Source: Bureau of Meteorology
For people in Furneaux Islands, South East, North East, East Coast
and parts of Western, Upper Derwent Valley and Midlands Forecast
Districts.
Issued at 10:24 am Wednesday, 8 September 2021.
Damaging west to northwesterly winds overnight Wednesday into
Thursday morning, to ease in the afternoon.
Weather Situation: A strong and gusty west to northwesterly stream
precedes a cold front to cross Tasmania Thursday afternoon and
evening, bringing a colder west to southwesterly change.
DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS, averaging 60 to 70 km/h with
peak gusts in excess of 100 km/h are expected over southern
Tasmania overnight Wednesday and Thursday morning, and about the
northeast during Thursday morning and early afternoon.
Winds are expected to moderate below the warning threshold in the
south during the morning, and about the northeast during the
afternoon, however winds will remain fresh and gusty for the
remainder of the day.
Locations which may be affected include St Helens, Swansea, New
Norfolk, Hobart, Geeveston and Dover.
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* 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.
08/Sep/2021 10:40 AM