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Severe Weather Warning for Damaging Winds

💨 HIGHEST WIND GUSTS TO 4:00PM FRIDAY 💨

🌬️ kunanyi / Mt Wellington — 141 km/h
🌬️ Maatsuyker Island — 122 km/h
🌬️ Hartz Mountains — 113 km/h
🌬️ Hobart — 102 km/h
🌬️ Cape Bruny AWS — 96 km/h
🌬️ Maria Island — 89 km/h

Warning issued by Bureau of Meteorology

For people in Upper Derwent Valley, South East, East Coast, Central Plateau and parts of Western, North East, North West Coast, Central North and Midlands Forecast Districts.

Map of Tasmania showing areas affected by damaging winds, marked in yellow, with specific locations and warning details.

Issued at 10:18 pm Friday, 18 September 2026.

Damaging winds continuing, easing during Saturday morning.

Weather Situation: Westerly flow has strengthened throughout today as a cold front passes to the south of the state. Winds will begin to ease from late tonight and into Saturday morning as the front moves east into the Tasman. Another burst of damaging winds may return to parts of Tasmania from Sunday morning.

DAMAGING WESTERLY WINDS averaging 55 to 65 km/h with peak gusts around 100 km/h are likely in the warning areas, including Hobart, this evening into early Saturday.

Damaging winds are expected to contract to mostly elevated areas during Saturday morning, however, DAMAGING WIND GUSTS around 100 km/h may return to Hobart for a period between sunrise and 11am on Saturday morning. Damaging winds are expected to clear the state by late Saturday morning.

Another frontal passage bringing damaging winds to parts of Tasmania is again expected from Sunday morning.

Locations which may be affected include Hobart, Swansea, New Norfolk, Bicheno, Orford and Geeveston.

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 http://www.ses.tas.gov.au for further advice.
* For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132500.

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