Tornadoes, Climax, and American Idol: The Pete Delkus Dilemma

The Ben and Skin Show

“What happens when a tornado warning collides with the American Idol finale—and the city of Climax is caught in the middle?”In this hilariously chaotic episode of The Ben and Skin Show, Ben Rogers, Jeff “Skin” Wade, Kevin “KT” Turner, and Krystina Ray dive headfirst into the storm—literally and figuratively. The crew unpacks the social media firestorm surrounding WFAA’s chief meteorologist Pete Delkus, who interrupted the American Idol finale to deliver urgent tornado warnings. The result? Viewers were furious, Idol fans were left hanging, and Pete was—quite literally—out of breath and out of patience.From the absurdity of a Texas town named Climax to the debate over which weather channel had the better Doppler radar, this episode is packed with laugh-out-loud moments, sharp commentary, and a surprising amount of storm science.