Weather warning: 117 km/h gale-force winds, 50 cm snow & monster surf set to slam Australia's southeast!
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Australia's southeastern coastline is facing a powerful blast of winter weather, with experts warning of extreme winds, hazardous surf, and heavy snow stretching from South Australia through Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, the ACT, and parts of inland regions.Wind gusts reached a ferocious 117 km/h at Mount Buller in Victoria's alpine region, while up to 50 cm of snow is expected across ski resorts. In South Australia, gusts topped 100 km/h on Neptune Island, with widespread power outages and fallen trees prompting over 145 SES callouts overnight.Meteorologist Marina Neuman from Sky News said the 'entire coastline' remains at risk, with coastal hazard warnings in place due to high tides and damaging surf. 'We're seeing very high tides right now,' she said. 'Blizzard conditions and strong wind gusts make alpine regions extremely hazardous.'The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued severe weather warnings for coastal and adjacent inland areas, covering the Yorke Peninsula, Adelaide Hills, Kangaroo Island, the Mount Lofty Ranges, Victoria south of the Great Dividing Range, Tasmania's northeast, and the mountain ranges of NSW and the ACT.'Through these areas, winds could gust above 90 km/h, potentially reaching 120 km/h in alpine regions,' said BOM meteorologist Angus Hines. 'That's strong enough to bring down trees and power lines.'Victorian towns like Mount William and Horsham experienced winds near or above 90 km/h, while Geelong residents reported snapped trees and blocked roads. In Adelaide's Holdfast Bay, a tree was felled by the wind on Tuesday morning(June 24).A pair of cold fronts just hours apart are behind this burst of wild weather. 'It's these two systems back-to-back giving us this prolonged spell of unsettled, wintry weather,' Hines explained.Temperatures plummeted to -4.3°C at Hotham and 0°C in Bendigo on Tuesday night. Snow is expected as low as 700 metres, with possible flurries in the Blue Mountains, Canberra Hills, and Barrington Tops.Conditions will ease from Thursday, but BOM meteorologist Morgan Pumpa warned colder temperatures and frost will follow. 'It'll be clear but cold,' she said, 'especially away from the coast."
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