FC Dallas-Minnesota United kickoff delayed due to weather

Phil West

UPDATE

Warmups will begin at 10:15 pm ET, and kickoff is scheduled to take place at 10:40 pm ET.

As of 9:09pm- pending no lightning strikes in the area, it is confirmed that kick will be at 9:40pm. Teams are going to warmup then play.#FCDvMIN
— Toyota Stadium (@ToyotaStadiumTX) August 19, 2018

PREVIOUSLY

The weather delay is expected until at least 10 pm ET.

Fun Fact from our weather service:
We have had 2210 lightning strikes/reports within our 8 mile radius for the past 30 minutes! ⚡️#FCDvMIN
— Toyota Stadium (@ToyotaStadiumTX) August 19, 2018

The kickoff for Saturday night's match between FC Dallas and Minnesota United at Toyota Stadium in Frisco has been delayed due to weather. The match was initially slated to start at 8 pm ET.

Live look at the current conditions at the stadium. #FCDvMIN ⛈ pic.twitter.com/ixYW4KxZz9
— Toyota Stadium (@ToyotaStadiumTX) August 19, 2018

Still heavy rain in the area. 🌧 Meanwhile back in the FCD locker room...trash can challenge skills 💯#FCDvMIN | #ChallengeAll pic.twitter.com/3L1UpBUsDk
— FC Dallas (@FCDallas) August 19, 2018

As we wait

Here's a gif of Abu jamming out to Bob Marley pic.twitter.com/aRpCevO486
— Minnesota United FC (@MNUFC) August 19, 2018

As of 7:18pm, #FCDvMIN delayed to 7:48pm for warm ups.

We expect this time will be changing as there is a lot of lightning in the area.#FCDvMIN | #ChallengeAll
— Toyota Stadium (@ToyotaStadiumTX) August 19, 2018

How the team is killing time during this rain/lightning delay ⛈#FCDvMIN | #ChallengeAll pic.twitter.com/uMUmH1MxTd
— FC Dallas (@FCDallas) August 19, 2018

We're in a slight weather delay here in Texas

So you should direct ALL of your weather questions to @FCDallas 😏
— Minnesota United FC (@MNUFC) August 18, 2018

6:45pm- Due to lightning in the area, #FCDvMIN is currently delayed until 7:05pm. Stay tuned for updates. pic.twitter.com/nQlrdfIRE7
— Toyota Stadium (@ToyotaStadiumTX) August 18, 2018

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