We have been monitoring weather forecasts closely and several reports predict thunderstorms in the area, therefore we have decided to move Thursday's proceedings to Time Warner Cable Arena to ensure the safety and security of our delegates and convention guests,' said convention chief Steve Kerrigan.
However, the weather doesn't sound that threatening:
The latest Weather Underground forecast for Charlotte on Thursday states that there is a 40 per cent chance of rain tomorrow and only the possibility of thurnderstorms: 'Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain..Chance of rain 40% with rainfall amounts near 4.8 mm possible.' The chances of rain in the evening drop to 30 per cent.
Huh.
So... there is a 40% chance of rain... of 4.8 millimeters of rain.
Or roughly 13⁄64 of an inch of rain. -And that's during the day. At night, the chances of rain drop to 30 percent.
Do you suppose it could be that they're worried about filling 74,000 seats? The Daily Mail thinks so, and it quotes a convention worker to back them up:
A convention worker told MailOnline on Tuesday: ‘It looks like a done deal to me. The decision’s apparently been taken and it’s just a matter of spinning it as being forced on us by the weather.’ As the source was speaking, Democrats were saying publicly the event would go ahead as planned.
Interesting...
