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Creighton
Severe storm, June 16, 2025
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The June 16, 2025 College World Series winners'-bracket game between No. 6 LSU and 15-seed UCLA at Charles Schwab Field Omaha (the co-hosted home of Creighton University and the University of Nebraska Omaha for the CWS) was suspended in the top of the fourth inning at approximately 7:20 PM CDT with LSU leading 5-3. The National Weather Service in Omaha issued a severe thunderstorm warning forecasting 60-mph winds and quarter-sized hail. Fans were directed to the concourse and adjacent indoor areas. The game was postponed overnight and resumed at 10 AM CDT on Tuesday, June 17, the first weather delay of the 75th anniversary CWS.
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We have entered a weather delay at Charles Schwab Field. Updates will be provided once they become available.
Per the NCAA's College World Series weather protocol, severe-thunderstorm-warning conditions (not just lightning detection) trigger a precautionary evacuation
Charles Schwab Field's [24,505-seat capacity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Schwab_Field_Omaha) and largely-covered concourse design provide adequate shelter for most fans without requiring evacuation to vehicles, but the 60-mph wind forecast prompted a stronger evacuation directive
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Tonight's game has been suspended and play will resume at 10 a.m. CT tomorrow. Gates will open at 9 a.m. CT.
Reconstructed @NCAAMCWS / @CWSOmaha social-media update consistent with the [On3 announcement](https://www.on3.com/news/2025-college-world-series-lsu-ucla-delayed-until-tuesday-due-to-rain/) of the Tuesday morning resumption
The overnight postponement was unusual for the College World Series, the NCAA typically pushes for same-day resumptions, but the 60-mph and hail-bearing storm cell took several hours to clear the Omaha metro
The game was the [first weather delay of the 75th anniversary CWS](https://www.cityofomaha.org/latest-news/1167-2025-college-world-series-celebrates-75th-anniversary), making it a notable weather event for the milestone tournament
Game 8 will resume at 11:00 AM ET.
#MCWS
Reconstructed Tuesday morning restart announcement matching the [June 17 ESPN box score](https://www.espn.com/college-baseball/game/_/gameId/401778095/ucla-lsu) and UCLA's [official recap](https://uclabruins.com/news/2025/6/17/baseball-ucla-drops-9-5-decision-to-lsu-in-omaha)
The 14-hour-40-minute total delay (from 7:20 PM CDT Monday to 10:00 AM CDT Tuesday) is the longest single-game suspension of the 2025 College World Series
LSU went on to win 9-5 (UCLA's first loss of the 2025 postseason) advancing LSU in the winners' bracket
We are entering a weather delay here in Omaha. We will provide updates as soon as we can.
#GoBruins
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We still remain in a delay. Continue to follow along for the most up-to-date information.
#MCWS
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Context
Background
Charles Schwab Field Omaha is a 24,505-seat downtown ballpark and the permanent home of the NCAA Division I Men's College World Series since 2011. The CWS is co-hosted by Creighton University and the University of Nebraska Omaha, with both institutions sharing operational, security, and emergency-management responsibility for the tournament. The June 16, 2025 winners'-bracket game between No. 6 LSU and 15-seed UCLA was suspended in the top of the fourth inning at approximately 7:20 PM CDT with LSU leading 5-3, after the National Weather Service in Omaha issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Omaha-Council Bluffs-Papillion area forecasting 60-mph winds and quarter-sized hail. Fans were directed to the concourse and adjacent indoor areas. The storm system took several hours to clear, and the NCAA (unusually for the CWS, which typically pushes for same-day resumptions) postponed the game overnight to Tuesday morning. Play resumed at 10 AM CDT on Tuesday, June 17, with the gates having opened at 9 AM CDT. LSU went on to win 9-5 — UCLA's first loss of the 2025 postseason. The total suspension was 14 hours 40 minutes, the longest single-game delay of the 75th anniversary CWS. The 2025 College World Series was the 75th anniversary edition, and the LSU-UCLA delay was the first weather event of the tournament. Creighton's CUAlert and UNO's emergency-notification systems are the campus-wide tools but during the CWS the operational stadium messaging is managed by the College World Series of Omaha, Inc. and the NCAA, a layered governance structure unique among D1 athletic venues.
Analysis
Key Findings
Charles Schwab Field Omaha is co-hosted by Creighton and UNO during the CWS, a layered emergency-management governance structure unique among D1 athletic venues, with the CWS of Omaha, Inc. and the NCAA managing stadium messaging during the tournament
The 14-hour-40-minute total suspension was the longest single-game delay of the 2025 CWS, driven by the NCAA's unusual decision to postpone overnight rather than push for a same-day resumption
The June 16 delay was triggered by a severe thunderstorm warning forecasting 60-mph winds and quarter-sized hail, a stronger evacuation trigger than the typical lightning-detection threshold that suspends most outdoor games
The 2025 CWS was the [75th anniversary edition](https://www.cityofomaha.org/latest-news/1167-2025-college-world-series-celebrates-75th-anniversary); the LSU-UCLA delay was the first weather event of the tournament
Outcome
Game completed June 17, 2025 with LSU defeating UCLA 9-5. No injuries reported during the evacuation.
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Cite this case
Campus Alert Archive. "Creighton University: Severe storm, June 16, 2025." Incident of June 16, 2025. Added May 2026; last updated July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/creighton-charles-schwab-field-cws-lsu-ucla-weather-suspension-2025-06-16/
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