The Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves completed their pre-game ceremonies but then entered a rain delay at Bristol Motor Speedway. The game will not start at its originally-scheduled first-pitch time of 7:15 p.m.

The Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds are playing the first MLB regular season game ever in the state of Tennessee after a rain delay before the first pitch

Major League Baseball, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, the Speedway Classic between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds. It was a perfect setting, the auto-racing grandstand beyond the outfield fence.

A warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture, making storms capable of unleashing huge amounts of rain over land. Studies have shown that for every degree Fahrenheit that the planet heats up, the atmosphere can hold around 3% to 4% more moisture. As a result, flooding risks across the country are expected to increase in the coming years.

Storms are lashing the East Coast from Virginia to Connecticut, flooding roadways and delaying flights from Boston to Washington, D

Water poured down into metro stations and shot up from the roads like geysers as the Northeast saw major flooding on Thursday.

A weak cold front brings the threat of storm chances this weekend, but will it be enough to take the edge off the early-August heat?