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| Wrap up: blizzard and damaging winds for NSW, ACT and Victoria | Wrap up: blizzard and damaging winds for NSW, ACT and Victoria |
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| New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria residents are bracing for damaging winds expected to reach blizzard intensity in the Snowy Mountains over the weekend. | New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria residents are bracing for damaging winds expected to reach blizzard intensity in the Snowy Mountains over the weekend. |
| A strong cold front with a low to the south will move through New South Wales in the coming days, bringing cold, vigorous, westerly winds, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. | A strong cold front with a low to the south will move through New South Wales in the coming days, bringing cold, vigorous, westerly winds, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. |
| Blizzard conditions with winds in excess of 90km/h are expected to develop in the Snowy Mountains on Saturday, with the alpine peaks potentially experiencing gusts of about 125km/h. | Blizzard conditions with winds in excess of 90km/h are expected to develop in the Snowy Mountains on Saturday, with the alpine peaks potentially experiencing gusts of about 125km/h. |
| Mick Logan, a meteorologist with the NSW Bureau of Meteorology, said it could be the most impressive widespread snowfall since 2000, with five to 10cm of snow expected down to altitudes of 700 metres in the southern and central ranges, and snow down to 900 metres expected in the northern tablelands. | |
| As the front moves through NSW, Sunday will feature more of the same with peak gusts of more than 90 km/h in the Illawarra, Central Tablelands, the Hunter, Southern Tablelands, ACT and Snowy Mountains. | As the front moves through NSW, Sunday will feature more of the same with peak gusts of more than 90 km/h in the Illawarra, Central Tablelands, the Hunter, Southern Tablelands, ACT and Snowy Mountains. |
| The State Emergency Service is advising people to move vehicles under cover, secure loose items and keep clear of fallen power lines. | The State Emergency Service is advising people to move vehicles under cover, secure loose items and keep clear of fallen power lines. |
| Icy winds, hail and blustery conditions are also expected in Victoria over the weekend. | Icy winds, hail and blustery conditions are also expected in Victoria over the weekend. |
| A strong cold front will hit the state on Saturday, with possible thunderstorms, hail and snow. | A strong cold front will hit the state on Saturday, with possible thunderstorms, hail and snow. |
| By Sunday morning temperatures in Melbourne are expected to dip to five degrees, with a top of 11, with forecasters projecting the city will be the second coldest capital in the country after Canberra. | By Sunday morning temperatures in Melbourne are expected to dip to five degrees, with a top of 11, with forecasters projecting the city will be the second coldest capital in the country after Canberra. |
| Snow is possible in some of Melbourne’s outer suburbs and is forecast to fall down to 500 metres in alpine areas. | Snow is possible in some of Melbourne’s outer suburbs and is forecast to fall down to 500 metres in alpine areas. |