Weather Warning

This warning affects:Central North, Central Plateau, East Coast, Furneaux Islands, King Island, Midlands, North East, North West Coast, South East, Upper Derwent Valley and Western. View More

Severe Weather Warning for King Island, Furneaux Islands, Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East, Central Plateau and parts of East Coast, North West Coast, Central North and Midlands Forecast Districts.

  • Issued by the Bureau of Meteorology

IDT21037

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Severe Weather Warning

Issued at 4:46 PM EST on Wednesday 2 Sep 2026.

Weather Situation

Damaging winds developing about parts of Tasmania early Thursday morning.

Weather Situation: Vigorous westerly winds with embedded cold fronts will bring damaging winds to parts of Tasmania during Thursday and early Friday.

For King Island, the west coast, and adjacent southern and central parts of the state: DAMAGING WESTERLY WINDS of 55 to 65 km/h with peak gusts around 120 km/h developing early Thursday morning about the exposed coasts, King Island and elevated terrain. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS around 100 km/h developing early Thursday morning in the remainder of the western area. DAMAGING GUSTS are more likely with showers and thunderstorms.

For the northeast and Furneaux Islands: DAMAGING WIND GUSTS of around 100km/h are forecast to develop during Thursday morning more likely with showers and thunderstorms as a cold front moves through. DAMAGING WINDS averaging 55 to 65 km/h with gusts reaching 100 km/h are also possible through the afternoon about exposed coasts of the state.

DAMAGING WINDS are expected to contract to the south and southwest of the state by late Thursday evening and eventually ease during Friday morning.

Locations which may be affected include St Helens, Strahan, New Norfolk, Currie, Scottsdale and Whitemark.

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.

Check https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/warnings-and-alerts. Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.