10 Ways the OKC Media Can Make a Snowpacalypse Fail Entertaining

Before we get started, I should let you know that I am writing this post on Monday night trapped under 12-feet of snow, snacking on the corpses of my neighbors. I’m just kidding. I don’t live in Alva or Woodward. It’s cold and wet outside in northwest Oklahoma City and I’ll most likely have to go to work in the morning. I guess it’s good the weatherman all suck.

While watching the news coverage of yesterdays storms, I noticed one important thing. It’s boring. It lacks the urgency, anticipation and fear of spring severe weather coverage. Other than being over-hyped, and showing the occasional over-turned semi, it’s the complete and total opposite of spring coverage. Instead of twisters, David Payne chases sand trucks. Shots of funnel clouds are replaced with rulers in the ground; take cover in the hall closet is switched out with dress in layers, wear some gloves and play outside.

Since the winter weather coverage is boring — and these winter false alarms are becoming more common (for the metro, at least) — we’ve decided to list ten ways our media can make these snowpacalypse fails entertaining.

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10. Show Jed Castles pictures of his wife.

This would heat things up.

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9. Instead of ties, Mike Morgan wears bedazzled gowns.

They will be made by the same blind, armless children that make his ties!

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8. Steve Shaw asks the women of Oklahoma how many inches they can handle.

Seriously, watch that clip. It’s entertaining enough as is.

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7. Jeff George takes the cinnamon challenge before the 5-Day forecast.

It would be tough to tell though, because he always looks like he just took the cinnamon challenge.

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6. Have Kelly Ogle and Amanda Taylor speak with an English accent.

And that’s my two cents, cheers!

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5. Damon Lane regals us with stories of the Grand Tetons.

His bio says: Damon loves to snow ski, especially in The Grand Tetons of Wyoming. Don’t we all, Damon… Don’t we all.

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4. John Slater can tell us interesting facts about how much the human head weighs.

Because he looks like the kid from Jerry McGuire.

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3. Gary England does the Snoopy dance when trying to get Val on the phone.

If he won’t do that, he should at least prank call Val a few time on air.

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2.  Catch Dean Blevins making yellow snow.

He doesn’t have a problem peeing on air, might as well show us the fruits of his labor.

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1. Scott Hines auditions for America’s Got Talent auditions.

That dude can dance!

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Hope you are staying warm today. If any of you have the pull to make any of these things happen, it’s time to start pulling those strings!

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