Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tasmania TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST Severe Weather Warning for Damaging Winds for Upper Derwent Valley, South East, Central Plateau and parts of Western, North East, East Coast, North West Coast, Central North and Midlands Forecast Districts. Issued at 4:17 am Saturday, 19 September 2026. Damaging winds easing later this morning. Weather Situation Winds will begin to ease later this morning in the wake of a cold front crossing the southeast of the state and moving into the Tasman Sea. Another burst of damaging winds may return to parts of Tasmania from Sunday morning. DAMAGING WINDS for the following areas: Western, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East, East Coast, North West Coast, Central North, Central Plateau and Midlands DAMAGING WESTERLY WINDS averaging 55 to 65 km/h with peak gusts around 100 km/h are likely in the warning areas, including Hobart, this morning. Damaging winds are expected to clear the state later this morning. Another frontal passage bringing damaging winds to parts of Tasmania is again expected from Sunday morning. Locations which may be affected include Hobart, New Norfolk, Bicheno, Dover, Larapuna and Geeveston. 102 km/h wind gust was recorded at Hobart at 08:00pm on Friday. 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. The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 11:00 am AEST Saturday. 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.