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Weather
Severe Weather Warning for North West Coast, Central North, North East, East Coast, Midlands, Upper Derwent Valley, 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
For the northeast of the state: DAMAGING WESTERLY WINDS of 55 to 65 km/h are forecast to develop about the coast during the afternoon with isolated wind gusts reaching 100 km/h also possible. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS around 100 km/h are also likely about elevated areas in the northeast this afternoon and early evening.
DAMAGING WINDS are expected to contract to the south and southwest of the state by late this evening and eventually ease during Friday morning.
Locations which may be affected include Strahan, New Norfolk, Bothwell, Geeveston, Dover and Bridport.
Severe weather is no longer occurring in the King Island and Furneaux Islands districts and the warning for these districts is CANCELLED.
115 km/h wind gust recorded at Mount Read at 4:59am.
111 km/h wind gust recorded at Scotts Peak Dam at 4:02am.
102 km/h wind gust recorded at Low Rocky Point at 3:28am.
109 km/h wind gust recorded at Hartz Mountain at 2:15am.
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
Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East, East Coast, North West Coast, Central North, Central Plateau and Midlands, Furneaux Islands and King Island 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: Update · 4:49pm Thu 3 Sep AEST · Severe Weather Warning for Upper Derwent Valley, South East and Western forec...
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