Weather Warning

This warning affects:Central North, Central Plateau, East Coast, Midlands, North East, North West Coast, South East, Upper Derwent Valley and Western.

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

  • Issued by the Bureau of Meteorology

IDT21037

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Severe Weather Warning

Issued at 4:58 AM EDT on Sunday 19 Oct 2025.

Weather Situation

Damaging winds possible over much of Tasmania.

Weather Situation: Vigorous northwesterly flow is expected to develop over Tasmania ahead of a cold front on Sunday bringing damaging winds to much of the state from the early morning and into the evening. These will turn westerly and begin to ease from the west through Sunday evening before a second cold front brings damaging winds from around sunrise Monday.

For ELEVATED TERRAIN: DAMAGING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS averaging 60 to 70 km/h with peak gusts of around 110 km/h are likely.

For REMAINDER OF WARNING AREA, including HOBART: DAMAGING NORTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS around 100 km/h are possible.

Winds are expected to temporarily ease throughout from Sunday evening before a second system brings another severity risk around sunrise on Monday.

Locations which may be affected include St Helens, Swansea, Strahan, New Norfolk, Hobart and Oatlands.

117 km/h wind gust was observed at Kunanyi at 4:46am AEDT.

107 km/h wind gust was observed at Tasman Island Airport at 4:02am AEDT.

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.

Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.