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UFC Freedom 250 on the White House lawn is set to host MMA fighters and President Donald Trump, but officials said it will also have meteorologists and contingency plans for the possibility of inclement weather.
Ahead of the Sunday, June 14, bout in the nation’s capital, the U.S. Secret Service told USA TODAY it prepared for storms and lightning in the area while Trump watches the event. On Saturday, Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told USA TODAY there will be meteorologists on site both from the U.S. government and the UFC.
“We also have the DC Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management that are in real-time coordination with us and the federal partners,” Guglielmi said. “There are weather accommodations that are included in our planning and for general guidance, they would be comparable to the planning used for the 4th of July fireworks in previous years.”
The Secret Service historically has not commented on details of how it protects the president and other “protectees” including some-level government officials. Guglielmi said he will be stationed in the Secret Service’s version of a situation room for the event, and that the protective agency also will have a team on site and also at the DC GOV Joint Information Center.
Forecasters have been watching the forecast for Sunday, including the possibility of tornadoes, hail and damaging winds, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Kyle Pallozzi.
He said the chance of tornadoes is 2%, the chance of hail is 5% and the chance of damaging winds is 30%.
“It's the lowest level they can outlook for a tornado and then also the lowest level they can outlook for hail," Pallozzi said the morning of Saturday, June 13. “So definitely primary threats are damaging winds.”
Washington, DC, has already been experiencing thunderstorms.
On Friday night, UFC delayed a press conference at the Lincoln Memorial due to poor weather and nearby lightning strikes. Dana White, UFC’s CEO, told reporters he planned to continue with the Sunday evening event regardless.
“Listen, the show goes on on Sunday,” White said. "No matter what happens.”
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY Sports: UFC Freedom 250 forecast contingency plan includes meteorologists
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Ahead of the Sunday, June 14, bout in the nation’s capital, the U.S. Secret Service told USA TODAY it prepared for storms and lightning in the area while Trump watches the event. On Saturday, Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told USA TODAY there will be meteorologists on site both from the U.S. government and the UFC.
“We also have the DC Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management that are in real-time coordination with us and the federal partners,” Guglielmi said. “There are weather accommodations that are included in our planning and for general guidance, they would be comparable to the planning used for the 4th of July fireworks in previous years.”
The Secret Service historically has not commented on details of how it protects the president and other “protectees” including some-level government officials. Guglielmi said he will be stationed in the Secret Service’s version of a situation room for the event, and that the protective agency also will have a team on site and also at the DC GOV Joint Information Center.
Forecasters have been watching the forecast for Sunday, including the possibility of tornadoes, hail and damaging winds, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Kyle Pallozzi.
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He said the chance of tornadoes is 2%, the chance of hail is 5% and the chance of damaging winds is 30%.
“It's the lowest level they can outlook for a tornado and then also the lowest level they can outlook for hail," Pallozzi said the morning of Saturday, June 13. “So definitely primary threats are damaging winds.”
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Washington, DC, has already been experiencing thunderstorms.
On Friday night, UFC delayed a press conference at the Lincoln Memorial due to poor weather and nearby lightning strikes. Dana White, UFC’s CEO, told reporters he planned to continue with the Sunday evening event regardless.
“Listen, the show goes on on Sunday,” White said. "No matter what happens.”
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY Sports: UFC Freedom 250 forecast contingency plan includes meteorologists
Continue reading...
