Vigorous westerly winds battered Tasmania overnight, bringing wind gusts in excess of 150km/h that felled trees and powerlines and left thousands of people without power.
The winds hit early in the morning over the state's more populated southeast, with wind gusts peaking at 154km/h at Mount Wellington at 2:25am, and 113km/h at 2:47am in Hobart.
Almost 4000 people were left without power this morning due to fallen powerlines, however power has now been restored to many people.
Elsewhere, winds ripped iron sheets from rooves, while one unlucky resident had a trampline peirce their roof.
Winds have eased today, however another burst of strong winds are likely on Friday.
Image 1, Forecast wind gusts for Friday 13th September, 2019