{"id":605681,"date":"2026-04-14T06:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T06:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/605681\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T06:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T06:20:08","slug":"wallaroos-forced-to-take-refuge-inside-us-hotel-amid-approaching-tornado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/605681\/","title":{"rendered":"Wallaroos forced to take refuge inside US hotel amid approaching tornado"},"content":{"rendered":"

A tornado has forced the touring Australian women’s rugby union team to seek shelter in the hallway of their team hotel in the United States.<\/p>\n

The Wallaroos are in Kansas City, Missouri, ahead of Saturday’s match against the US as part of the Pacific Four Series with Canada and New Zealand.<\/p>\n

A member of the travelling staff confirmed to AAP an alarm had been sounded at the team hotel on Tuesday AEST, advising guests to move to hallways or stairwells away from any windows.<\/p>\n

Debris can shatter windows during a tornado and cause serious injury.<\/p>\n

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The team had trained earlier in the day in abnormally hot conditions, a telltale sign of an approaching tornado.<\/p>\n

The Wallaroos had been scheduled to tour Arrowhead Stadium later in the week to meet with the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n

That event, training plans and the game itself appear in doubt, with a tornado warning in place for several nearby places.<\/p>\n

It comes after the Wallaroos’ match against Canada in Sacramento was delayed for 80 minutes due to nearby storms.<\/p>\n

A sizeable crowd had to be evacuated from the match over the weekend due to the conditions and was not permitted re-entry over safety concerns.<\/p>\n

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