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Bonnaroo festival grounds closed due to weather, which could impact The Farm 'for hours.' Here's the latest updates
Bonnaroo performances are suspended as severe weather moves through the area. Centeroo, the main festival grounds, has been evacuated and attendees have been asked to shelter in their vehicles.
The severe weather threat continued for hours. At 5 p.m. the festival posted that Centeroo will be closed for at least the next few more hours.
"Do what Bonnaroovians do: make friends with your neighbors, radiate positivity, and we'll keep you updated as soon as we know more," festival organizers posted on X.
The festival flashed weather warnings on the giant video screens near stages.
It's unclear how this might impact the schedule yet, though several artists who were scheduled to play the early afternoon have posted about cancelations on social including Mannequin Pussy, Ginger Root and Effin.
There's a chance of showers and thunderstorms every day of the festival. The National Weather Service warned that unsettled weather will continue into the weekend keeping thunderstorms in the forecast for the afternoons and evenings.
While temperatures will be lower, it will remain very humid, the weather service said.
Festival officals have been preparing for the threat of severe weather.
"We're gonna have some weather, as we do in Middle Tennessee," Ken Weinstein, spokesperson for the festival said June 13. "It's gonna come and there is nothing we can do about it."
This is a breaking story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Bonnaroo weather updates: Centeroo evacuated due to rain, lightning
