A 'vigorous west to north-westerly airstream' is continuing to bring heavy rain and strong winds to Tasmania. Follow live.
A major flood warning for the Derwent River has been upgraded to emergency as residents of New Norfolk are told to prepare to evacuate.Huonville High School has been blasted in the high winds ripping across Tasmania right now.
If conditions worsen and safe to do so, leave and go to the home of family or friends in a safe location away from the flood affected area.The Midland Highway and Howick Street are among the roads affected."Due to high demand for all services during this weather event, there is no firm estimated repair time," a statement said.
"I think there's a power line down on the Pieman Road as well, so there's a fair bit of carnage happening here on the west coast."If anyone was thinking this is a good time for a bushwalk in Tasmania, then the authorities say maybe not. The water supplier has asked Huon Valley customers to conserve water while the treatment plant is reconnected to the power grid.
She said the winds that hit kunanyi/Mt Wellington, just outside of Hobart, were as strong as what you'd see in a Category 3 tropical cyclone.TasNetworks said it received reports of a power transformer fault in Launceston at about 10pm last night, which left residents in Launceston, Riverside, Trevallyn and West Launceston without power.
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