Australian Weather News -- 03 September 2000

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Sunday 03 September 2000

Snow, gales and thunderstorms lash Tasmania
Rain brings minor flooding to some NSW and Vic rivers

Heavy snow fell across Tasmania's Central Plateaux and mountain districts overnight and today in the wake of a cold front that crossed the island around midnight. Thunderstorms accompanied the front, dropping 20 to 25mm of rain across the Northern Tiers and down the west coast. The rain turned to snow behind the front, with 7cm reported on the ground at 9am at Liawenee, on the western shore of central Tasmania's Great Lake, and another 5cm or so falling during the day. Temperatures across the Central Plateaux hovered around the zero mark all day, keeping roads treacherous or closed. Snow was reported lying on the mountains behind Geeveston on the southeastern coast during the afternoon.

Heavy showers caused minor flooding late yesterday and into today on the Belubula River in central western NSW, while the King River in northeastern Victoria rose to near minor flood level this afternoon and evening. Minor flooding is also continuing in the Lachlan River after Wyangala dam began spilling a few days ago.

Today's highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am 27.4 Lorinna Tas 27.2 Quamby Bluff Tas 26.2 Gowrie Park Tas 25.6 Wayatinah B Power Station Tas High falls for other periods: Islands: Norfolk Is AP: 10.8mm in 15m to 3.24am	Today's highest & lowest temps		Other extremes Wind gusts: Neptune Is SA: 115km/h at 4.19am Thredbo Crackenback NSW: 100km/h at 4.35am Mt Buller Vic: 109km/h at 1.36am Cape Grim Tas: 115km/h at 6am Mt Wellington summit Tas: 100km/h at midnight this morning Records set this day .
	Maximum	Minimum
	39.1 Victoria River Downs NT	25.0 McCluer Is NT
	-2.0 Crackenback NSW	-7.5 Perisher Valley NSW
	Greatest variations from normal
	Maximum	Minimum
	+5.7 25.4 Norah Head LH NSW	+5.9 11.5 Beverley WA
	-6.4 24.2 Nyang Station WA	-8.0 4.0 Longreach AP Qld

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