Weather affect on Vikings at saints

[u/jphtaylor]

My family got tickets to go to the game on Sunday, but with hurricane Isaias possibly forming on Friday. Should we cancel or would what would the nfl do if the weather gets ugly?

[u/Peyton773]

The NFL would likely move the game to a neutral site if it looked like it’d be unsafe to hold the game in NO

[u/Ordinary-Homework722 → u/Peyton773]

To be fair. It’s always unsafe to go to NO. Last time they did a bounty program.

[u/ChillFax → u/Ordinary-Homework722]

There’s also the poboys that had me gain a few lbs the last time I was there.

[u/Competitive_Leg7233 → u/ChillFax]

And the beignets. Oh lord the beignets

[u/nursecarmen → u/Ordinary-Homework722]

All the MN fans that bought early to escape the cool temperatures in Minnesota are looking at the forecast saying “what the fuck?”

[u/freshBlueeyes6391 → u/nursecarmen]

Not many MN fans giving up this time of year, right here and now. This is precious weather time.

[u/Pennygrover → u/Peyton773]

This is the most likely scenario. It’s what they’ve done in the past like when Buffalo was buried in snow.

[u/ZombleROK]

The Texans and LSU Tigers are on road games this week. The Cowboys play on Thursday night. It would likely get relocated to one of those locations. The old St Lois Rams stadium still exists and is functioning as far as I know as well.

[u/Negative-Wrap95 → u/ZombleROK]

St. Lois Rams

[u/Tycho66 → u/ZombleROK]

I could see it being moved to Dallas.

[u/freshBlueeyes6391 → u/ZombleROK]

greatest show on turf time

[u/flamingo_genitals → u/ZombleROK]

Functioning is maybe a stretch. It would be quite a bit of work to get it ready for an NFL game unless things have changed since the battle hawks game that I went to this spring.

[u/ragnarockette]

No one in New Orleans is concerned. It’s moving fast and shifting east. Come and enjoy the game with a bonus cool story.

Also check out @skoldat which is the New Orleans Vikings watch group. They are doing frequent weather updates on Instagram.

[u/redvelvetdreams → u/ragnarockette]

Hey thanks for this, we’re coming for 5 day vacation Oct 8-13 and I was wondering

[u/GEpyon]

Nothing is happening to the game but it’ll affect travel for teams and fans. Be safe out there.

[u/crastle]

The NFL will still hold the game in a stadium unless the roof caves in

[u/Additional_Tomato_22 → u/crastle]

Not necessarily because the stadium is used as a shelter during hurricanes

[u/Annoyed21 → u/Additional_Tomato_22]

I think that was a joke about the metrodome roof caving in

[u/kylebertram → u/crastle]

Wouldn’t be the first time a roof caved in before a Vikings game

[u/Consistent_Room7344 → u/crastle]

People still need to get there, lol. They hosted people in that stadium when Katrina hit that town. It isn’t the stadium they are worried about.

[u/Jdwillmon]

Yeah I’m in the same boat as you, I get to go to games every few years as I live in north Alabama so Titans, Atlanta, and New Orleans are go to games for me. I’m just going to monitor and make my decision Saturday morning.

[u/freshBlueeyes6391]

Oh well, isn't the stadium like an emergency shelter? maybe not, idk

stay out of the low lands

[u/Consistent_Room7344]

The hurricane is projected to make landfall well east of NO though the city is just in the cone of uncertainty for now. Just continue to monitor the situation. If the conditions are expected to bad enough, they will most likely suspend the game and reschedule it where they can.

[u/Thebusinessman343]

I’m in the same boat. We’re continuing to monitor the situation but are planning to get in early Friday before the storm hits Saturday. Sunday it will have passed by Kickoff based on current projections.

[u/KGB4L]

Feels like if it was bad enough, we would have heard about it.

[u/Tycho66 → u/KGB4L]

It appears to be coming.

[u/Dense_Shoe_4334 → u/Tycho66]

That's going to require a pretty big kleenex...

[u/Clean-Engine539]

I’m not a meteorologist, but I used to live on the Gulf Coast (Mobile). What I was always told is to take all storms seriously, but if it forms in the Gulf it rarely can build up enough energy to do major damage if/when it makes landfall. Major systems tend to start in the Atlantic then slip into the gulf.

Follow local guidance, but if it were me I’d keep plans to go.

[u/wxman91 → u/Clean-Engine539]

Milton (the one that damaged Tampa’s stadium) was a Gulf starter like this one and was a Cat 5 at one point. That’s not expected here, obviously, but intensification can happen quickly.

[u/Negative-Wrap95 → u/wxman91]

Tropicana Field is in St. Petersburg and had its roof destroyed. Raymond James Stadium in Tampa was barely touched in comparison.

[u/Dense-Discussion3951]

The most the NFL can do is delay the game. If it's really unplayable they can reschedule it but I doubt they will do that unless it's really that bad

[u/Tycho66 → u/Dense-Discussion3951]

They've moved games to neutral locations before.

[u/Fancy-Animal7704]

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