A weather forecaster ended up receiving death threats after she interrupted The Masters on CBS to issue tornado warnings.
The unscheduled weather report came as Tiger Woods was about to make sporting history by completing one of the greatest comebacks of all time by winning his fifth green jacket in the tournament.
But for Ella Dorsey, a meteorologist for CBS46 based in Atlanta, the safety of her viewers was more important than a game of golf.
Ella Dorsey, a meteorologist at CBS46 at Atlanta said she received death threats for interrupting the Masters golf tournament to report tornado warnings
'To everyone sending me death threats right now: you wouldn't be saying a damn thing if a tornado was ravaging your home this afternoon,' she tweeted
CBS46 cut away from the golf to give a weather forecast about possible tornadoes in the area. The screen was split so the golf could still be viewed, but the commentary was cut
Dorsey was focused on tornado watches around Georgia while Tiger Woods was about to make his big comeback at the Masters
'To everyone sending me death threats right now: you wouldn't be saying a damn thing if a tornado was ravaging your home this afternoon. Lives are more important than 5 minutes of golf. I will continue to repeat that if and when we cut into programming to keep people safe.' she tweeted.
The death threats were a little over the top as the channel still managed to show the golf competition while splitting the screen with the weather warnings.
'We had a split screen. And golf was in a bigger box than our coverage,' Dorsey confirmed.
Broadcast networks often cut into or out of programming in cases of extreme weather and are allowed to interrupt previously scheduled shows in cases of extreme weather which could potentially threaten lives.
Viewers complained the tornado alert could have instead been communicated by a scroll at the bottom of the screen or a even a text alert.
During the 11pm broadcast on Sunday night, Dorsey, clearly upset, went on to explain the station's thinking for interrupting the climax of the historic
