An event described as "the Greatest Show on Dirt" is being forced to take a pause. After the third inning wrapped up inNo. 6 LSU's matchup against No. 15 UCLAin the2025 College World Seriesat Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska on June 16, the game was delayed due to "severe weather in the area." REQUIRED READING:LSU vs UCLA baseball live updates: College World Series score, highlights At the time the game was postponed in the fourth inning, theTigers held a 5-3 leadin what had been a back-and-forth affair, one in which the teams combined for seven runs in the first inning, the most in the opening frame in a game during the 2025 NCAA tournament. USA TODAY Sports will provide weather updates as LSU and UCLA will aim to restart their game Monday night: All times Eastern 9:01 p.m.:As the teams wait for the game to restart, fans inside Charles Schwab Field and elsewhere can sign up for weather-related text updates from the NCAA. Sign up for text updates ⤵️#MCWSpic.twitter.com/GoHZIRcb75 — NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball)June 17, 2025 8:31 p.m.:Shortly after LSU tacked on a run to increase its lead over UCLA to 5-3 in the bottom of the third inning, the game was sent into a weather delay. In its announcement, the NCAA cited "severe weather in the area" as the reason for the stoppage in play while encouraging fans present inside Charles Schwab Field to leave their seats and proceed to the concourse area. 🚨 WEATHER UPDATES 🚨🌩️https://t.co/TaWNawJJBQ#MCWSpic.twitter.com/9m1ZgaNC1B — NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball)June 17, 2025 This marks the first weather delay of this year's CWS. At 8:17 p.m. ET, the National Weather Service in Omahaissued a severe thunderstorm warninguntil 9 p.m. ET. The NWS noted that in an area covering Omaha, Council Bluffs, Iowa and Papillion, Nebraska, there was the chance for winds up to 60 miles per hour and quarter-sized hail. Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Omaha NE, Council Bluffs IA and Papillion NE until 8:00 PM CDTpic.twitter.com/I3AEOKPtal — NWS Omaha (@NWSOmaha)June 17, 2025 According to a forecast from The Weather Channel, there is at least a 60% chance of thunderstorms every hour until 1 a.m. ET. As LSU and UCLA stand by to see when (or if) they'll get to retake the field Monday night, it's worth revisiting theNCAA's guidelines on inclement weather, specifically thunderstorms. The NCAA requires that a game be halted if a lightning strike is seen or heard within at least six miles of an outdoor stadium. In the event of a thunderstorm, a game will be paused for 30 minutes after the last observed lightning strike or clap of thunder within at least six miles of the venue and moving away from it. It can lead to prolonged delays. If, for example, there hasn't been lightning or thunder within six miles of the stadium for 25 minutes and the nearby lightning or thunder suddenly reappears, that 30-minute clock resets. In addition to the six-mile rule, NCAA rules also state that a game can be delayed if a lightning strike is seen or heard as far as eight miles from the stadium. As theNCAA's lightning/weather delay policy states: "To resume athletics activities, lightning safety experts recommend waiting 30 minutes after both the last sound of thunder and after the last flash of lightning is at least six miles away, and moving away from the venue. If lightning is seen without hearing thunder, lightning may be out of range and therefore less likely to be a significant threat. At night, be aware that lightning can be visible at a much greater distance than during the day as clouds are being lit from the inside by lightning. This greater distance may mean that the lightning is no longer a significant threat. At night, use both the sound of thunder and seeing the lightning channel itself to decide on when to reset the 30-minute return-to-play clock before resuming outdoor athletics activities." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:College World Series weather updates: LSU-UCLA game enters delay