More than 1600 homes are without power as flood and snow warnings are rolled out across the nation’s south
Emergency crews have responded to more than 100 calls for help as destructive winds, flood warnings and snow loom over Australia's south, leaving thousands without power.
More than 1600 homes are without power and hundreds of calls for help have been received as wild thunderstorms smash parts of Australia, with some regions are expected to flood in the coming 24 hours.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued alerts for the severe weather across Tasmania, Victoria and NSW amid a strong cold front moving over Tasmania towards the mainland.
While damaging winds have eased across Tasmania fresh warnings for snow and floods have rolled out across the state.
Catchments in the state’s west and north are under flood watch, with the Derwent, Mersey, Meander and North Esk rivers expected to rise above flood level in the next 24 hours.
“Low-lying areas around Meadowbank, Glenora, Bushy Park, Gretna, Macquarie Plains are likely to be impacted,” Tasalert said in a statement.
Bushwalkers have also been warned that hazardous snow as low as around 600 metres is forecast on Saturday and Sunday in Tasmania’s Western and Central Plateau districts.
State Emergency Services (SES) has already responded to more than 100 calls for assistance since Thursday, after severe winds brought down trees and damaged properties across the state.
As of 3pm Saturday 1613 in Tasmanians are without power due to severe network damage, with outages concentrated in the state’s north.
Destructive winds across the Tasmania eased by Saturday morning, although winds will remain gusty into Sunday particularly in southern Tasmania, according to the bureau.
The strongest gust was recorded at Maatsuyker Island along Tasmania’s south coast, clocking 163kmh at 3pm Friday.
Scotts Peak recorded gusts of 139kmh and kunanyi (Mt Wellington) recorded gusts of 130kmh.
“(The system) scoots out into the Tasman Sea today but then we’ve got this next trough pushing over Tasmania during Saturday morning” meteorologist Sarah Scully said in the bureau’s video update on Friday afternoon.
“That’s going to bring another burst of showers and cold air, snow down to 600m.
“But then on Sunday another front … bringing an increase in showers to Victoria and even some snow to the alpine areas of Victoria and NSW.”
#Thunderstorms are forecast across parts of northern and north-east #Australia today, due to a low pressure trough lying across the area.
— Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (@BOM_au) October 10, 2025
Stormy weather will continue over the coming days, with a cloudband forming later in the weekend.
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In Victoria, a similar warning has been issued for people in the West and South Gippsland and parts of Central, East Gippsland, South West, North Central, North East and Wimmera forecast districts.
“Vigorous west to north-westerly winds are gradually contracting eastwards as a cold front traverses the state,” the bureau’s warning states.
“Locations which may be affected include Traralgon, Wonthaggi, Sale, Warragul, Falls Creek, Dargo, Mt Baw Baw, Morwell, Moe, Maffra, Mt Hotham and Mt Buller.”
In NSW, Jindabyne, Thredbo, Adaminaby, Perisher Valley, Charlotte Pass and Selwyn are expected to be hit by the heavy gusts.
A separate severe weather warning has been issued in Queensland for severe thunderstorms, which are forecast to bring damaging winds and possible large hailstones.
Locations which may be affected include Goondiwindi, Tambo, Blackall, Augathella and Mantuan Downs.
In South Australia, a warning for the Lower South East forecast district was cancelled at 4.47pm.
Originally published as More than 1600 homes are without power as flood and snow warnings are rolled out across the nation’s south
