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Rain, ‘technical difficulties’ shorten Raleigh’s July 4th fireworks display
By Richard Stradling,
4 hours ago
A combination of rain and “technical difficulties” shortened the City of Raleigh’s July 4th fireworks display at Dix Park on Thursday, and city officials say they will not be rescheduled.
After a blistering hot day , rain started falling about 15 minutes before the scheduled 9:30 p.m. fireworks show that had drawn thousands to the park. People started to pack up and leave, and a DJ announced that there was lightning in the area.
Attendees stream out of Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, N.C., after they were told to leave the area as a storm passes through minutes before the fireworks show was suppose to start Thursday evening, July 4, 2024. Attendees were then told they could stay as the rain got heavier. Ethan Hyman/ehyman@newsobserver.com
But when the rain subsided and it was clear lightning was not a threat, the city decided to go ahead with the fireworks, even as people were heading to their cars. The fireworks began but ended about six minutes later, sooner than anyone expected.
Those leaving Dorothea Dix Park stop and watch an abbreviated fireworks show from Hunt Drive Thursday, July 4, 2024. Ethan Hyman/ehyman@newsobserver.com
“The City’s Fourth of July Fireworks show was not the grand display that we planned,” the city said in a statement late Thursday. “We initially had a rain delay and threat of lightning, and then technical difficulties shortened the show.”
The city did not elaborate on the technical difficulties.
The statement concluded: “The fireworks for this year have concluded and will not be rescheduled.”
Attendees start to stream out of Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, N.C., after they were told to leave the area as a storm passes through minutes before the fireworks show was suppose to start Thursday evening, July 4, 2024. Attendees were then told they could stay as the rain got heavier. Ethan Hyman/ehyman@newsobserver.com
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