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.
“這是一個我們正在監測的、具有重要意義的動態局勢，但不可避免地，在未來幾天內，預報區域內的一些地區將會出現洪水。.
“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 網站上的資源，並計劃安全地做出決策。預計這將是一場重大的事件，緊急服務機構已準備好協助社區。」.
“如果您對當前情況有任何疑慮，請做出提早離開的決定。”
SES 敦促民眾尋求更多資訊並隨時掌握以下來源的最新資訊：
· http://www.bom.gov.au/tas/warnings/ – 以獲取最新天氣預報與警報。.
· https://www.alert.tas.gov.au/ – 以獲取目前的洪水警告和建議。.
· https://www.ses.tas.gov.au/ – 查詢如何準備以及制定洪水和撤離計畫的建議
· https://www.police.tas.gov.au/community-alerts/ – 關於道路封閉
如遇傾盆大雨及洪水：
· 確認親友及鄰居，特別是弱勢群體，都知曉（應對計劃）並已備妥。.
· 密切監督兒童。.
· 盡量減少不必要的旅行。.
· 切勿在洪水或漫水路段通行或駕車進入。駕車時，請注意路面上的雜物，包括倒下的樹木和電線。.
管理寵物和牲畜。.
· 請為突發性洪水做好準備。.
· 為停電做好準備。.
· Listen to the ABC radio
如需協助：
· 為洪水和風暴相關的緊急援助，請致電 132 500 聯繫 SES。.
· 在危及生命的紧急情况下，请拨打三零零 (000)。.