A Tennessee meteorologist was slammed with a barrage of insults on Twitter after she interrupted a popular TV show to break news about storm warnings.
Some comments included “tell the weather girl to shut up,” “weather people are not important,” and “inconsiderate camera hog.”
Morgan noted that two people died in the Nashville area due to flooding, adding that two tornadoes also caused damage.
“Unfortunately, I had to cover The Masked Singer to warn people about the dangerous conditions moving in. Here are some comments I received while on air. I will always put lives ahead of a TV show,” she wrote on social media
Dozens of people, including other meteorologists, offered words of support.
“Ignore those ignoramuses! Thank you for saving lives,” wrote WAVE-3 weatherman Justin Logan.
Amid extreme weather events, it’s common for meteorologists to interrupt broadcasts with weather warnings.
“Snow will swing down across the Plains and into the Ohio River Valley before moving off the mid-Atlantic coast,” said AccuWeather Meteorologist Brett Edwards. “Any snowfall can create slippery road conditions and result in travel delays,” he added.
Polar Vortex Kills Invasive Bugs
The so-called “polar vortex,” which hit the United States at the end of January, breaking numerous records, killed a number of harmful invasive insect species.“In regions of the country that commonly experience winter temperatures below 50 [degrees Fahrenheit], most insects have already entered diapause, which is a period of inactivity,” Campbell added.
She said it will not clear what the impact is until spring arrives.
“In addition to the effect of extremely cold weather on pests themselves, damage to plants and other animals can also disrupt food supplies for insects in the spring and summer, driving them indoors,” Campbell said.