POWELL, Ohio — The Columbus Crew announced that it is delaying Tuesday’s game to later in the evening due to severe weather threats for most of central Ohio.
The game against Tigres UANL was delayed until 8:30 p.m. with Lower.com Field’s gates set to open to fans at 8 p.m.
Weather conditions will continue to be monitored leading up to the new scheduled start time. Fans are asked to visit columbuscrew.com/weather for updates.
The delay comes after the Columbus Zoo, all Columbus Metropolitan Library branches, multiple central Ohio schools and other organizations all either closed early or canceled evening activities. A full list of school closures can be seen here. Columbus State Community College also canceled evening activities.
The Columbus Clippers postponed their home opener Tuesday evening in response to severe weather moving into central Ohio.
The Clippers are scheduled to host a doubleheader Thursday beginning at 4:15 p.m. against the Omaha Storm Chasers.
Latest forecast for Columbus, Ohio area
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More severe weather is expected to move into central Ohio.
Expect to see lightning, hail, heavy rain, potential flooding and we can't rule out the possibility of a brief tornado.
The final front will pass through the area from west to east between 6 and 10 p.m., firing up a line of potentially severe thunderstorms ahead of the front - and these storms can include tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain causing flooding.
Storms wind down overnight as the front passes by, with a big drop in temperatures a chance for a few showers into Wednesday afternoon.