NBC affiliate, Channel 5, apologized Monday for not interrupting the Dallas Cowboys game Sunday night with a tornado warning.

An EF-3 tornado hit the Dallas area Sunday night and caused substantial damage at around 9:15 p.m. NBC 5 was broadcasting the Dallas Cowboys game and did not interrupt their programming when a tornado warning was issued for the area.

Some people have said they received no warning of the tornado because they were watching the game.

Dennis Martinez told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram he was watching the Cowboys game at home when “all of the sudden” the sky fell down on them.

“We got a warning on our cellphones but that was it,” Martinez said.

NBC 5 issued this statement on Monday:

“During Sunday night’s Dallas Cowboys game, we made a mistake by not immediately interrupting the football game with a Tornado Warning.

Although our meteorologists were tracking thunderstorms across the area when the National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning for Dallas County, we delayed breaking into programming for six minutes.

Our meteorologists were also streaming live weather coverage throughout the evening on our site, NBCDFW.com. We also alerted the football audience to our weather livestream throughout the game.

When it comes to dealing with severe weather, we know that seconds matter. We should have broken into football programming sooner. We apologize and want you to know that we’re doing everything in our power to make sure this does not happen again.

We look forward to regaining your trust, and anyone who we may have disappointed.”

Some of the affiliates audience are not so quick to put the matter to rest.

What do you think about them not alerting people to the Tornado Warning?