Christmas revelries in Sydney threatened by thunderstorm forecast

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Harsh thunderstorms along with hail and stormy winds were forecast for dulling Christmas revelries in Sydney in the afternoon following thunderstorms lashing the state on Sunday evening.

By midday on Christmas Day, as much as 24 flights in and out of Sydney airport were negated by several airlines. The terminations happened after passengers on a Virgin flight from Sydney to Melbourne experienced the jolt of their lives when lightning hit their airplane in the midst of flying.

As per a passenger, they underwent a massive thud and the airplane trembled when the lightning hit on the 7.30 p.m. Christmas Eve service.

A Virgin spokesperson said that the aeroplane was struck in a supposed lightning attack. However, in spite of this sudden shock, the plane landed securely in Melbourne and was considered safe to carry on flying.

In Sydney, the Bureau of Meteorology is cautioning one more round of wet and wild storm happening that is likely to take place for Christmas afternoon and evening as a sluggish storm cell portends bringing added flash-flooding.Senior meteorologist Gabrielle Woodhouse said that the thunderstorm peril is expected to continue. These storms can at all times be extremely unsafe, but what they are taking into consideration today and tomorrow is the threat of flash floods along with hail and stormy winds.

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