Given the trajectory of Tropical Cyclone Sandra still at Category 2, a Tropical Cyclone Warning now includes Lord Howe Island. This warning has been issued more from the uncertainty of its trajectory than a high probability of a direct hit.
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Tropical Cyclone Sandra has been downgraded to Category 1 after causing havoc on Lord Howe Island.
Tropical Cyclone Sandra passed just to the east of Lord Howe Island last night as a category 2 system. Highest gusts reported from the island were 146km/h at Windy Point at 10.18pm while the airport weather station had a top gust of 120km/h at 9pm. Gusts over 100km/h persisted for more than 10 hours.
Shown here is the satellite image taken around the same time as the strongest gusts.
Source: http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/TC.html
More than a week ago some of the weather models had this cyclone passing across SEQ/ NE NSW so we are fortunate it took a more typical sort of track.