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Severe Weather Warning for North West Coast, Central North, Midlands, South East and Central Plateau 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 have eased across the southwest, northeast and Furneaux Islands and will ease for the remainder of the warning area by late afternoon.
Locations which may be affected include Oatlands.
Severe weather is no longer occurring in the Furneaux Islands, Western and North East districts and the warning for these districts is CANCELLED.
Cape Bruny recorded a wind gust of 117 km/h at 8:00 am.
Strahan Airport recorded a wind gust of 113 km/h at 2:08 am.
Scotts Peak Dam recorded a wind gust of 98 km/h at 1:47 am.
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
South East, North West Coast, Central North, Central Plateau and Midlands, Furneaux Islands, North East and Western forecast districts
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: Cancel · 4:15pm Sat 22 Aug AEST · Cancellation of Severe Weather Warning for North West Coast, Central North, M...
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