Florida State Seminoles 'expect to be able to play' at home after storm damage to Dick Howser Stadium
Following a storm that damaged Dick Howser Stadium, Florida State appears to be in decent enough shape to host a planned weekend series against Georgia Tech in baseball.
Warchant.com’s Ira Schoffel reported Monday that is the plan, though other contingency plans have been discussed. Notes Schoffel on Twitter:
“[S]ounds like they expect to be able to play at home after the stadium took some damage in Friday’s storm.”
Florida State has had a strong season, though ACC title contention is off the table at this point in the season. Coach Link Jarrett has guided his squad to a 37-12 overall record, with On3’s Jonathan Wagner projecting the ‘Noles to be the No. 10 national seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament.
In any case, that Dick Howser Stadium is in good enough shape to potentially host this weekend is a great sign after the devastating storms wreaked havoc on the Tallahassee area.
John Honore, a meteorologist for the Texas Division of Emergency Management and Florida State alum, shared some clearer pictures of the damage, which you can see below.
As you can tell, looks like the right field fence and foul pole at Dick Howser Stadium received the brunt of the damage from the tornadoes, relative to the rest of the stadium.
Christian Oliver, a meteorologist with the National Weather service in Tallahassee, has come out and said a line of severe storms intensified as it neared the city, spawning a reported tornado in the downtown area, per Jeff Burlew and William L. Hatfield of the Tallahassee Democrat.
“As that line was approaching the city, we had three distinct circulations, each with their own tornado debris signature,” Oliver said, via the Tallahassee Democrat. “It looked like they were all kind of coming together into one tornadic capable storm.”
On3’s Steve Samra also contributed to this report.