Not even an act of God can bump the Cowboys from screens in Dallas.

KXAS in Dallas-Fort Worth delayed breaking into Sunday’s Cowboys’ key divisional matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles for six minutes to issue a tornado warning, riling some viewers who accused the local NBC station of putting football ahead of public safety.

The station on Monday apologized for the gaffe, admitting that its coverage wasn’t up to snuff.

“When it comes to dealing with severe weather, we know that seconds matter,” the station said in a statement. “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.”

Earlier Sunday, the station tweeted that it didn’t “want to interrupt” the Cowboys’ game, so a meteorologist for the station provided a forecast to keep viewers “ahead of the storm,” which killed at least four people in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

The EF3 tornado – with top winds of 140 mph, according to the National Weather Service – caused heavy damage in Dallas, knocking out power to 55,000 households and sending trees into homes, but the city was “incredibly fortunate” that no one was killed, Mayor Eric Johnson said . A meteorologist, meanwhile, credited early alerts for the lack of fatalities in the city.

Streaming weather coverage was available on the station’s website, but that didn’t satisfy some viewers who questioned the decision to put football ahead of the tornado – at least momentarily.

“Yes, the game is important, but saving lives and property is more important,” a reply read. “Don’t be afraid to cut in.”

One critic suggested the station use a split-screen to keep viewers informed of what to expect in the coming hours, while another noted that the game wasn’t even competitive at the time.

“The Cowboys are up by 20,” one tweet read. “Structural collapses and many injuries … people in the path could use info from you!”

Dallas went on to beat Philadelphia 37-10 to take sole possession of first place in the NFC East. One fan said he was watching the lopsided affair when the heavy storm moved in “all of a sudden,” he told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

“We got a warning on our cellphones but that was it,” Dennis Martinez told the newspaper.

With Post wires