bus hit by tree in hobart- wild weather in tassie

wild and wooley weather in tasmania!!!!!

A BUS has been hit by a tree in Hobart as gale-force winds continue to cause chaos in the state's south.

The bus driver was injured when a large tree fell onto the bus in Macquarie St about 11.30am


Wild winds uprooted the tree, near Dunn Place, and it fell across the front of the bus.

It is not known if there were passengers on the bus, but the driver was taken to hospital and was believed to have leg injuries.

Workmen are still at the scene removing the tree and motorists are urged to be cautious.
Gusts reached 124km/h just after 11am in Hobart and 141km/h on the top of Mt Wellington.

The wind has forced the closure of lanes on the Tasman Bridge and all traffic is asked to avoid the bridge, especially trucks and buses.

Police are urging people to stay indoors to avoid flying debris.

Numerous trees have been blown down, with one hitting a house in Westerway.

Power lines have also been blown down, with Aurora crews responding to power outages across southern Tasmania.

Just over 17,000 customers are currently without power


http://www.themercury.com...-news.html


my husband is still working in this weather- he delivers plasterboard/gyprock- very dangerous in windy conditions

[Edited 1/21/09 18:58pm]

prb said:

wild and wooley weather in tasmania!!!!!

A BUS has been hit by a tree in Hobart as gale-force winds continue to cause chaos in the state's south.

The bus driver was injured when a large tree fell onto the bus in Macquarie St about 11.30am


Wild winds uprooted the tree, near Dunn Place, and it fell across the front of the bus.

It is not known if there were passengers on the bus, but the driver was taken to hospital and was believed to have leg injuries.

Workmen are still at the scene removing the tree and motorists are urged to be cautious.
Gusts reached 124km/h just after 11am in Hobart and 141km/h on the top of Mt Wellington.

The wind has forced the closure of lanes on the Tasman Bridge and all traffic is asked to avoid the bridge, especially trucks and buses.

Police are urging people to stay indoors to avoid flying debris.

Numerous trees have been blown down, with one hitting a house in Westerway.

Power lines have also been blown down, with Aurora crews responding to power outages across southern Tasmania.

Just over 17,000 customers are currently without power


http://www.themercury.com...-news.html


my husband is still working in this weather- he delivers plasterboard/gyprock- very dangerous in windy conditions

MamaLisa said:

prb said:

wild and wooley weather in tasmania!!!!!

A BUS has been hit by a tree in Hobart as gale-force winds continue to cause chaos in the state's south.

The bus driver was injured when a large tree fell onto the bus in Macquarie St about 11.30am


Wild winds uprooted the tree, near Dunn Place, and it fell across the front of the bus.

It is not known if there were passengers on the bus, but the driver was taken to hospital and was believed to have leg injuries.

Workmen are still at the scene removing the tree and motorists are urged to be cautious.
Gusts reached 124km/h just after 11am in Hobart and 141km/h on the top of Mt Wellington.

The wind has forced the closure of lanes on the Tasman Bridge and all traffic is asked to avoid the bridge, especially trucks and buses.

Police are urging people to stay indoors to avoid flying debris.

Numerous trees have been blown down, with one hitting a house in Westerway.

Power lines have also been blown down, with Aurora crews responding to power outages across southern Tasmania.

Just over 17,000 customers are currently without power


http://www.themercury.com...-news.html


my husband is still working in this weather- he delivers plasterboard/gyprock- very dangerous in windy conditions

Im in melbourne and just went out to grab some lunch and the wind was fearce!

the weather here has been up and down for days now!

lights are off on the Tasman Bridge!!! the major crossing between the city and my suburb
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...man_Bridge

my son is on an excursion- and will need to cross that bridge to get home
[Edited 1/21/09 18:37pm]

MamaLisa said:

prb said:

wild and wooley weather in tasmania!!!!!

A BUS has been hit by a tree in Hobart as gale-force winds continue to cause chaos in the state's south.

The bus driver was injured when a large tree fell onto the bus in Macquarie St about 11.30am


Wild winds uprooted the tree, near Dunn Place, and it fell across the front of the bus.

It is not known if there were passengers on the bus, but the driver was taken to hospital and was believed to have leg injuries.

Workmen are still at the scene removing the tree and motorists are urged to be cautious.
Gusts reached 124km/h just after 11am in Hobart and 141km/h on the top of Mt Wellington.

The wind has forced the closure of lanes on the Tasman Bridge and all traffic is asked to avoid the bridge, especially trucks and buses.

Police are urging people to stay indoors to avoid flying debris.

Numerous trees have been blown down, with one hitting a house in Westerway.

Power lines have also been blown down, with Aurora crews responding to power outages across southern Tasmania.

Just over 17,000 customers are currently without power


http://www.themercury.com...-news.html


my husband is still working in this weather- he delivers plasterboard/gyprock- very dangerous in windy conditions

Im in melbourne and just went out to grab some lunch and the wind was fearce!

the weather here has been up and down for days now!

MsMisha319 said:

MamaLisa said:

Im in melbourne and just went out to grab some lunch and the wind was fearce!

the weather here has been up and down for days now!

Wow, lunch I just had dinner


Smooches;)

peb319 said:

prb said:

peb319 said:

rugrat is okay- excursion was cancelled early due to extreme weather....

hubby STILL working

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holding a prayer for my friend...may she be a breast cancer SURVIVOR.. thank you..