TV station under fire for tornado warning during Georgia-Alabama game

The Saturday night interruption angered college football fans, but the station says it stands by the warning and refuses to apologize; apparently safety has a fan base problem.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN Newsroom
Published 1:08 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

At a glance

First reported by New York Post: “TV station under fire for tornado warning during Georgia-Alabama game: ‘We won’t apologize’”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 1:08 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: TV.

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New York PostTV station under fire for tornado warning during Georgia-Alabama game: ‘We won’t apologize’

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWe promised you this one: a television station is taking heat from college football fans after it interrupted the Georgia-Alabama game on Saturday night with a tornado warning.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe station is not backing down, and the New York Post quotes its response in full: we won't apologize.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorGood for them. A tornado is a pretty big reason to cut away from anything, even a rivalry game.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFans were furious about a warning for a storm that could take the roof off their house. That is the whole country in one sentence.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThey missed some football.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd they kept their roofs. That's a trade I'd take every time.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBrock has been waiting all day to tell us the sky is out to get him, so let's see what it's doing now.