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Cyclone Marcos, Darwin. Northern Territory.


greysrigging

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Back in March 2018 Darwin suffered a direct hit from a small ( Cat 2 ) Tropical Cyclone. Winds peaked at 140klm/h and really only blew for about 3 and half hours. Rain for the event at my place was less than 100mm. Whilst the City was spared from any major structural damage, the vegetation and trees copped a severe beating throughout the city and suburbs with literally thousands of mature trees felled and some suburbs were without power for nearly a week.

My garden, which I have nurtured for nigh on 30 years was pretty well trashed.during the event and my bac

kyard jungle is no longer a jungle....oh well, luckily plants grow fairly fast here in the Top End....

Thats my garden shed underneath a 36 year old mango tree...

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I lost several mature palms, Livistonia Chinesis snapped off at the base saddened me...

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Took me 3 days on the chainsaw to remove my mango tree...

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But I seem to have saved it....a lot of time and effort to winch it back upright and some TLC and 3 months later it is sprouting....

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Local council carting away my cyclone debris

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Cyclones are not fun....

 

 

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Took a pretty good wallop there.    One thing that sucks about tropical climates... tropical cyclones.

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USDA Zone 1990: 9a  2012: 9b  2023: 10a | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a

30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

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