Massive Tornado Interrupts AHL Game
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Dorin Canaday
March 31, 2023 (10:30 PM)
Some scary news out of the AHL, as fans were forced to evacuate a game after the announcement of a very large and dangerous tornado touching down.
Keeping the Fans Safe First
News broke that a tornado had touched down in Illinois earlier this evening, as citizens were warned to take shelter:
Because of this, the Rockford IceHogs and Laval Rocket was interrupted after a warning was put on the JumboTron, as fans and players left ice surface area.
People have shared footage of the extreme weather all over social media, but none better than RAWSALERTS on Twitter.
*Update*
Some good news as the game has since resumed!
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