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Smoke alert from Midlands burnoffs

THE Tasmania Fire Service as issued a smoke alert for Hobart and surrounding areas while several landowners in the Midlands are conducting burnoffs which are area generating smoke drift. There is no threat to communities but there may be smoke, ash and embers from these burns visible around Hobart and

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Smoke alert for Maydena and Mt Field area

Smoke Alert – Mount Field and Maydena area – Avoid smokeWarning Issued At: 16/02/2022 5:02pmIncident number: 22006432 This is a smoke alert message for Mount Field and Maydena area. There is a bushfire at Olegas Bluff, Southwest. There is no threat to communities. There is expected to be smoke from

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Wednesday: road weather alert

Road Weather Alert for Tasmaniafor the Upper Derwent Valley, Central Plateau, North West Coast, Central North, North East, Western, Midlands, East Coast and South East forecast districts Issued at 9:50 am on Wednesday 16 February 2022. Following a prolonged dry spell, slippery roads will make driving conditions potentially dangerous during Wednesday

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Marine warning for Derwent Estuary

THERE IS A MARINE TSUNAMI WARNING CURRENT FOR TASMANIA.  Marine Warning: Northern Tip of Flinders Island to South East Cape. CLICK HERE FOR LATEST UPDATE Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology********************************************************************************TSUNAMI WARNING NUMBER 1 FOR TASMANIA Issued by the Joint Australian TsunamiWarning Centre (JATWC) at 9PM AEDT on Saturday 15 January

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Severe thunderstorm warning for parts of the Derwent Valley

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for HEAVY RAINFALL For people in East Coast, Midlands and parts of Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East, Central North and Central Plateau Forecast Districts. Issued at 1:44pm Saturday, 15 January 2022. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. Weather Situation: A slow moving trough and

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Road weather alert for Derwent Valley

Road Weather Alert for Upper Derwent Valley, Central North, North East, Central Plateau, Midlands, East Coast and South East forecast districts Issued at 1:57pm  on Saturday 15 January 2022. Reduced visibility in heavy rain will make road conditions dangerous during Saturday in parts of the Central North, North East, Central

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Severe thunderstorm warning for Derwent Valley

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Severe Thunderstorm Warning for HEAVY RAINFALL For people in Upper Derwent Valley, South East, Central Plateau and parts of Western, East Coast, North West Coast and Midlands Forecast Districts. Issued at 5:06 pm Friday, 7 January 2022. HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY IN A LINE OF SHOWERS

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River Derwent on flood watch

Flood Watch for North West, North and North East, Huon, Derwent, and South East catchments Issued at 11:52 am on Friday 7 January 2022 by the Bureau of Meteorology, Hobart.Flood Watch Number: 3 Isolated minor flooding is possible in the Huon, Derwent, and South East catchments from Saturday morning. A

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Total Fire Ban for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day

WITH local temperatures predicted to reach the low 30s tomorrow and Saturday, the Tasmania Fire Service has declared a Day of Total Fire Ban for the while state, coupled with a fire weather warning from the Bureau of Meteorology. No fires may be lit or allowed to remain alight in

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Fire weather warning for Derwent Valley

Fire Weather Warningfor the Central North, Midlands and Upper Derwent Valley forecast districts Issued at 3:54pm on Thursday 30 December 2021. Weather Situation Very High fire danger is forecast for the Central North, Midlands and Upper Derwent Valley districts during Friday, with northwesterly winds of 30 to 45 km/h, temperatures reaching

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Warning: Windy weather continuing

Severe Weather Warning for DAMAGING WINDS For people in Furneaux Islands, Upper Derwent Valley, South East, North East, Midlands and parts of Western, East Coast, Central North and Central Plateau Forecast Districts. Issued at 4:59 pm Monday, 20 December 2021. DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OVER NORTHEASTERN, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN

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Monday: Severe weather warning

Severe Weather Warning for DAMAGING WINDS For people in the Upper Derwent Valley, Furneaux Islands, Western, South East, North East, North West Coast, Central North, Central Plateau, Midlands and parts of East Coast Forecast Districts. Issued at 3.54pm Sunday, 19 December 2021. DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS TASMANIA DURING

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