Brisbane Airport is shut down due to massive storms smashing Australia’s east coast

Flights at Brisbane Airport are grounded as massive storms lash the Queensland coast on Tuesday afternoon – with blackouts leaving thousands of homes without power. 

Energex said on about 5,600 homes are affected across Brisbane’s east including at Wynnum, Manly and across the north of the city. 

‘Crews are waiting for these lightning strikes to pass and then we can get stuck into getting them repaired,’ Energex spokesperson Danny Donald told 4BC.

The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning at 4.15pm on Tuesday for Southeast Queensland. 

Four separate storm cells are lashing the region affecting Brisbane city, the Sunshine Coast, Noosa, parts of Ipswich, Gympie, Logan, Toowoomba, Gold Coast, Redland City, Scenic Rim, Western Downs, South Burnett and Moreton Bay Council Areas.

More to follow.