Tasmania State Emergency Service (SES) is renewing the call to Tasmanians, particularly those in the north and north-west, to be prepared for intense rainfall, damaging winds, and potential flooding from tonight.
Tasmania SES Acting Director, Leon Smith, said “As forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), Tasmania is looking at a protracted rain event of significance that is going to impact the north and north-west of the state from tonight.”
“The state is already very wet, which means that rain over the next few days could lead to flooding in the forecast areas.
“It’s imperative that Tasmanians heed the warnings and take note that intense rainfalls could lead to significant flooding within the north-west, north, and north-east areas of the state.”
Forecast damaging winds, combined with wet soil, could lead to trees coming down, and power outages.
“Of concern in the first instance, modelling shows impacts on the north-west townships of Railton, Latrobe, Wivenhoe, Burnie, and Sheffield,” said Acting Director Smith.
“这是一个动态的、重要的局势，我们正在关注，但未来几天，在我们预测的区域内，一些地区不可避免地会出现洪水。.
“If you know that you live in a low-lying area that is prone to flooding; if you were in areas of the North-West in the 2016 floods; and you are aware that your property, or the property of someone you know, has been previously impacted by flood, there is a high chance flood impacts will be seen during this event.
“I encourage the community to keep up-to-date with the weather and flood warnings from the official emergency sources.
“利用SES网站上的资源，安全地做出决定。预计这将是一个重大的事件，应急服务部门已准备好协助社区。.
“如果您对当前形势有任何担忧，请做出提早离开的决定。”
SES 敦促人们从以下渠道获取更多信息并保持更新：
· http://www.bom.gov.au/tas/warnings/ – 获取最新的天气预报和警报。.
· https://www.alert.tas.gov.au/ – 获取当前洪水预警和建议。.
· https://www.ses.tas.gov.au/ – 以获取有关如何准备以及制定洪水和疏散计划的建议
· https://www.police.tas.gov.au/community-alerts/ – 道路封闭
遇上大雨和洪水时：
· 检查家人和邻居，特别是弱势群体，是否了解情况并已制定好计划。.
· 密切监护儿童。.
尽量减少不必要的出行。.
切勿进入或驾车穿越洪水地区，驾车时请注意路面上的杂物，包括倒下的树木和电线。.
· 管理宠物和牲畜。.
请为山洪暴发做好准备。.
做好停电的准备。.
· Listen to the ABC radio
如需协助：
· 如需应对洪水和风暴相关的紧急援助，请致电 132 500 联系 SES。.
· 在危及生命的情况下，请拨打三倍零 (000)。.