Winds of up to 150km/h have battered Tasmania, with the wild weather leaving thousands without power
“Instead of winds travelling west to east as they normally do in the mid latitudes, we saw a lot of north-south movement,” Browne said. “Looking back at some of the satellite imagery, you can see where the Antarctic sea ice begins off the coast and these winds were sitting near the edge.”Snow fell down to 400m as operators at Ben Lomond, Tasmania’s largest ski field, scrambled to open early and take advantage of the situation.
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