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Tasmania-wide weather front: live updates

Rolling coverage of the cold front sweeping across Tasmania this evening. Road closures, power outages and BoM warnings as they come in.

  1. 8:42 pm AEST · Newsroom

    Power restored to Sandy Bay and Battery Point

    TasNetworks crews have restored power to about 4,200 properties in inner Hobart. Crews remain on the Eastern Shore.

  2. 7:55 pm AEST · Shane Anderson

    Bridgewater Bridge open in both directions

    Police have cleared the Bridgewater Bridge after a fallen tree closed the southbound lane for two hours.

  3. 7:20 pm AEST · Newsroom

    Damaging wind warning extended to the north-east

    The Bureau has extended the damaging wind warning to include the Furneaux Group and the lower Tamar. Gusts of up to 110 km/h forecast overnight.

  4. 6:34 pm AEST · Newsroom

    Devonport ferry departure delayed

    The Spirit of Tasmania's evening sailing has been put back by ninety minutes due to sea conditions in Bass Strait.

  5. 5:58 pm AEST · Newsroom

    First outages reported in the Huon Valley

    TasNetworks has logged 1,800 properties without power across Huonville, Cygnet and Geeveston. Estimated restoration: 10pm tonight.

  6. 5:15 pm AEST · Newsroom

    Cold front crosses the west coast

    The front is moving east at about 60 km/h. Strahan recorded a 95 km/h gust at 4:42pm. The Bureau has issued a damaging wind warning for southern and central Tasmania.