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Delays at Melbourne airport expected for rest of the day due to weather
Melbourne airport has said travellers can expect delays for the rest of today as a result of the severe thunderstorm moving across the city.
A spokesperson said the airport is experiencing airborne delays, with flights holding and circling for anything between 20 and 40 minutes waiting to land.
While we’ve got lightning within five kilometres of the airfield, ground handlers can’t be out on the airfield, so that causes more delays as well to departures.
The spokesperson didn’t have a number on how many specific flights are affected, but said there are “quite a few aircraft holding at the moment waiting to land”, with delays expected for the rest of the day.
Updated at 22.40 EST13m ago22.27 EST
Severe thunderstorm detected near Melbourne airport
Here is the latest from the bureau on the severe weather warning covering Melbourne and surrounds:
At 2.20pm severe thunderstorms – likely to produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall, which could lead to flash flooding – were detected near Melbourne Airport, Tullamarine and the area west of Sunbury.
They are forecast to affect Melton, St Albans and Sydenham by 2.50pm and Mt Cottrell, Rockbank and the area south of Bacchus Marsh by 3.20pm.
We have contacted Melbourne airport to confirm if there are any associated flight delays or impacts.
Updated at 22.36 EST18m ago22.22 EST
‘Very dangerous thunderstorm’ headed for NSW Central Coast
The Bureau of Meteorology is warning that a “very dangerous thunderstorm” bringing giant hailstones and destructive winds, and which may lead to flash flooding, was detected near Freemans Waterhole and Awaba, NSW at 2.05pm.
The thunderstorm is moving south and is forecast to affect Toukley, Wyong and Tuggerah by 2.35pm and Gosford, Woy Woy and Terrigal by 3.05 pm.
The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 2:05 pm, a VERY DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORM likely to produce GIANT HAILSTONES, damaging to LOCALLY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding was detected near Freemans Waterhole and Awaba. https://t.co/NM9jrmBOra
— NSW SES (@NSWSES) December 26, 2023Updated at 22.35 EST21m ago22.19 EST
Huge hail is falling in Bishops Bridge near Maitland, NSW this afternoon:
HUGE hail falling in Bishops Bridge near Maitland. A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for the Hunter, Mid North Coast and Illawarra regions this afternoon. @nbnnews pic.twitter.com/DCE6D4dqXL
— Lauren Kempe (@laurenkempe) December 26, 2023
23m ago22.17 EST
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