Amazing sunset colors last night south of Chickasha OK. Back on the road today to western Oklahoma for some tornado chances tonight though fairly conditional
Growing up, whenever I traveled abroad and told people I was from Oklahoma City, I almost always heard the same response:
“Oh…OKC. Timothy McVeigh. The bombing.”
That was our legacy. Known around the world for the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.
For a long time, it felt like we’d always be remembered for that tragedy.
But then, something changed.
Around the early 2010s, I’d tell people I was from OKC, and they’d say:
“Oh, Kevin Durant! Russell Westbrook! The Thunder, such a great team.”
The Thunder didn’t just bring basketball to Oklahoma City. They brought healing. Identity. Pride. A new story to tell.
The entire downtown has been transformed around the Thunder arena.
They helped turn the page. From pain to possibility. From being defined by tragedy to being united by something hopeful.
So when you see me hyped about this team, just know: it’s not just about sports.
It’s about a city that rebuilt itself from the rubble. A community that found new life through shared hope and purpose.
That’s the power of sports.
With all the tragedy and hardship in the world, we get these brief moments of joy and unity together as a community for a common cause. Our team, our city.
Thank you Thunder, the 2025 NBA Champions!
360 cam footage of the remarkable supercell yesterday in New Mexico. Here are a few of my favorite moments from yesterday. I have always wanted to capture footage like this. #nmwx
@ben_williams_wx That’s awesome! Would love to see the view you had. I was enjoying the whole scale of it but would have been fun to be closer later on. I stayed stationary for most of it
Another view later on from the Sudan Texas tornado 4/25/25. If you look really close someone had a close encounter! Seeing the car really adds some scale