The Mayor of Ball, Gail Wilking, announced Sunday morning that Ball’s Mardi Gras parade, scheduled to roll that afternoon at 2pm, was cancelled owing to a significant chance of rain. 

Somewhat ironically, the parade’s king is meteorologist Nick Mikulas, and he advocated for canceling and rescheduling the parade for everyone’s safety. The parade will now be held on Saturday, March 1, at 2pm.