Storms round Austin put some video games on maintain

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Some faculties pivoted rapidly and moved Friday night football games to Thursday on account of storms forecast all through the Austin space, however some selected to maintain the video games on Friday and lots of are in lightning/climate delays.

KXAN photographers are at Georgetown, Lake Travis and the Kelly Reeves Athletic Advanced, and all of the video games there are on maintain for lightning within the space. Usually, everybody has to clear the stadium on the first signal of lightning, and the sport gained’t restart for at the least half-hour after the final lightning strike is seen within the space. Relying on how briskly the road of storms sweeps via the world, groups could possibly be ready for some time.

In Georgetown, the Eagles are taking over Cedar Park. Lake Travis is internet hosting Bowie whereas Stony Level and Manor sq. off on the Palace.

Within the case of Lake Travis, there was additionally a medical emergency previous to storms making it to the world, and a STAR Flight helicopter needed to airlift a fan out of there.

It’s the final week of the common season and playoff spots are speculated to be settled by the tip of the week for bi-district play subsequent week, so if groups can’t end video games Friday evening, they need to be capable to play Saturday as no storms are forecasted previous Friday evening.

The KXAN First Warning Climate Workforce is forecasting some of the thunderstorms in the area could turn severe, however there’s not but a Twister Watch issued for the Austin space. There’s one, nonetheless, for Milam County, northeast of Austin. There’s a Extreme Thunderstorm Warning for components of Hays, Bastrop and Caldwell counties till 8:45 p.m.

Reside updates

8:50 p.m.: Storms have made it via the Austin space and play might probably resume as soon as college directors deem it’s secure to play. No storms are anticipated within the Austin space for the remainder of the evening.

8:20 p.m.: Radar is exhibiting the road of storms has nearly made it via Austin and is shifting towards the viewing space’s japanese counties. It appears to be like like many of the video games might begin round 9 p.m.