Are TikTok's Weather Stars Better Than the Pros?

Ryan Hall Y'all has 1.3 million TikTok followers who treat his tornado predictions like gospel, and the guy doesn't even have a meteorology degree. Max Velocity built a massive audience breaking down hurricane forecasts with graphics that make CNN's weather team look like they're using PowerPoint from 2003.

Welcome to the chaos of weather TikTok, where twenty-somethings with Ring lights are eating traditional meteorologists' lunch.

The Numbers That Terrify TV Stations

Weather content absolutely dominates TikTok during severe weather events. When Hurricane Ian slammed Florida in 2022, weather-related hashtags racked up over 200 million views in just three days. Your local TV weather segment would kill for those numbers in an entire year.

Ryan Hall Y'all gained 400,000 followers during a single tornado outbreak last April. That's more eyeballs than most local TV stations reach during their highest-rated evening newscast.