Thunderstorms in forecast for start of CWS finals

OMAHA, Neb. — Inclement weather threatens to delay or postpone the start of the final round at the College World Series tonight, but no change in the schedule has been made.

According to the National Weather Service, a 60 percent chance of rain is possible in Omaha before midnight. At 12:30 p.m., showers and thunderstorms covered most of Nebraska, as far west as Imperial, near the Colorado border, about 350 miles from Omaha.

Arkansas and Oregon State are scheduled to play Game 1 of the national championship series beginning at 6 p.m.

NCAA rules dictate games cannot be played when lightning is present within an 8-mile radius of the competition site. Each lightning strike within an 8-mile radius…