Newsroom evacuates during tornado. Weatherman Matt Laubhan of WTVA in Mississippi decided it was no longer safe to stay in the studio and made everyone take shelter in the basement after a tornado touched down near their building.
Aftermath:
Kevin Barnes searches the remains of his home on Clayton Avenue in Tupelo, Mississippi, on April 29, 2014.
Make that man a movie star, stat!
Posted by: Joan of Argghh! at April 29, 2014 3:25 AMMake that man a movie star, stat!
Posted by: Joan of Argghh! at April 29, 2014 3:25 AMThe dick test was to stay there and keep broadcasting.
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at April 29, 2014 5:31 AMIf he had stood up with raised arms and hollered a mock incantation summoning the storm to smite evil ... well, he probably would have been fired. But legendarily so.
Posted by: Mike James at April 29, 2014 8:07 AMWhat's the follow up? Did the studio take a hit or was it all just wee wee down his leg?
He earned a good hard punch in the face either way it went.
Posted by: chasmatic at April 29, 2014 12:04 PMLead from behind hell. Follow Me!
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