Day two of the Costa FLW Series Southwestern event on Grand Lake presented by Ranger Boats has been cancelled due to intense thunderstorms and lightning moving through northeast Oklahoma this morning.

The first round of storms hit the Grove, Okla., region at about 5 a.m. CST, postponing the official takeoff time until 8 a.m. However, a more severe line of storms estimated to reach Grove at about 10 a.m. is what prompted the complete cancellation of the tournament day.

“Day two has officially been cancelled,” says Costa FLW Series Tournament Director Ron Lappin. “We had some pretty bad storms through here early this morning, but there is a second round headed this way in a couple of hours that looks even worse. For the sake of safety for our fishermen, we are cancelling today’s round of competition.

“The tournament will resume tomorrow with the full field fishing on Saturday and the winners (pro and co-angler) will be determined by the cumulative weight of two days of competition instead of three.”

The final day takeoff will happen Saturday at 6:30 a.m. with the final weigh-in now being held at 2:30 at Wolf Creek Park in Grove.