00:00This event's going to be moving very slowly.
00:04We're going to be under severe winds that are forecast to be hanging around for several
00:09hours.
00:10So people have got to be really prepared in their own minds and what they've got them
00:16in their house, wherever they're sheltering their house, to be really just bunkered down
00:20there for quite a few hours around it.
00:22And you're right, the noise can be really huge.
00:26There's also going to be potential for a lot of wind-driven rain getting into our buildings,
00:30under our doors and through our windows, because in this type of wind, the wind's coming horizontally.
00:36So it's getting blown up, our roof going up, the valley gutters maybe dropping down into
00:40our ceilings and space, depending on the wind speed, the type of house, all of those things.
00:45So the big thing with people is it's just going to take so long, and then afterwards
00:51there will probably be no power for several days.
00:53So we've just got to be really patient and prepared.
00:55Do all your preparations beforehand.
00:58So that includes cleaning up all the yards around, make sure nothing can be moved by
01:04the wind.
01:05If you can move it, the wind is definitely going to be able to move it.
01:07So that's all big pot plants, it's pulling down your shade cloth structures, it's pruning
01:12away stuff, so less chance of your windows getting broken by debris, which then causes
01:17pressure to suddenly come in and cause a great big load on the house, plus all the wind and
01:22water coming in.
01:23So make sure we've got the prep, so you've worked out which room you're going to be sheltering
01:27in, usually the smallest room near a corridor, nothing with any big windows in it, and that
01:34you've got your water, your food, lots of battery things to keep your phones going,
01:41provided the network's up and running afterwards and those things.
01:45Think of it as the house as a box, and on the windward wall, that huge amount of pressure
01:50pushing on the windward wall, as the wind goes up over the house, it's all these forces
01:55trying to pick the whole house up by its cladding.
01:57If on the windward wall, a window breaks or a door blows in, that pressure comes inside
02:03and can really greatly increase the load on the roof structure.
02:07If you have a leeward window open or ajar, that may help reduce some of the pressure,
02:16it only may, but the problem with that is that the wind can change direction.
02:24Other things can go wrong with it, and what you might have done if you haven't closed
02:27that window and the wind changes direction, you've now pressurised your house.
02:32So the advice that we get given from emergency services is that they want the house to be
02:37all sealed up and you're sheltering in the small part, you're not putting yourself in
02:43harm's way by being near a window or anything else, but for getting hit by potential debris
02:47or broken glass.
02:49If you are going through the eye, it can be a very sudden shock that the winds just rapidly
02:57scream back up again.
02:59So do play attention to emergency services announcements through the BOM, through the
03:06local government, radio, to make sure that it is safe to go outside.
03:13And even when it's safe to go outside, look out for fallen power lines, look out for anything
03:18that could be damaging to yourself.
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