Thousands of Tasmanian homes have been without power as wild weather continues, and the Bureau of Meteorology says the worst is yet to come.
Thousands of households have been without power in Tas mania as wild weather continues to cause havoc.
As of 1:20pm on Friday more than 3,500 properties were without power in Tasmania, mostly concentrated in the state's north and north-west.The largest power outages were in the areas of Wynyard, Woolnorth and Ulverstone. "It's just a timely reminder that please do not go near powerlines … and if there's an issue, report it to TasNetworks immediately," she said.
From the six hours to 5am on Friday, wind gusts more than 100 kilometres per hour were recorded across the state, with the strongest 128 kph at kunanyi/Mount Wellington.The Bureau of Meteorology's Matthew Thomas told ABC Radio Hobart the windiest weather was yet to come.Two more cold fronts are set to cross the state on Saturday and Sunday, the bureau said.
In the 24 hours since 9am Thursday, there was 15.8mm of rain recorded in Hobart, 25mm of rain in Sheffield and 16mm of rain in both Launceston and Wynyard.Ms Ames said the SES was preparing for more calls, particularly in relation to flooding. Mount Mawson Ski Field in the Mount Field National Park in southern Tasmania is hoping to open this weekend for the first time in two years.
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