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Severe Weather Warning for Furneaux Islands, North West Coast, Central North, North East, Midlands, South East, Central Plateau and Western forecast districts
BoM did not classify the severity of this warning. We display it as Advisory (amber) so the risk isn't visually understated. Read the warning text carefully for actual conditions.
Warning details
Conditions ease across the southwest, northeast and Furneaux Islands around lunch time, and the remainder of the warning area by late afternoon.
Locations which may be affected include Strahan, Oatlands, Whitemark, Bridport and Strathgordon.
Strahan Airport recorded a wind gust of 113 km/h at 02:08am this morning.
Scotts Peak Dam recorded a wind gust of 98 km/h at 01:47am this morning.
Safety advice
* Supervise children closely.
* Check that family and neighbours are aware of warnings.
* Manage pets and livestock.
* Secure outdoor items including furniture and play equipment.
* Be prepared in case of power outages and report any outages to TasNetworks on 132 004.
* Beware of damaged trees and power lines and take care when driving.
* Listen to the ABC radio or check www.ses.tas.gov.au for further advice.
* For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132500.
Areas affected
Furneaux Islands, Western, South East, North East, North West Coast, Central North, Central Plateau and Midlands
Forecast for places in this area
Per-town WX forecast pages for locations within the affected AAC area(s). For the official warning text, always refer back to BoM (above).
Version history
Replaced by: Update · 10:42am Sat 22 Aug AEST · Severe Weather Warning for North West Coast, Central North, Midlands, South E...
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