Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Tasmania TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST Severe Weather Warning for Damaging Winds for Upper Derwent Valley, South East, East Coast, Central Plateau, Midlands and parts of Western, North East, North West Coast and Central North Forecast Districts. Issued at 4:33 pm Saturday, 19 September 2026. Damaging winds developing Sunday morning. Weather Situation A strong cold front is forecast to cross the state during Sunday, reaching the west coast during the afternoon and into the Tasman Sea by late evening. Strong to damaging northwesterly winds will develop Sunday morning ahead of the front, with winds tending westerly in its wake. 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 WIND GUSTS in excess of 100 km/h are likely to develop over elevated terrain in the south of Tasmania from Sunday morning, extending to the rest of the state by early afternoon, including HOBART. DAMAGING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS averaging 65 to 75 km/h are likely over elevated terrain during these times. Winds are expected to ease from the west from Sunday evening, clearing the east of the state by early Monday morning. Locations which may be affected include St Helens, Swansea, New Norfolk, Hobart, Oatlands, Bicheno, Orford, Bothwell, Geeveston, Dover, Campbell Town and Fingal. 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 pm 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.