Officials at Bank of America Stadium warned the sold-out crowd on the live performance for Carolina “seek cover” as a result of extreme climate that hit the realm on Saturday.
The stadium was evacuated. Concert-goers have since been allowed to return.
At 5.15pm, Doppler radar detected heavy rain from 8 miles northwest of uptown Charlotte to five miles southwest of Gastonia, and shifting eastward at 25 mph, in response to a particular climate assertion from the National Weather Service.
The extreme climate space included Charlotte, Gastonia, Matthews, Mint Hill and Mount Holly.
“Very heavy rainfall of as much as 2 inches per hour might be potential in these areas,” NWS meteorologists mentioned within the assertion. “Wind gusts of 20 to 30 mph might additionally happen with the precipitation.”
Only a drop or two of rain was falling when stadium officers introduced at 5.23pm: “Due to inclement climate we ask you to depart your seats. We will let when it’s secure to return.”
There had been solely about 10,000 or 15,000 folks within the stadium on the time.
The present was supposed to begin at 5.15pm, however it did not.
At 5:26 p.m., the AccuWeather app warned of “lightning in your space!”
The rain and any extreme climate is anticipated to final solely about an hour, NWS meteorologist Jake Wimberley mentioned at 5:30 p.m.
At 6.22pm, stadium officers revoked the search-cover protocolthe. “It is secure to return to your seats,” officers mentioned on X, the previous Twitter. “The present will begin quickly.”
