Fireworks, concerts in Dover cancelled for high winds

Officials have cancelled fireworks rescheduled from the fourth of July citing high winds.

According to the city officials in Dover, a fireworks show cannot occur with winds of more than 20 miles per hour under Delaware fire regulations. The current forecasts for Saturday evening are for sustained winds between 21 and 25 miles per hour with gusts into the 30s.

We’re told given both the regulation and the close proximity of Dover’s fireworks to buildings and homes, officials believe it not be safe to have the show in such conditions.

The fireworks, band concerts, vendors, pony rides and moon bounces scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday; however, the daytime events scheduled for the First State Heritage Park sites and Biggs Museum for today will go on. Sites are scheduled to close at 4:30 p.m.

There is no reschedule date yet for the fireworks.