Over 5,700 homes and businesses across Tasmania are without power this morning following overnight storm damage.
TasNetworks say the outages are spread across more than 37 areas, with all corners of the state affected.
1,827 properties in Carlton, Dodges Ferry and Forcett are in the dark, while 677 on the west coast in Granville Harbour, Renison Bell, Rosebery, Tullah and Zeehan are without power.
“Those numbers are likely to rise as people wake-up and discover further outages,” a spokesperson said.
“Given the number of separate outages and extreme conditions, it will take some time to reach all of them.”
“Please stay at least 10 metres clear of any fallen power-lines or other damage and report it to us on 132 004.”
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds in excess of 100km/h for parts of the South East, North East, North West Coast and Central North Forecast Districts.
“Damaging winds to continue across northern and western parts of the state today,” the Bureau said.
“Another cold front that is currently located over northwestern Tasmania will shift rapidly towards the east this morning, producing another round of gusty conditions across the state today.”
The Bureau says peak gusts of around 100km/h are possible about western and northern coasts and nearby inland areas.
“Winds are expected to gradually ease below severe thresholds overnight tonight.”
Overnight a 131km/h wind gust was recorded at kunanyi/Mount Wellington and sustained 65km/h winds were measured at Devonport Airport.
