Severe Weather Warning: Damaging Winds in Snowy Mountains Forecast District
This alert is no longer in effect.
BOM issued it on August 2, 2026, 4 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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BOM has issued a high-severity Severe Weather Warning for damaging northwesterly winds in parts of the Snowy Mountains Forecast District, NSW.
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- Record type
- Severe Weather Warning
- Affected area
- Snowy Mountains, NSW
- Issued
- August 2, 2026
- Issuing authority
- BOM
The warning type, named area, and issue time define this record. Confirm all three against the original agency notice before treating it as current.
Record status: historical. It was issued 4 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Snowy Mountains, NSW.
Alert Details
BOM has issued a Severe Weather Warning (IDN21037) for damaging winds. The warning was issued at 9:02 pm Sunday, 2 August 2026 (2026-08-02T11:03:06Z) and expires at 2026-08-02T20:03:06Z.
Affected Areas
Parts of the Snowy Mountains Forecast District in NSW. Locations which may be affected include Thredbo Top Station, specifically above 1900 metres.
What You Should Do
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
- Park your car under secure cover and away from trees, powerlines and drains.
- Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony.
- Keep at least 8 metres away from fallen power lines or objects that may be energised, such as fences.
- Report fallen power lines to either Ausgrid (131 388), Endeavour Energy (131 003), Essential Energy (132 080) or Evoenergy (131 093) as shown on your power bill. For emergency help in flood and storms, ring the SES on 132 500. Stay updated on the Hazards Near Me NSW app or the ACT ESA website.
Expected Conditions
Damaging northwesterly winds averaging 80 km/h with gusts around 100 km/h are occurring above 1900 metres.
Timeline
The warning is effective from issue at 9:02 pm Sunday, 2 August 2026 until 2026-08-02T20:03:06Z. Winds are expected to ease by sunrise on Monday.
Original source: BOM Official Notice ↗
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