I find they do this in the DFW area too. They jump the gun.
I’ve lived through a lot of bad Texas storms. I stood directly under a tornado in the air and watched the inner circulation. (Amazing things)
Mets want headlines. It’s great advertising. I don’t know if it’s another form of promotion or the way they’re teaching the science today. .
In DFW we know the drill. We can read and feel the signs. Perhaps it’s for the benefit of the numerous transplants we have now. But it seems somewhat hyped at times for normal spring thunderstorms.