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Thousands Attend White House UFC Amid Severe Thunderstorm Threat

6/12/2026

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Thousands of fans will gather on the White House South Lawn in Washington, D.C., for a UFC event on Sunday.
UFC chief Craig Borsari said the promotion has hourly on-site meteorologist reports and contingency plans.
Storm Prediction Center meteorologist Jared Guyer warned a potent system will bring severe thunderstorms with damaging winds across Virginia to southern New York and Washington, D.C., where lightning killed three people in August 2022.

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Thousands of fans will gather on the White House South Lawn in Washington, D.C., for a UFC event on Sunday.
UFC chief Craig Borsari said the promotion has hourly on-site meteorologist reports and contingency plans.
Storm Prediction Center meteorologist Jared Guyer warned a potent system will bring severe thunderstorms with damaging winds across Virginia to southern New York and Washington, D.C., where lightning killed three people in August 2022.