Severe Weather Warning for Northern and Western Tasmania
This alert is no longer in effect.
BOM issued it on April 10, 2026, 4 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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The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds in parts of Tasmania, including King Island and Furneaux Islands, with gusts up to 100 km/h expected to affect the region.
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- Record type
- Severe Weather Warning
- Affected area
- Northern and Western Tasmania
- Issued
- April 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 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northern and Western Tasmania.
Alert Details
A Severe Weather Warning has been issued by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). It is for damaging winds and is a renewal of a previous alert, with a high severity level.
Affected Areas
The warning affects King Island, Furneaux Islands, and parts of the Western, South East, North East, North West Coast, and Central North Forecast Districts in Tasmania. Specific locations that may be impacted include Strahan, Currie, Whitemark, Bridport, and George Town.
What You Should Do
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 www.ses.tas.gov.au for further advice; For emergency assistance, contact the SES on 132500.
Expected Conditions
Damaging winds averaging 55 to 65 km/h with peak gusts around 100 km/h are possible. Recorded winds include 71 km/h mean winds at Low Head at 3:10 pm and 66 km/h mean winds at Flinders Island Airport at 2:13 pm.
Timeline
The warning was issued at 4:47 pm Friday, 10 April 2026, and is set to expire at 15:47:07Z on the same day. Winds are likely to ease but remain gusty overnight into Saturday, before redeveloping throughout the warning area around sunrise Saturday and gradually easing below warning thresholds overnight into Sunday morning. The next warning will be issued by 11:00 pm AEST Friday.
Original source: BOM Official Notice ↗
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