Video: Sign language interpreter goes viral for his brilliant delivery of a cyclone warning in Australia

That’s one way to put minds at ease.

Cyclone Marcia is currently wreaking considerable havoc on the east coast of Australia, with wind gusts of just under 300 kilometres per hour causing property damage, power outages and flooding in various parts of Queensland. Thankfully, there have been no reports of any serious injuries to date. With all due respect to the seriousness of the situation, we did get a kick out of the sign language interpreter on Channel 9 News and his interpretation of the words of Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and a police commissioner who were both delivering updates on the situation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swtoe9MyVWU Video via YouTube/Dan Jensen Word quickly spread about the interpreter’s flair on Twitter under the #signguy hashtag, producing a number of very entertaining screenshots indeed. https://twitter.com/JBPooket/status/568590492042170368 https://twitter.com/JBPooket/status/568591025112920064 https://twitter.com/JBPooket/status/568591124186558464 He’s easily our favourite sign language interpreter since the interpreter at the Nelson Mandela memorial… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-DxGoIVUWo