in June 2016 tasmania's North Northwest and Highlands were inundated flooding homes and farms and taking three lives with intense rainfall now forecast over the same areas Emergency Services fear a repeat we want people to be aware of the circumstances from 2016 major flooding event this will be comparable to that the heavy rain will start tonight widespread Falls well over 100 millimeters are predicted for the North and Northwest as a result of all this rainfall we're likely to see significant flooding develop during Thursday and at this stage it's pretty likely that we'll be seeing major flooding develop in a few catchments in the Northwest North and Northeast major flooding is predicted for the fourth mersey Meander north-esque and lower Macquarie rivers and the river ooze which could affect communities at Bernie wivenhoe 4th Sheffield Railton Latrobe de Lorraine had spin Carrick and ooze later tomorrow dangerous Surf and damaging North northeasterly winds will develop that is not out of the ordinary wind direction and it's anticipated the trees most probably will come down in the areas of that severe weather warning for wind which are going to lead to power outages emergency services are getting ready to respond to flooding and residents farmers and business owners are being urged to do the same in those townships that are affected by flood look at your flood plans and your evacuations and listen to the emergency service Personnel on what you need to do police are urging motorists to stay off the roads if they can and to never drive through flood waters don't drive through flood waters you then need to be rescued or at worst something terrible happens to you it diverts our Resource as a way to helping those that are actually listening to the advice heeding the lessons of past floods Laura Beavis ABC News