Pacers' flight to OKC diverts after tornado warning

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Indiana Pacers' accomplishment successful Oklahoma City for the NBA Finals has been delayed by weather.

Forecasters issued a tornado warning, flood ticker and terrible thunderstorm ticker for Oklahoma City and overmuch of the surrounding areas Tuesday afternoon, each portion the Pacers' charter formation was successful the air.

The formation was diverted to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and refueled, and the squad was readying to get successful Oklahoma City aboriginal Tuesday evening. Oklahoma City's airdrome arrivals and departures were interrupted by dense rainfall and wind.

The Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder are scheduled to look astatine the NBA Finals media time Wednesday astatine Paycom Center, which volition big Game 1 of the rubric bid Thursday night.

There was astatine slightest 1 tornado spotted successful Norman, Oklahoma, adjacent the University of Oklahoma campus, connected Tuesday afternoon. It was not instantly known whether the tornado touched down oregon caused immoderate damage.

Norman is astir 20 miles southbound of Oklahoma City.