Viewers outraged over storm coverage during Masters

The 83rd Masters Tournament teed off earlier Sunday due to impending inclement weather.

The storms that wrecked havoc in Mississippi and Alabama entered Georgia Sunday morning.

» Weather updates: Track the storm

In Augusta, tournament officials prepared for the brunt of storms to hit the course by about 1:30 p.m.

The final round was played under cloudy and breezy conditions. Winds gusted to near 25 mph at times.

As the lead shrunk in the late back-nine, CBS’s station in metro Atlanta broke in to the tournament’s national coverage with live storm updates. They interrupted once again, as the leaders headed into the final holes.

For viewers following Tiger Woods’ championship final round, this came at the most inopportune times. They took their outrage to Twitter:

Dear @cbs46
I'll tune to @wsbtv if I want to watch the weather. Don't mess with the @TheMasters
Thanks,
Everyone
— ChrisWright (@chright) April 14, 2019

“Lives are more important than golf.... also check out our live stream on our Facebook page.”- @cbs46
— Jerrell Simpson (@jbrizzle92) April 14, 2019

@CBS46 is #StormModeToneDeaf! No confirmed tornados and you are interrupting to promote your flailing news and weather team! You are not making friends or influencing people. Seriously...Go Back to the Masters Broadcast!!!
— Ford Stokes (@fordstokes) April 14, 2019

.@cbs46 the only touchdown I care about is in football. Go back to #TheMasters.
— Christy Kirkland (@ChristyKirkland) April 14, 2019

@cbs46 high winds, we get it.
— ET (@Rico_Alto) April 14, 2019

@cbs46 Be more concise with your weather report interruptions. We don’t need a full in-depth segment. By now the people you warned have already taken cover. Let the rest of us enjoy @TheMasters
— Jarett Smith (@jarett0904) April 14, 2019

It took @cbs46 15 minutes to tell everyone, repeatedly, that their coverage will continue on Facebook Live, instead of just going to Facebook live. One more note, anyone who has @DIRECTV in that area, never saw a single second of that warning. Their TV went out an hour ago.
— Mark Zinno (@MarkZinno) April 14, 2019

@cbs46 lecturing us about the importance of lives over golf...like we tuned in because we were worried about our lives. You got news, report it, save the lecture for the kids.
— Bill Gekko (@bahigesEGO) April 14, 2019

@cbs46 you’re right lives are more important than golf, we can also get weather updates from other sources. Please stop breaking into @TheMasters #thanks
— Emory Russell (@Emoweeh) April 14, 2019

@cbs46 #STFU turn the #masters back on!!
— matt wood (@shoaliewood) April 14, 2019

I can’t believe this is actually happening.
— Jeff Edelman (@jeffrail2) April 14, 2019

@cbs46 give us that quick update and bounce back. pic.twitter.com/EYhmWd3JxI
— Frank Vaughn (@FrankVaughn209) April 14, 2019

#cbs46 CUT THE MASTERS back on. If we want to watch the weather we can turn it to channel 2. Come On
— Stacy Martin (@SMartin404) April 14, 2019

Great job @cbs46 breaking in to @TheMasters ...They are using split screen showing #TheMasters too...Responsible reporting of possible tornado, don't worry if you start getting complaints....Lives more important than golf, and I like/play golf and watching Masters too pic.twitter.com/k4dviSjaH1
— Marshall Shepherd (@DrShepherd2013) April 14, 2019

Hey @CBS46 it is 2019, we get our weather updates via our smartphones not TV.
— Mike Thurman (@MikeThurman) April 14, 2019

CBS46 is just killing my Masters mojo this morning. Lady just keeps saying the same thing over & over. 😑. #staysafe #butgetoffmytvlady pic.twitter.com/Cdjcph0GGk
— Sean (@SeanMurphy88) April 14, 2019

@cbs46 ATL = ALL TIME LOW
— Jim Valentine (@jimpvalentine) April 14, 2019

At cbs46!! Enough with weather update!!
— jackie (@grannyjsa) April 14, 2019

Tornado Watch here in Fla and this is how they show the weather. That's the way to do it! pic.twitter.com/UOemlwCMCk
— Richard McElheney (@Rmcelheney) April 14, 2019

#CBS46...thank you for the weather update BUT 100% of the people watching your station right now are turning in to watch the Masters. Roll the updates on the bottom on the screen please.
— Craig (@craigshaw55) April 14, 2019

#cbs46 #masters Arghh! They’re back. Please tell us everything there’s rain,wind, damage. We know what tornadoes are!
— Phantom Swami (@SwamiPhantom) April 14, 2019

Every time @cbs46 leaves masters coverage for weather updates pic.twitter.com/XcHg0hVGFc
— Ryan Bowersox (@RRBsox) April 14, 2019

@cbs46 we all gonna die someday. Back to the ⛳️ please. pic.twitter.com/06kw99YhfK
— Mayor of Buckhead (@MayorOfBuckhead) April 14, 2019

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