Coney Island weather: Hot dog eating contest back on, rumored time [UPDATED]

It’s July 4th. That means Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest time. Currently in a delay, when will it resume? 

The Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest was slated to start some time ago on the Fourth of July, but unfortunately, weather in the New York City area and specifically the Coney Island area has put the event in a weather delay.

Here’s the latest on the event as Joey Chestnut looks to continue his reign of dominance at the annual event.

Here’s who won the event. 

Coney Island weather

At around 12:20 p.m. ET, Accuweather’s minutecast said that heavy rain should change to light rain by 12:35 p.m. or so. Light rain persists until 12:40 p.m.

An areal flood watch is in effect for the next several hours as well, but precipitation is expected to pause by 1 p.m.

Is Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest canceled?

UPDATE: Matt Pomeroy, who works for ESPN as an NFL Live Editorial Graphics Producer, Tweeted that he heard the contest was back on for 2:00 p.m. ET.

UPDATE: At 1:14 p.m. ET, Joey Chestnut emerged into the wetlands of Coney Island and is believed to have claimed he is going to make the contest happen along with the other contestants. Stay tuned.

https://twitter.com/HeasleyK13/status/1676284840365137929

Others reported the stage was being torn down, but the user who Tweeted the above is holding out hope that they’re actually setting it back up for the event.
UPDATE: At 12:38 p.m., ABC 7 NY reported the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest was canceled.

When will Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest resume?

UPDATE: After reports of cancelation, an ESPN employee reported that the contest is back on, expected to start at 2:00 p.m. ET.

UPDATE: The 2023 Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest has been canceled according to ABC 7 NY. 

We all want nothing more than for this event to start and for the national pastime of eating way too much food to begin. It’s a marvelous event that you can only help but just be in awe of every year it happens.

Right now, no official word has been given on the competition. But looking at the above forecast, one could assume the festivities should take off right around 12:45 p.m., or by 1 p.m. if event organizers prefer a more round number.

Any possible flooding could delay things further, though. Fingers crossed that this kicks off soon.

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