SES issues wide snow warning for NSW.As temperatures plummet across NSW this week the State Emergency Service (SES) has issued an unusually wide snow warning for the state.Snow is expected to fall in the Central and Southern Tablelands to rare lows of 600 metres above sea level.Snow more often falls at 1,000-1,100 metres.SES spokesman Craig Ronan said the SES was regularly called upon when it snowed."It's lower than usual, people in these areas have had snowfalls before but because snow is predicted for 600 metres, more roads will affected and a wider area."People may be isolated, (with a) loss of power, roads closed, so we want them to be prepared," he said. SES Region specific snow plans exist for a number of locations along the NSW Great Dividing Range.The Bureau of Meteorology predicts snow in the Central Tablelands and Southern Tablelands over the next days.Falls are likely on the western slopes of the divide and major centres like Blayney, Orange, Oberon and Bathurst.Power may be lost if snow is heavy enough to bring down trees and branches onto powerlines.The SES recommends residents in these areas prepare for the possibility of several days of isolation.Recommended survival tools include a battery powered torch and radio, cooking equipment, heaters, medicines and fuel.
Well done SES! You must be all boy scouts, "be prepared"
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