Monday's rain led to the cancellation of several outdoor Memorial Day events.
Among them was the Joint Veterans Council's annual Memorial Day Ceremony at North Cape County Park.
Chairman Ron MacCubbin said the event had been conducted in light rain before, but Monday's downpour, coupled with tornado warnings, made the ceremony inadvisable.
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