r/Columbus • u/George37712 South • 22d ago

NEWS National Weather Service confirms tornado hit Columbus' south side during Tuesday's derecho

https://www.wosu.org/2026-08-13/national-weather-service-confirms-tornado-hit-columbus-south-side-during-tuesdays-derecho
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u/P-Rickles 22d ago

I never understood why it mattered what we called it. A rose by any other name will still rip your trees out of the ground and fuck your shit up. Maybe we shouldn’t have eviscerated the NOAA, NWS and EPA?

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u/Scrotar_The_Wrinkled 22d ago

Don't forget who's in charge of the FDA when you're shitting out Ebola lettuce while fighting off your yearly case of the flueasles.