This story has been updated with new information.
The Louder Than Life music festival resumed following a weather delay Sept. 21.
Festival grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center reopened at 12:15 p.m., Louder Than Life officials said in an alert to attendees. Attendees were asked to “safely and calmly make your back into the festival.” Shuttle services have resumed.
Louder Than Life officials released a revised schedule following the rain delay. Headliner Bring Me the Horizon is set to take Main Stage 1 at 10 p.m.
Officials previously announced at 10:40 a.m. the show had paused due to storms in the area.
More storms are possible Sunday
Additional thunderstorms potentially bringing heavy rains and small hail to the Louisville area may disrupt the last day of Louder Than Life in the afternoon and evening hours Sept. 21.
More storms could arrive after 2 p.m., a forecast from the National Weather Service in Louisville shows. Rainfall of less than a tenth of an inch is expected, though higher amounts could fall in thunderstorms. There is a 50% chance of rain during the day and a 30% chance of rain at night.
The storms “may become strong to severe” and consist of “gusty winds, hail, brief heavy rainfall, and lightning,” according to a statement issued by NWS Louisville early Sept. 21.
What does the Sunday weather forecast mean for Louder Than Life?
The Louder Than Life stages could be in the path of scattered storms a few hours into the Sept. 21 schedule, based on the latest forecast from NWS Louisville.
Louder Than Life officials will be monitoring the weather forecast throughout the day, festival spokesperson Lynsey Creech Trager said.
“Please have a personal safety plan in place in case we need to seek shelter,” festival officials said in a statement posted to social media. “Within the festival site, your nearest safe shelter location may be Freedom Hall.”
While Louder Than Life is considered to be a rain-or-shine event, the festival can be paused due to severe thunderstorms, nearby lightning, “excessive wind,” hail, flooding or “as directed by local emergency personnel,” according to information on the festival’s official website.
“If an evacuation due to inclement weather becomes necessary fans will either be advised to temporarily seek shelter or that the festival is cancelled for the remainder of the day,” according to the festival website’s “Health and Safety” page. “This notification will be made by audio and video announcements from the stages, the Louder Than Life Mobile App push notifications, and social media.”
Louisville weather for the week ahead
Storm chances are expected to persist through the upcoming week, according to the weather service’s statement, “though the threat for strong to severe storms is low beyond Monday.”
The storms will help to cool what NWS Louisville officials described in a Facebook post Sept. 20 as an “unseasonably warm” weather pattern. Temperatures are expected to drop from highs in the mid-80s Sept. 20 to the upper 70s by Sept. 24.
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