Mobile Mardi Gras parades cancelled for Saturday, moved to Sunday

MOBILE, Al.
The following Mardi Gras parades are cancelled for Saturday, Feb. 18, according to a news release from the Mobile Police Department. They have been rescheduled to run Sunday, Feb. 19, at the following times:

• 10:30 am. -- Floral, Knights of Mobile, and Order of Angels
• 2:00 p.m. -- King Elexis
• 2:30 p.m. -- Joe Cain
• 5:00 p.m. -- Le-Krewe De Bienville
• 7:00 p.m. -- Mystic of Time

Possible severe weather was expected to put a crimp on the parades scheduled for Saturday. The National Weather Service in Mobile has forecast a near-100 percent chance of rain for Saturday starting mid-morning, with possible thunderstorm activity increasing from mid-afternoon into evening, which could include heavy lightning.
In Baldwin County, two of Saturday’s parades had already been postponed to Sunday. The Krewe of Mullet Mates parade will run on Baldwin County Road 1 from Mullet Point Park to Weeks Bay at 2 p.m. Sunday. And the Mystics of Pleasure parade on Perdido Beach Boulevard in Orange Beach will also run at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Daphne’s Shadow Barons are still scheduled to roll at 6:45 p.m. Saturday.
No change has been announced yet for the coronation of Queen Kathleen by King Felix III, which was originally scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Mobile Convention Center.
Alabama State News will have updates on cancellations and postponements throughout the weekend as they become available.