Severe Weather Warning for Tasmania's Central and Western Districts
This alert is no longer in effect.
BOM issued it on May 7, 2026, 3 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 parts of Tasmania, forecasting damaging wind gusts up to 110 km/h in elevated areas starting early Friday morning.
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- Record type
- Severe Weather Warning
- Affected area
- Tasmania, Australia
- Issued
- May 7, 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 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Tasmania, Australia.
Severe Weather Alert for Tasmania
Alert Details
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Warning for damaging winds. This is a high-severity alert, effective from early Friday morning, with the warning issued at 10:26 am on Thursday, 7 May 2026.
Affected Areas
This warning affects parts of the North West Coast, Central North, Central Plateau, Midlands, and Western Forecast Districts in Tasmania. Specific locations that may be impacted include Sheffield, Deloraine, and Waratah.
What You Should Do
Residents in the affected areas should supervise children closely, check that family and neighbors are aware of the warnings, manage pets and livestock, secure outdoor items including furniture and play equipment, be prepared for possible power outages and report any to TasNetworks on 132 004, beware of damaged trees and power lines and take care when driving, listen to ABC radio or check www.ses.tas.gov.au for further advice, and contact the SES on 132500 for emergency assistance.
Expected Conditions
Damaging wind gusts up to 110 km/h are expected, with strong southwesterly winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h over elevated areas and the lee slopes of the Western Tiers.
Timeline
The warning is effective from early Friday morning and is expected to ease below warning thresholds by early Friday afternoon on 8 May 2026. It was issued at 10:26 am on 7 May 2026 and expires at 9:27 am on 7 May 2026, with the next update by 5:00 pm AEST on Thursday.
Original source: BOM Official Notice ↗
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