'A very rare event': Australian city covered in snow for first time in 40 years
Parts of Tasmania have been blanketed in snow for the first time in about 40
years as a wintry blast transformed it and areas of Victoria into a winter
wonderland.
Launceston was hammered by snow as the temperature at the airport plummeted
below zero just after 9pm on Tuesday while Scottsdale, to the northwest,
reached 0.9 degrees about half an hour later.
It was all caused by an air mass moving north from Antarctica.
Bureau of Meteorology Matthew Thomas told Yahoo News Australia the snow
forming in Tasmania’s north is a weather event not seen in the area for
about 40 years.
“The last time we saw snow settle in Launceston was in the early 1970s,” Mr
Thomas said.
“It’s a very rare event for Tasmania. We also saw some snow settled in
Hobart with the last two occurrences in 1986 and 2015.
“However, it’s not uncommon to see snow in the south of Tasmania.”
Not something I’ve seen in Launceston’s city park before! @WINNews_Tas pic.twitter.com/bJD7NAD83n
— Rebecca Morris (@BecMorris6) August 4, 2020
2020 just keeps on giving!!..... Launceston, Tasmania this morning 👇 ❄ It never snows like this, never. So magical ☃️ pic.twitter.com/hT7Jq2WZxK
— Jnellz 💫🇦🇺🍃🐸 (@JanelleKerrison) August 5, 2020
Rare to see this much snow in northern Tasmania! Many #Launceston locals are saying this is the most snow they've seen in the region. This has turned out to be a historic event for Tasmania. https://t.co/nzUKOXVvXE
— Ben Domensino (@Ben_Domensino) August 4, 2020
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