Severe Weather Warning for Damaging Winds in Tasmania

Alert Details

Severe Weather Warning (IDT21037) issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) for damaging winds. Issued at 10:42 am Friday, 21 August 2026. Warning phase: new. Severity: High.

Affected Areas

Central North, Central Plateau, Furneaux Islands, Midlands, North East, North West Coast, South East and Western forecast districts in Tasmania. Locations which may be affected include Strahan, Oatlands, Whitemark, Bridport and Strathgordon.

What You Should Do

The State Emergency Service advises residents to 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, and contact the SES on 132500 for emergency assistance.

Expected Conditions

Damaging winds averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts in excess of 100 km/h are forecast in the southwest and northeast (including the Furneaux Islands), extending to parts of the Midlands, Western Tiers and exposed southeast.

Timeline

Damaging winds from early Saturday morning, easing by late Saturday afternoon. Conditions ease across the southwest, northeast and Furneaux Islands around lunch time, and the remainder of the warning area by Saturday late afternoon. The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 5:00 pm AEST Friday.