Floods Tipped to Break Records in Tasmania

Kentish SES volunteer Maxine Douce monitors water level at a bridge on Dowbiggin Street in Railton, Tasmania, Thursday, October 13, 2022. Heavy rain that began on Wednesday night is expected to continue into Friday morning across the northern half of the island state. AAP Image/Phillip Biggs

Flood-hit communities in the north and northwest Tasmania have entered a “danger period” as waters rise, with evacuation orders for areas around several rivers and part of Launceston.

Heavy rain that began on Wednesday night started to ease on Friday morning. Records were broken in parts, with the Great Lake region registering 398 millimetres in about a day.