick look back at some of the video footage from around Mackay. A detailed report on the event can be found here: http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/database/Tropical-Cyclone-Debbie-Technical-Report-Final.pdf | Mackay Weather Chasers
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It's been a decade since one of the biggest and most powerful cyclones made landfall on the Queensland coast. Cyclone Yasi caused widespread destruction and it taught Mackay residents valuable lessons about preparing for natural disasters. www.7NEWS.com.au #qldweather #7NEWS | 7NEWS Mackay
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Rough conditions at Mackay. Cyclone Debbie updates on Channel 7. Live stream: www.plus7live.com.au BOM Warnings: http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/ Send your videos and photos to 7 News: http://m.me/7NewsBrisbane #TCDebbie #7News | 7NEWS Mackay
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Queenslanders are remembering one of the most devastating cyclones to have smashed the state, 52 years ago. 'Snow' has told his incredible story of survival when Cyclone Ada hit the Whitsundays. "I said, "fly south, you have a good chance to find somebody else." And they did, they found the engineer from our boat." 7NEWS at 6pm. More local news: 7news.com.au/news/qld #7NEWS | 7NEWS Mackay
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