‘Blizzard’ warning as millions face devastating winds
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Millions are being warned to brace for potentially dangerous weather with strong winds to whip multiple states.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for parts of NSW and the ACT, while powerful winds are also expected to drive abnormally high tides on the Victorian coast.
Heavy winds are forecast for multiple states. Weatherzone
In eastern NSW, winds of 80km/hr to 90km/hr, and gusts of 110km/hr, are expected this morning above 1900m in the Snowy Mountains, as well as in the ACT.
Those winds will ease later this morning before redeveloping again in the evening, bringing the possibility of blizzard conditions above 1400m, the BoM warned.
Wednesday evening will also see strong winds of 50km/hr to 60km/hr with 90km/hr gusts in the same region, this time below 1900m.
Similar winds are expected below 1900m in the Southern and Central Ranges, as well as throughout the Northern Ranges.
Affected locations are expected to include Goulburn, Katoomba, Braidwood, Ebor, Nowendoc, Barrington Tops, Thredbo Tops, and Mt Ginini.
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service recommended back country travel in alpine areas be postponed.
In Victoria, “strong to gale-force” north-west to south-westerly winds are expected to accompany elevated sea levels along all the entire coast today and tomorrow.
The BoM warned low-lying coastal areas could face seawater flooding, including Port Phillip and Western Port Bay.
A severe weather warning for South Australia was cancelled, but a major clean-up in the state is underway after winds of 90km and heavy rain swept through parts of the state.
Multiple roads were flooded and homes damaged in severe thunderstorms in the state in the past two days.
People are urged to stay up to date with warnings at the Bureau of Meteorology website.
The Bureau said a low pressure system moving through the Bass Strait was fuelling the wild weather in the country’s south-east.
“This system has already generated extremely strong winds in some locations, including a (Monday) overnight gust of 133 km/hr at Thredbo Top Station (Australia’s highest weather station at 1965m above sea level),” Weatherzone said.
The Bureau also recorded a gust of 117km/hr at the same weather station just after 4am today, along with average wind speeds of 96km/hr.
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