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UPDATE @ 10:18 - Eddie Robinson from Houston is reporting that the teams have agreed on a date to play the game. The official word form Sporting KC is they are still waiting for the official decision.
Word is, @HoustonDynamo and @SportingKC have agreed on a date to move the game. Just waiting on @MLS approval
— Eddie Robinson (@eddie_robinson2) August 25, 2017
Sports Radio 610 out of Houston is also confirming the cancellation.
Original Story Below:
Sporting Kansas City is scheduled to play the Houston Dynamo Saturday night at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston. One little problem.
A hurricane.
Hurricane Harvey to be precise.
A view of the storms just off of Galveston this afternoon (from the Commodore Hotel @GalvestonCom). #glswx #houwx pic.twitter.com/LopXpC6jrC
— NWS Houston (@NWSHouston) August 24, 2017
Harvey should make landfall sometime Friday and generally be a nuisance for the rest of the weekend, a potentially deadly nuisance.
People in #Texas should prepare today for #Hurricane #Harvey as winds could be too strong for preparations on Friday https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb pic.twitter.com/uEOgdtDnQD
— NHC Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic) August 24, 2017
If Sporting KC travels to Houston, Friday would normally be the travel day for a Saturday game.
A spokesperson for Sporting KC has confirmed that SKC, the Dynamo and MLS are all keeping track of the changing weather conditions and will make a determination if it is safe to travel and play.
It is looking less likely all the time but weather can change a lot in 24 hours so there is sill the potential for the game to take place.
30-second imagery of rapidly intensifying Hurricane #Harvey from GOES-16. pic.twitter.com/b8CFxJdgQD
— NWS Eastern Region (@NWSEastern) August 24, 2017