this is the world we live in now. same thing with high school games in MN. all it takes is one visible bolt of lightning, and it's an automatic 30-minute delay - but the clock restarts for every new visible lightning strike. I've gone to games where they sat out 2-hr plus delays before postponing the game. Earlier this year, there was a game in west-central MN - a high school game, mind you, that had multiple delays and ended after midnight.
I don't know what the odds are of someone getting hit by lightning, but the state HS league has decided better safe than sorry. Let's face it - if they played the game, and a fan or a kid got hit by lightning, the parade of lawyers showing up to sue everyone would look like the final scene of "Field of Dreams." (the line of cars outside the field.....)
Once upon a time, games would be played through any type of weather. the first time I remember a football game being impacted by weather was the old College All-Star Game in the mid-70's. There was a huge storm and they called off the game in the second half. (that was also the night of my brother's stag party, but the less said about that, the better.)