Tornado warning in Columbus interrupts North Carolina-Kentucky finish

Thanks to a tornado warning, the telecast in Columbus for Kentucky vs. North Carolina got cut off, then came back during the handshake lineup.

Kentucky vs. North Carolina was one of the classic games of the NCAA Tournament. Everyone who saw it will remember where they were when Luke Maye hit the game-winning shot. Except for anyone who was watching the game in Columbus.

The local CBS feed in Columbus carried the Kentucky-North Carolina game for the first 38 minutes. Everything was going smoothly until a tornado warning came across the area. That’s when the game switched to a black screen, causing everyone to miss North Carolina’s epic win. And when it came back, the teams were in the handshake line:

Someone at CBS Columbus is getting fired. They had good intentions, and wanted to warn the residents of an oncoming storm. But they still could’ve carried the game while talking over it and flashing a tornado warning banner over top.

You may only cut away from a game like Kentucky-North Carolina under very special circumstances, like when O.J. Simpson is getting chased. A local tornado watch shouldn’t warrant something like this. Instead of reveling in the finish like everyone else, Ohio residents had to watch everyone freak out on Twitter and feel like they were late to the party.

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While some networks would’ve swept this under the rug and pretended like nothing happened, 10TV has done their viewers a solid by showing the last two minutes of the game:

It still hurts, because everyone knows what happened by now. It’s like watching an M. Night Shyamalan movie, but knowing the twist ending in advance. But it’s better than nothing. And when everyone in Columbus gathers together at school or work, they can talk about the game rather than not being able to watch it.