Severe Weather Warning for Heavy Rainfall in Tasmania East Coast and North East
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BOM issued it on June 3, 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 heavy rainfall and flash flooding risk in Tasmania's East Coast and North East forecast districts from early Wednesday.
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- Record type
- Severe Weather Warning
- Affected area
- East Coast and North East Tasmania
- Issued
- June 3, 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 East Coast and North East Tasmania.
Alert Details
Severe Weather Warning (type: severe_weather_warning, warning_id: IDT21037) issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) for heavy rainfall. Issued at 10:10 am AEST Tuesday, 26 May 2026. Valid until 7:10 pm AEST Tuesday, 26 May 2026.
Affected Areas
North East and East Coast forecast districts of Tasmania. Locations which may be affected include St Helens, Swansea, Scottsdale, Bicheno, Orford, Fingal and Scamander. Central, eastern and northeastern parts of the state.
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; clear drains and gutters on premises prior to severe weather arriving; do not walk, ride or drive through flood waters; be prepared in case of power outages and report any outages to TasNetworks on 132 004; listen to the ABC radio or check www.ses.tas.gov.au for further advice. For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132500.
Expected Conditions
Heavy rainfall which may lead to flash flooding is forecast. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 30 to 50 mm are possible, with localised falls up to 80 mm possible in the northeast and over coastal areas. 24-hourly rainfall totals between 60 to 100 mm are possible, with localised falls up to 150 mm.
Timeline
An upper trough will develop a low pressure system in the Tasman Sea from late Tuesday night. The low is likely to approach northeastern Tasmania on Wednesday morning. Heavy rainfall is likely to ease below warning thresholds later on Wednesday evening. The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 5:00 pm AEST Tuesday.
Original source: BOM Official Notice ↗
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