NSW Severe Weather Warning: Damaging Winds
NSW Severe Weather Warning: Damaging Winds
03-Sep-2010 5:51 PM
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NSW Severe Weather Warning: Damaging Winds |
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Source: Bureau of Meteorology
for people in the Riverina, Upper Western, Australian Capital Territory, South Coast, Illawarra, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains, Lower Western, Southern Tablelands and Central Tablelands forecast districts
Issued at 5:43 pm EST on Friday 3 September 2010.
Weather Situation
A low pressure system is deepening over South Australia. This low is expected to move through western Victoria during Saturday, bringing windy conditions, and heavy rainfall over inland parts of New South Wales. The low is expected to move to the southern Tasman Sea on Sunday.
Destructive winds averaging 65 km/h with peak gusts around 125 km/h are forecast for the Snowy Mountains forecast district.
Alpine Peaks may experience winds averaging 100 km/h with peak gusts around 125 km/h
Damaging winds averaging 65 km/h with peak gusts around 90 km/h are forecast for the Riverina, Australian Capital Territory, South Coast, Lower Western, Southern Tablelands and Central Tablelands forecast districts and parts of the Upper Western, Illawarra and South West Slopes forecast districts.
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
Move vehicles under cover or away from trees.
Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony.
Keep clear of fallen power lines.
For emergency help in floods and storms, ring your local SES Unit on 132 500.
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