Texas meteorologist Travis Herzog already has a career, but a recent broadcast has viewers wondering if magic might be his calling.
During a recent broadcast, Travis was discussing the seriousness of the heat wave currently slamming the state.
Temperatures are so high that they are unsafe and potentially fatal. The heat not only impacts humans and animals, it's negatively impacting the infrastructure in many places.
One of those negative impacts—temporary loss of electricity in some locations—is exactly what Herzog was reporting on when a heat related blackout hit the studio.
Point Proven.
\u201cThat moment you're on live TV talking about the hot weather in Texas that could lead to rolling blackouts...and then the power goes out. \ud83d\ude33\u201d— Travis Herzog (@Travis Herzog) 1657746366
We don't know if Travis is a secret wizard, or if Hot was standing somewhere just off camera waiting for that mic drop moment.
Imagine Travis and Hot planning this all out the day before like:
The more boring, realistic, and honestly kind of a bummer of a possibility is that this was a coincidence.
The heat related loss of power at the news studio while the news studio is reporting on the dangers of heat related loss of electricity perfectly showcased how seriously viewers should take things.
And if that morning broadcast wasn't enough, the studio lost power again later in the day.
You'll never guess who was reporting this time.
\u201cI kid you not\u2026it just happened AGAIN during my 5PM broadcast.\n\nMaybe it's just my electrifying personality, maybe not. But this time I was fully expecting Ashton Kutcher to come around the corner and say, \u201cYou\u2019ve been PUNKED!\u201d\n\nA quick explanation\u2026 (1/3)\u201d— Travis Herzog (@Travis Herzog) 1657752466
Earlier in the day, the loss of lighting initially just dimmed our view of Travis, but the evening broadcast was a much more dramatic shift.
It immediately left him standing as a stark silhouette against a background of record high temperatures.
He described himself as looking like a locked video game character during the first incident.
The second incident was very "lights out on mankind" if you will. Travis giving us all a thumbs-up when things are clearly not thumbs-uppable really nails the mood, no?
Texas life in 2022 is fine.
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Travis finished his segment each time, but the whole thing left viewers and Twitter users with more than a few thoughts.
As always, they were happy to share.
\u201cIt's like the grid shudda been fixed...\u201d— ThinkNoWallsLookHippieLife (@ThinkNoWallsLookHippieLife) 1657771858
\u201c@TravisABC13 Welcome to Howdy Arabia, where women are second class citizens and we don\u2019t have reliable utilities or healthcare, but we have lots of TX flags and our own TX pledge of allegiance.\u201d— Travis Herzog (@Travis Herzog) 1657752466
\u201c\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude33\ud83d\ude33\ud83d\ude33#travisisthebest\u201d— Deborah Guillory (@Deborah Guillory) 1657848145
\u201c@TravisABC13 Does the director not like you or donebfor dramatic effect?\u201d— Travis Herzog (@Travis Herzog) 1657746366
\u201cWe're having rolling blackouts in the US. I've never seen this in my lifetime. Now that we have 330 million people in the country, maybe we should upgrade the power grid? Didn't we pass a trillion dollar "infrastructure" bill? Hello?\u201d— ModSquad wants to bring beauty into being (@ModSquad wants to bring beauty into being) 1658139517
\u201cIt's so hot that not even the weather person can finish a segment before he is hit w/ a rolling blackout because ERCOT chose to deny there would be excessive heat.\n@GregAbbott_TX's Texas is hell. #VoteHimOut\u201d— Joanna Pe\u00f1a-Bickley (@Joanna Pe\u00f1a-Bickley) 1657820515
\u201cTexas secession would totally work, amirite?\u201d— \ud83d\ude37 Mx. Scott K. Ernest, BSPH \ud83d\udc89\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f (@\ud83d\ude37 Mx. Scott K. Ernest, BSPH \ud83d\udc89\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f) 1657826546
\u201cSo like what weather CAN Texas grid handle\u201d— Lexx (@Lexx) 1657813639
Cool trick, Travis Herzog.
When do you open in Vegas?