Flood-hit communities in north and northwest Tasmania have entered a "danger period" as waters rise, with evacuation orders for areas around several rivers and part of Launceston.
Heavy rain that began on Wednesday night started to ease on Friday morning. Records were broken in parts, with the Great Lake region registering 398 millimetres in about a day.
Evacuation orders are in place for people living along the swollen Mersey and Meander rivers, downstream of Lake Isandula dam and in the Launceston suburb of Newstead.
