Damaging winds are hammering large parts of Tasmania this morning, cutting power to thousands of homes as gusts top 120km/h and a strong cold front sweeps across the state.
More than 2,100 customers around Beaconsfield and the West Tamar, north of Launceston, are without power in the largest of a string of outages listed by TasNetworks.
A second large outage has hit the north-east, with more than 1,100 homes and businesses around Scottsdale, Lilydale and surrounding towns in the dark.
That cause is also under investigation.
In the Central Highlands, pole fires have knocked out power to nearly 300 customers around Bradys Lake and Tarraleah, with TasNetworks warning repairs could take some time.
Smaller outages have hit Woodbridge, Evandale, Granville Harbour and Tullah.
Hobart has copped a wet and windy night, recording 4mm of rain since 9am yesterday and a gust of 74km/h just after 4am.
Launceston has stayed milder but soggy, picking up close to 8mm of rain overnight.
The strongest gust recorded in the state so far reached 126km/h at Maatsuyker Island, off the far south coast.
Exposed sites elsewhere have also copped a battering, with gusts reaching 115km/h at Mount Read, 111km/h at Scotts Peak and 109km/h at Hartz Mountains overnight.
A severe weather warning for damaging winds remains in place for much of the state, with winds of 55-65km/h and peak gusts of around 120km/h possible.
Showers are also falling statewide and are heaviest in the west, with snow expected down to 800 metres by this afternoon.
Mount Read has recorded nearly 50mm of rain since 9am yesterday.
The Bureau of Meteorology expects the winds to contract to the south and south-west late this evening before easing on Friday morning.
A low-pressure system is then forecast to cross southern Tasmania on Saturday.
