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6pm: The North Esk River is still subject to a minor flood warning.
The Bureau of Meteorology expects minor flooding to develop in the North Esk catchment between Nunamara and Corra Linn late Tuesday afternoon, and says strong flows in the catchment will remain a hazard for several days.
On Tuesday afternoon the North Esk River was at 1.92 metres and rising, while St Patricks River at the Nunamara offtake was steady at 0.98 metres.
2.30pm: Tasmania Police has advised there is an oil spill on the Bass Highway at Westbury.
The spillage has come from a car, and lasts for about 100 metres.
Motorists are asked to exercise caution in the area.
1.45pm: A South Australian company that travelled on the Spirit of Tasmania from Melbourne to Devonport has shown the extent of the damage caused on board.
Via Social media, Tough-As Products kept its followers up to date: “We were woken at 5am with huge seas 100k winds and the ship doing jumps and gear flying everywhere.”
The company was on its way over for AgFest.
It further updated: “Damage not too bad on the Tough-As ute but ours deck was least damaged . Semi trailers all on cars and their side. At one stage the ship was at least on a 45 degree angle.”
1.30pm: A severe weather warning has been cancelled for the central North, Midlands, North West coast, and King Island.
The warning continues for the Furneaux Island, North East and East Coast, where winds of 60km/h with peak gusts of 110km/h are forecast.
There are no traffic hazards listed by Tasmania Police, but motorists have been urged to drive to the conditions as water continues to pool on the roads.
11.45am: It is believed that the Alanvale campus of TasTafe has been closed for the day due to power outages.
11.15am: The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a minor flood warning for the North Esk River.
It warned that due to heavy rainfalls (53 millimetres at Mount Barrow and between 20 and 35 millimetres elsewhere), strong and dangerous flows will be a hazard over the coming days for various sites along the catchment.
Corra Linn is expected to hit a minor flood level on Tuesday afternoon.
Other warnings include:
St Patricks River: Minor flooding likely, and Nunamara offtake expected to reach minor flood level of 1.5 metres on Tuesday afternoon.
Upper North Esk River: Strong river rises predicted throughout Tuesday.
Lower North Esk River (Corra Linn): Minor flooding likely, with a peak at 2.7 metres on Tuesday afternoon, possibly reaching 3 metres in the evening.
11am: Marie - a caller to radio station 3AW - is on board the Spirit of Tasmania which is about to dock at Devonport and says the ship has been battered by strong winds and swells.
"All of sudden there was one big wave and we all went sideways," she said.
Some passengers were knocked off their feet.
"There was one poor bloke who was sitting on a seat and went flying off the seat to the other side of the boat," she said.
She suspects a couple of truck trailers may have fallen over in the car park level of the ship.
"We were supposed to get off at 7.30am this morning, but now we're not sure when we'll get off."
10am: Tasmania Police has advised that heavy rain will create visibility problems for drivers in parts of the central North, North East, and Central Plateau.
A road weather alert for the North West coast, and western, Midlands, upper Derwent Valley and south east forecast districts has been cancelled.
TasNetworks has already provided an update on the list of power outages around the state.
North outage numbers:
Approximately 7000 customers, including the Midlands, West Tamar, George Town and East Tamar, Longford, Perth, Legana, Beaconsfield, and Beauty Point.
Crews attending: 14 TasNetworks crews
North West Outage numbers:
11,500 out in total, including 5000 in Devonport, 6000 in Burnie, and 200 in Smithton.
Crews attending: 11 TasNetworks crews, five vegetation crews, and four contracting crews have been dispatched.
People are reminded to stay clear of fallen powerlines and report fallen powerlines and outages to TasNetwork’s fault centre on 132 004.
9.30am: The Bureau of Meteorology has renewed a severe weather warning for damaging winds.
The alert applies to most of the state for Tuesday, but the alert has been cancelled for the western, upper Derwent Valley, and south east forecast districts.
The remainder of the state is being warned to brace for winds of 60km/h, with gusts of 110kmh.
Maatsuyker Island has recorded a peak gust of 130kmh, Devonport 100km/h, and Hobart and Launceston Airport 83km/h.
Launceston received about 13 millimetres of rain on Monday night into Tuesday morning, Cressy 19.2mm, the East Coast about 13.7mm, and King Island 20.4mm.
Tasmania Police has warned of several traffic hazards around the state, mostly power poles and trees across roads.
Motorists are urged to take care while driving.
There are also power outages around the state, due to the severe weather – including about 12,000 in the state’s North.
As of 8.30am on Tuesday, power outages are affecting Bracknell, Longford, Perth, Western Junction, Evandale, Cressy, and the West Tamar.
There is also a road weather alert present for the most of the state, and a flood watch “heads up” for Northern river basins.