A concert held by Beyoncé and her back-up singer in San Francsico last night seemed extra loud to some folks in the Bay Area thanks to a common weather phenomenon we'll just assume she controls. This same atmospheric quirk is usually responsible for most widely-heard and often mysterious booms and roars...and superstars, apparently.

There's a lot of talk about a potentially major tornado outbreak across parts of the Plains states this weekend, with tornadoes possible from Texas to Nebraska on both Saturday and Sunday. There's a good chance that the hype is just that — hype. But there is also a chance that the hype is warranted.