ST. LOUIS — The Great Forest Park Balloon Race has been canceled due to ongoing inclement weather, race officials said on the event's Facebook page Saturday afternoon.

The annual event had been scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m.

Race officials also cited extremely wet field conditions for the decision.

"We worked closely with the National Weather Service to make this decision," race officials said in a statement. "The safety of pilots and spectators is our utmost concern."

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