Earlier this week, Oklahoma was once again hit by a deadly and damaging blast of severe weather.
The whole thing followed the same familiar May sweeps script we’re now used to…
1. Meteorologists spend a good couple of days hyping diabolical forecasts on TV and social media, with some even giving reckless, incredibly bad advice that they later delete, claiming the only way to survive the outbreak is to be underground.
2. Thunder players who aren’t from here nervously ask questions on social media regarding how worried they should be.
3. Most areas of the city and state preemptively shut down so people can stay home and watch their favorite TV meteorologists coordinate their storm chaser squadrons while dancing in front of the radar graphic for a special live broadcast of Severe Weather Theatre.
4. The storms eventually arrive and bring with them a lot of rain, wind, thunder, hail, and, in isolated areas, tornadoes that do a lot of damage.