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News reporters are all over the Oklahoma tornado, in the way of journalists today everything is the worst ever. It's pretty much par for the course these days.
But usually they're a little more creative in their reporting to make sure you believe it.
Saying that an EF-5 tornado is incredibly incredibly rare, then quoting the statistic that "since 1950 there have only been 59 on record!" is... well, less than impressive as far as "rare" goes and shouldn't be presented as an "only!"
I'm not saying it wasn't a tragedy, that it isn't horrible that people died, but people not from the area don't realize that tornados are pretty darn common. And there will, most likely, be another huge one next year. And in between there will be dozens of "little" ones that only destroy the lives of a few people that will never make the national news.
But usually they're a little more creative in their reporting to make sure you believe it.
Saying that an EF-5 tornado is incredibly incredibly rare, then quoting the statistic that "since 1950 there have only been 59 on record!" is... well, less than impressive as far as "rare" goes and shouldn't be presented as an "only!"
I'm not saying it wasn't a tragedy, that it isn't horrible that people died, but people not from the area don't realize that tornados are pretty darn common. And there will, most likely, be another huge one next year. And in between there will be dozens of "little" ones that only destroy the lives of a few people that will never make the national news.