Bengals-Bucs game postponed because of hurricane
EvWill
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Bengals-Bucs game postponed because of hurricane
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' preseason opener scheduled for
Saturday night against the Cincinnati Bengals was postponed because of
approaching Hurricane Charley. The game may be rescheduled for Monday.
"We'll huddle with local authorities after the storm passes through and
evaluate the situation," Bucs spokesman Jeff Kamis said Friday.
The Bengals arrived in Orlando late Thursday for the game and planned to wait
out the storm there.
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EvWill
(Buccaneers.com)
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The Tampa Sports Authority has indefinitely postponed Saturday night’s Tampa
Bay-Cincinnati game as a result of the impending arrival of hurricane Charley
TSA: Game Postponed
Aug 13, 2004 -
The Tampa Sports Authority, governing body for Raymond James Stadium, issued
the following statement on Friday announcing the postponement of Saturday
night’s game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Cincinnati Bengals:
“Saturday’s preseason football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers has been postponed indefinitely due to hurricane Charley.
The deployment of law enforcement, emergency services, and fire safety
personnel to protect the residents of the Bay Area is of prime importance
during this severe weather threat to our community. Those personnel will be
actively serving the needs of the public and unavailable for a full deployment
for a football game.
Concern for the safety and protection of the area residents has caused this
indefinite postponement. The decision, made in conjunction with the
Hillsborough County E.O.C., will be revisited Saturday after officials
representing all agencies access the damage and the needs throughout the
county.”
The government personnel will also not be available for full deployment on
Sunday. TSA is expected to make another announcement on Saturday afternoon
regarding a possible makeup date for the game.
The primary concern of the Buccaneers is also the safety of Bay area residents,
including their own players, coaches and staff members and their families. The
team has given its players the option to return to the Bay area from training
camp in Orlando and several players who live in more affected areas have done
so. However, the majority of the team has elected to remain in Central Florida.
The Bengals are also currently stationed in Orlando. The team arrived in town
late Thursday night and is awaiting further word on the game.
Hurricane Charley has had winds measured in excess of 110 miles per hour as it
crossed from Cuba to the West Coast of Florida. It is expected to hit the Bay
area late in the afternoon or in the evening on Friday.
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Matt Parker
I hope that they just cancel the whole thing altogether. It'll make
up for when we had to play five, including the Tokyo game, last year.
You really only need two pre-season games, anyway. It would work in
our favor to reduce injuries.
So for a day and a half, they said that this storm was coming right
for us. Now over the course of an hour they change their mind and say
we're in the clear. Personally, I don't think they ever know what
they're talking about. Still gotta wait and see.
Ron Gibson
> I hope that they just cancel the whole thing altogether. It'll make
Either have it right away or cancel it.
> So for a day and a half, they said that this storm was coming right
> for us. Now over the course of an hour they change their mind and say
> we're in the clear. Personally, I don't think they ever know what
> they're talking about. Still gotta wait and see.
Yep. Damn thing could still do a 180. Not likely though. What grabbed it
and jerked it east is what always bounces them around this part of the
Gulf (and north).
There are high level jet streams that start over the midwest and dip down
into the Gulf crossing the state, usually. Depending it might drop
further south a bit. Anyway it moves. A passing storm will get influenced
by it if it is blowimg low enough down.
Makes the path of these things often bizzare from this point on up to
Miss, AL coast line.
g b
Yes Ron they explained the jet stream effect on the hurricane doing that
.
Tell you what, that Steve Jervey (sp) on Channel 8 did a fantastic job
as far as I was concerned. And he had said even yesterday that the one
system he used was predicting an early turn inland around that area.
Forgot what the name of it was.
Luther Barnum
used and they thought it was going to turn long before anyone else had a
clue.
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Ron Gibson
> Yes Ron they explained the jet stream effect on the hurricane doing that
See my previous post for more details. But I just knew it would be
unlikely for it not to make that east turn at some point.
If they need damn weather balloons up there I'd think with so many peoples
lives on the line they'd find a way to get that done.
They are reporting 10 dead so far down south. Actually that is a miracle
no more but they got more counting. As I mentioned this was a strong but
fairly small system. Donna was huge and it just chewed up about a 40 mile
wide path as its center passed over Plant City.
Also stalled and dumped a ton of rain. The river crested about 20 feet
above it's highest level in Sulphur Springs due more to the rain than
the storm surge.
We were very lucky. If so many people got caught flat footed in Punta
Gorda can you imagine if it had really hit here? That's a city of maybe
40,000 and we would have had well over a million at risk.
Another thing is that people were not preparing properly. Groceries and
candles are nice but will not help you if your windows blow out or a wall
collapses.