Organizers with the Pitchfork Music Festival announced that festival gates had reopened Saturday evening roughly an hour after the fest was halted due to potentially severe weather moving into the area.

       Around 5 p.m., patrons were directed to exits and told to seek shelter as a line of thunderstorms approached from the west. “Due to dangerous weather conditions, Pitchfork Fest is evacuating,” the tweet announced in a since-deleted tweet. “Please calmly and quickly leave the festival grounds and find shelter nearby.”

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       We have re-opened the gates to the festival. You can enter at the main gate on Ashland or on Ogden/Washington. Stay tuned for set time updates.

       — Pitchfork Music Festival Chicago (@pitchforkfest) July 22, 2023

       A short time later, the festival’s Twitter account gave an update, saying it was possible that the festival would resume. Twenty minutes later, organizers announced that gates had reopened and that artist performances had resumed.

       The National Weather Service said scattered storms were expected across the area through 7 p.m., warning of possible lightning, gusty winds and small hail.

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       The three-day music festival runs through Sunday.

       Originally Published: Jul 22, 2023 at 5:40 pm