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TALKING ABOUT TROPICAL CYCLONES

Feb 18, 2027 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm E. Australia Standard Time

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Tropical cyclones are powerful, spinning storm systems that form over warm ocean water near the equator. They begin as clusters of thunderstorms over seas warmer than about 26°C. Warm, moist air rises, cools and condenses, releasing heat that fuels more rising air. The Coriolis effect — the apparent curving of air and water — relative to the Earth's surface caused by the planet's rotation sets the whole system rotating anticlockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Their main hazards are destructive winds, torrential rain and flooding, and storm surge — a wall of ocean water pushed ashore that often causes the worst damage. They weaken quickly once they move over land or cooler water, since they lose their warm-moisture fuel supply. Cyclones are rated by intensity, with Category 5 the strongest.

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Josh Toohey is the founder of CyclonesOZ, an independent Australian severe-weather forecasting service. He's based in Perth, Western Australia.
 
CyclonesOZ publishes daily forecasts focused on tropical cyclones, thunderstorm and storm forecasts, and rainfall analysis across Australia: and
  • Produces a weekly weather outlook podcast and coastal weather coverage for Coastwatch (initially focused on South-East Queensland)
  • Runs "The Front Line", a paid subscription service offering long-range rainfall, storm and cyclone intelligence and access to a national observation network — the first post announcing it referenced 1,500+ subscribers
  • Covers major events in detail; Coastwatch cited his recap of the record-breaking supercell that carved an estimated 1,400 km path from northern NSW through South-East Queensland to near Mackay in late November 2025, and he was a guest on a Coastwatch podcast revisiting Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Josh Toohey is also a contributing/commentator on Coastwatch, where he delivers a Weekly Weather Outlook Podcast focussing on Coastal weather conditions including South-east Queensland , featuring experts across boating, fishing, diving, beach and surf.
 
Coastwatch is an Australian coastal media brand and digital platform — weather, boating, fishing, surfing and coastal lifestyle content, mostly aimed at South-East Queensland and northern NSW. It publishes
  • Weather pages for local stretches of coast — Byron Coast, Gold Coast, Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast, Fraser Island Coast, Hervey Bay, Townsville Coast and others — mixing Bureau of Meteorology water forecasts and warnings with its own local detail like tides and swell
  • A SE QLD Coastal Weather Outlook and weekend outlooks, plus daily surf and beach reports
  • Long-form articles (around 419 at last count) across boating, fishing, surfing, coastal history and events, and
  • A podcast
Where
Deception Bay Environmental Hub
7 Joseph Crescent
Deception Bay, QLD
Australia
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