Hurricane Karen Announcement Sparks Hilarious Twitter Reactions
The National Weather Service has announced that Tropical Storm Karen is headed towards Puerto Rico. Per The New York Times, the storm will bring heavy rain that could cause flash flooding and mudslides. Karen is expected to hit south of the island, where the detrimental Category 5 Hurricane Maria previously hit in 2017.
Hurricane Karen is expected to have winds of 45 miles per hour, but experts expect it to still cause havoc for locals.
Although this is a serious matter, the Internet is the Internet and is getting a kick out of the fact that this hurricane’s name is “Karen.” That name is often associated with memes and jokes relating to a difficult, entitled, middle-aged woman. According to Urban Dictionary, the top definition for “Karen” reads, “mother of three. blonde. owns a volvo. annoying as hell. wears acrylics 24/7. currently at your workplace speaking to your manager.”
Needless to say, Twitter is having a field day over this name choice. Read some of the best tweets below.
https://twitter.com/BrokeBits/status/1175801568764948481
Hurricane Karen came to speak to the manager and Karen won #ImpeachTrump
— hi, yes uh FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸🍉 (@d_arianaliz) September 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/alihepnerx/status/1176586721821167623
https://twitter.com/Slyd/status/1176578620321665029
Tropical Storm Karen: i KNOW the coupon is expired but I've been shopping here for years and the old management ALWAYS honored my coupons
— GATB (@gatbofficial) September 24, 2019
Manager: I'm sorry, ma'am, but that just isn't Target's poli--
Hurricane Karen:
https://twitter.com/AyeFreeMemes/status/1176536991091122176
Tropical Storm Karen is heading for the Virgin Islands. Be on high alert if you work in customer service, or she may become Hurricane Karen. If that happens you better get your manager.
— Kneel Trash (@HowNeilFeels) September 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/rosesgng/status/1175862852634103808
https://twitter.com/Cheezecurlz24/status/1175780479829774337
Hurricane Karen is now a thing... We predicted this and now we have to hide the managers and kids pic.twitter.com/LQkU27MnR6
— 💚Dawn Saber💙 (@SaberInABox) September 23, 2019
Where you realize your wife #karen took the kids and #HurricaneKaren might becoming for my house.... pic.twitter.com/kTpBeiZB49
— Beardedfury (@Beardedfury102) September 24, 2019
Hurricane Karen would like to speak to a manager about this unfavorable wind sheer. pic.twitter.com/AYJEVQeDEL
— D Brown (@dpbrown16) September 24, 2019
I guess it’s time to bring this back. #HurricaneKaren pic.twitter.com/4g1759fBAp
— The Pale Ojibwe (@1WonderFeminist) September 24, 2019
