Weather for Sundays race

[mla2177]

Chording to the weather channel it is supposed to thunderstorm on Sunday during the Princess Half. I know it's still early and it could change, but was wondering if anyone knew what would happen if it does. Do they cancel the whole thing or reschedule it?

 

[cewait]

Interesting...

The big three are completely disagreeing.

Weather - 30% rain
Accuweather - 20
Weather Underground 80%

First, thunder normally comes later in the day, usually a morning rain is just rain. This time of year, one would not expect a rainy morning unless there is a front associated with the rain.

The policy is fairly easy...

Weather

The race will be held rain or shine. If there is lightning in the area, the race will either have a delayed start or, depending on the intensity of the weather, be cancelled. The determination will be made by the Event Management staff.

The Walt Disney World® Resort Lightning Policy

Event operations will shut down when lightning is 10 miles out from the event areas. Event operations will not resume until the lightning is 10 miles out moving away from the event areas. The Sports Manager will determine this using the *Flash to Bang Rule* and weather radar. The Sports Manager will consult with Walt Disney World® Resort Management on a course of action to utilize the operational rain plan, delay the event, or cancel the event.

*Flash to Bang Rule* is applied by measuring the time (in seconds) between a visual lightning "Flash" and hearing the resulting "Bang". This time is then divided by a factor of "5" to obtain distance in miles. For example, 50 seconds between "Flash" and "Bang" divided by "5" equals 10 miles.

 

[mla2177]

Thank you!