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A weatherman in Texas is stunned by lack of national coverage- this is a hell of a thing happening in your state tonight. Be safe, prayers..
I can’t believe how bad The Weather Channel has failed with this outbreak.
Once upon a time, cable news nets would cut to their local affiliates when major stories broke outside of NYC, LA or Chicago. Years ago, I remember watching CNN after a Northwest Airlines DC-9 crashed on takeoff from the airport in Detroit. The disaster occurred on a Sunday evening; obviously, CNN wasn't geared up to cover the story immediately, so they aired local coverage from WDIV-TV, the NBC affiliate in Detroit. The local reporters and anchors knew the area, had sources in the right places and did an excellent job.
No reason FNC, MSNBC and CNN couldn't have done the same thing last night. Except now is really isn't a “story” until the network has their own crew on the ground.
It was a miracle no one died in Dayton last night. A huge debris ball at 15-20K above the ground is something you rarely see, and the sign of a very powerful tornado. Local outlets, including WHIO-TV and WDTN did an outstanding job.
Last observation: could you imagine the reaction if the same storm system moved through NYC or DC? Shep Smith (minus mascara) would have been summoned from his cabana in the Hamptons and it would have been wall-to-wall coverage throughout the night. CNN would have convened its climate change panel around 2 am, to convince us (a) it's Trump's fault, and (b) tornadoes in Ohio in the late spring are a new weather phenomenon.