60 MPH Winds and Possible Tornado Tonight
Mates,
The NOAA website has issued a pretty significant advisory for you folks down there in AA for the game:
This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight There is a chance of thunderstorms early tonight. The potential exists for these storms to produce damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 mph. There is also the potential for an isolated tornado. These storms are most likely between 9 pm and Midnight. Storm motion will be to the east-northeast at 45 to 50 mph. Outside of any storms, strengthening southwest winds will gust between 30 and 40 mph early tonight and then increase to around 45 mph after midnight. A wind advisory is in effect for all of Southeast Lower Michigan from midnight to 6 a.m. Sunday morning. Be Safe and Go Blue, big storm a comin' XM
October 7th, 2017 at 5:49 PM ^
Bring it on.
October 7th, 2017 at 6:25 PM ^
We get the crew from the game last year.
October 7th, 2017 at 7:39 PM ^
If your talking about the osu game just kill the fuckers and get a new crew.
October 7th, 2017 at 5:51 PM ^
Oh good, the only way we'll probably win is by passing, this should DEFINITELY help that plan!!
October 7th, 2017 at 5:52 PM ^
Short crossing routes to tight ends, then? Sounds good to me.
October 7th, 2017 at 5:57 PM ^
Looking at weather maps, the storms are coming in around 10:50 PM. Game should be mostly over by then.
October 7th, 2017 at 6:08 PM ^
This'll be like the Indiana game last year where whoever is leading when the weather starts wins.
October 8th, 2017 at 10:23 AM ^
Looks like you were right!
October 7th, 2017 at 6:06 PM ^
Same with MSU
October 7th, 2017 at 6:12 PM ^
I'd say our run defense is significantly better than theirs.
October 7th, 2017 at 5:51 PM ^
Tornado has zero chance against a Don Brown defense.
October 7th, 2017 at 7:18 PM ^
John McElwain appoves this photo
October 7th, 2017 at 5:53 PM ^
I only fux wit hurricanes 80 mph +. Y'all can keep dat bullshit
October 7th, 2017 at 5:55 PM ^
Pleaseeeeee no delays
October 7th, 2017 at 5:56 PM ^
No not really. The universe really does allow sparty any chance to win against us doesn't it?
October 7th, 2017 at 5:56 PM ^
Throwing in the wind is not that hard. You just have to adjust by a few feet each throw. We got this.
October 7th, 2017 at 6:08 PM ^
That depends on the direction of the wind. Hopefully the wind is at our backs for the second and fourth quarters.
October 7th, 2017 at 7:30 PM ^
just lead em a little less
October 7th, 2017 at 7:41 PM ^
Ha! +1 when I log in
October 7th, 2017 at 5:57 PM ^
Playing Iowa state!
October 7th, 2017 at 5:59 PM ^
hopefully the improvement week made us a first-half team, too. Get ahead before the storm hits and don't look back.
October 7th, 2017 at 6:01 PM ^
We should have really moved the game back once there was a chance of a thunderstorm. Freaking TV schedules.
October 7th, 2017 at 6:02 PM ^
no biggie. But I think the Purdue game might be hit by a squall line in a few minutes so that might be entertaining.
October 7th, 2017 at 6:04 PM ^
Our defense doesn’t care if there are 243 mph winds, Sparta will not score.
October 7th, 2017 at 6:06 PM ^
what happens if it's a close game and weather forces the game to be delayed for several hours? Do they resume play at 1am? Scrap the outcome and pretend like it never happened? Call the score to that point the final score?
October 7th, 2017 at 6:07 PM ^
of that Utah game?
October 7th, 2017 at 6:14 PM ^
I couldn't help but think of that game when posting the question. Obviously they waited out the weather for that one, but would the do the same until 1-2am?
October 7th, 2017 at 6:16 PM ^
Resume play whenever weather is good. Maybe late at night, but I'm assuming at some point they'll call it a draw b/c of weather. If it's late enough and the game is well under control by one team they'll call it in favor of that team probably as they did in Hoke's first game against Western Michigan
October 7th, 2017 at 7:38 PM ^
they didn't call that game. They asked the coaches if they were both ok with ending the game at the current score and they both agreed. Not sure they can determine an outcome without the agreement?
October 7th, 2017 at 6:18 PM ^
IIRC the ADs have some discretion. They can resume, postpone to a later date, declare the latest score as final, or declare the game as no contest.
October 7th, 2017 at 6:49 PM ^
But they have to agree I believe. Nobody ahead can unilaterally declare the game over.
October 7th, 2017 at 6:07 PM ^
they should move game time up by an hour -- ensure fans can get out in time.
October 7th, 2017 at 6:11 PM ^
Would have been nice if they did yesterday. Much too late for that now unfortunately.
October 7th, 2017 at 6:13 PM ^
HOLD ONTO THE DAMN BALL!!!!!!!!!
please
October 7th, 2017 at 6:15 PM ^
Scrap that... tried to reply to a post below. Never log in on my PC - usually on the "unofficial" i-phone app.
No whichever team has more rushing yards when they call the game is declared the winner, irregardless of the score.
October 7th, 2017 at 6:14 PM ^
This should have been a 3:30 kick as god intended
October 7th, 2017 at 6:14 PM ^
I am liking our defense over their defense even in rain. I like our offense over their offense even in rain. JOK is going to outrush their QB. JOK will be new Kap
October 7th, 2017 at 6:29 PM ^
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October 7th, 2017 at 6:18 PM ^
Is this storm someway of telling us that we shouldn't play night games in Ann Arbor. At least night games against MAC? Is there a "higher authority" at work here?
Seriously, hope it doesn't get too bad for fans/players/workers and we can play a competitive game not impacted too badly be severe weather. That said, at least we're not dealing with such winds in that "trash tornado" in EL.
October 7th, 2017 at 6:19 PM ^
Doesn't make it look like a huge storm, there's some red but lots of green
October 7th, 2017 at 6:21 PM ^
and more likely to be a nuisance preventing good offensive football..which to be fair we were probably not going to see a lot of even on a calm clear evening.
October 7th, 2017 at 6:27 PM ^
Oh great. Just what we need in Michigan Stadium. More green.
October 7th, 2017 at 6:56 PM ^
It's a pretty well-defined line though, which makes me wonder if the winds will be...well...entertaining ahead of the precipitation. I haven't heard from anyone who has already experienced it, but the gust front might be interesting. I imagine that we're probably not going to see either team at their offensive best once the rain starts.
October 7th, 2017 at 6:20 PM ^
Just no trash tornado, please.
October 7th, 2017 at 6:21 PM ^
would be bad. windy/rainy for both teams, but could be stuck for hours awaiting an outcome.
October 7th, 2017 at 6:21 PM ^
Nordin from 70!
October 7th, 2017 at 6:24 PM ^
lightening delay possible
October 7th, 2017 at 6:27 PM ^
Line of storms just hit them after Purdue took the lead.
October 7th, 2017 at 6:34 PM ^
I'm in New Orleans waiting for Nate, getting ready to watch a football game to be played in a tornado. Good times. Go Blue!