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Wild winds and freezing temperatures grip southern Australia
Rob Sharpe, Tuesday July 12, 2016 - 11:33 AEST
An intense low and front is causing widespread damage in southern states with tens of thousands of homes without power already.
South Australia has faced the worst of the system so far, with more than 20,000 homes without power on Tuesday morning. Those with power have been guzzling it up in order to stay warm with Adelaide and surrounding agricultural districts generally feeling like 3-6 degrees in the icy winds.
Wind gusts have reached as high as 139km/h on Kangaroo and Neptune Islands. Even in populated areas wind gusts have reached 100-120km/h with significant damage in the Adelaide Hills. The state will continue to experience wild winds for the remainder of today, with significant easing not due until overnight in central areas and Wednesday morning in the southeast.
For Victoria, Tasmania and southern New South Wales the worst is still ahead, with severe weather warnings for damaging winds in place. These states will see their most dangerous winds across Tuesday and Wednesday. Just like in SA, the worst winds will be timed fairly closely with the coldest weather, arriving on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
Snow will be very widespread from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning, falling as low as sea level in TAS and 200 metres in southern VIC and 500 metres in NSW and the ACT. Amongst these regions parts of Hobart, Canberra, the Otways and Dandenongs are all likely to see at least some snow, even if it doesn't settle on the ground.
On Wednesday evening conditions will start to abate across the southeast. A high will then produce widespread cold mornings that will rival the coldest of the year to date in many areas.
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