Severe Weather Warning for Damaging Winds in NSW Ranges
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BOM issued it on June 10, 2026, 2 months 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 issues high-severity severe weather warning for damaging winds and blizzard conditions across multiple NSW forecast districts from early Tuesday.
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- Record type
- Severe Weather Warning
- Affected area
- Southern and Central New South Wales
- Issued
- June 10, 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 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southern and Central New South Wales.
Alert Details
Severe Weather Warning (IDN21037) issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) at 10:42 am AEST Monday, 1 June 2026. Effective from early Tuesday morning until sunset Tuesday. Warning phase: new. Severity: High.
Affected Areas
Parts of South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains and South West Slopes Forecast Districts in NSW. Specific locations that may be affected include Katoomba, Braidwood, Lithgow, Oberon, Thredbo Top Station and Jenolan Caves. Applies to southern and central ranges below 1900 metres and alpine areas above 1900 metres.
What You Should Do
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 Ausgrid (131 388), Endeavour Energy (131 003), Essential Energy (132 080) or Evoenergy (131 093). For emergency help in flood and storms, ring the SES on 132 500. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service recommends postponing back country travel until conditions improve.
Expected Conditions
For southern and central ranges below 1900 metres: strong winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with damaging wind gusts of around 90 km/h possible from early Tuesday morning. For alpine areas above 1900 metres: damaging winds averaging 80 to 90 km/h with peak gusts of around 125 km/h and blizzard conditions from early Tuesday morning.
Timeline
Damaging winds to develop over southern and central ranges from early Tuesday morning, extending to the Blue Mountains later in the morning. Winds forecast to ease in the south during early Tuesday afternoon and over the Blue Mountains by sunset Tuesday. Alpine winds and blizzard conditions forecast to ease by sunset Tuesday. Next warning to be issued by 5:00 pm AEST Monday.
Original source: BOM Official Notice ↗
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