Heavy showers and damaging winds hammer Tasmania [1]

Weatherzone, By: Drew Casper-Richardson, 05/04/2013

A vigorous cold front has brought damaging wind and the heaviest May rainfall in up to 13 years for parts of Tasmania.

During Friday a strong cold front blasted its way across the Apple Isle. Winds gusted over 100km/h at many locations with the passage of the front. On Friday afternoon Scotts Peak Dam gusted to 122km/h with Mt Wellington and Maatsuyker Island both reaching 109km/h. Hobart wasn't spared from the wind with a gust of 102km/h at 3:40pm. Damaging wind gusts lasted until the small hours of Saturday morning for some parts. Tasman Island gusted to 113km/h and Cape Grim 109km/h before the sun came up. At 10am, Tasman Island was still recording gust of over 100km/h.

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