Hurricane Ian threatens events in the southeastern part of the country, but the mayor of Tampa Bay is determined to keep the game in town.
Sporting events in the southeastern region of the United States are facing cancellations, relocations, or, at the very least, a lot of bad weather thanks to Hurricane Ian. The Sunday Night Marquee game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is one of them.
Category 4 Hurricane Ian made landfall Wednesday on the west coast of Florida. Quickly reduced to a tropical storm, it It can pick up steam and reclassify it as a cyclone According to ABC News. New York Times model You expect it will become a Category 1 hurricane again It crosses Florida and returns across the Atlantic before hitting land on the East Coast.
The city of Tampa wants to keep the game in town despite the possibility of bad weather. Mayor, Jane Castor, tweeted that she’s working with the NFL to keep the game in place, with some spice on it!:
Some college football matches have already been moved, including UCF vs SMU that takes place on Sunday. Notably, South Florida vs. Eastern Carolina was scheduled to play at Raymond James on Saturday afternoon and has been moved to a different location.
Hurricane Ian may threaten Tampa’s Chiefs-Bucs, but the NFL has backup plans
By Sunday, the eye of the storm is expected to be north of Tampa Bay, with the eye already passing over Florida’s west coast after falling there on Wednesday.
That doesn’t mean things are all straightforward, though, as the lasting effects of the storm’s passing may continue throughout the weekend.
The NYT tracker suggests that between 30 and 40% of customers in the Bay Area are without electricity. The city may have more problems cleaning up the storm, and the NFL may not want to be seen as a distraction in the fallout from the storm.
Still, there’s plenty of time between now and Sunday night, so the match may be clear.
If the game needs to be transferred, a file The NFL looks to US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis as an emergency site, indoor place. The Vikings play in London this week early Sunday morning for those watching the US.
All indications are, for now, that the game will continue as scheduled in Tampa.
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