The Twitterati couldn't stop laughing over the dramatic reportage.
As Hurricane Florence made landfall in the Carolinas, a video of a reporter doing live coverage of the storm have gone viral on social media.
The video shows The Weather Channel's Mike Seidel reporting from the Wilmington in United States' North Carolina as he struggles to stand during the storm Florence as two passerby walks behind completely unaffected.
The Twitterati couldn't stop laughing over the dramatic reportage. Seidel is seen struggling to stand in the high winds as he moves along the wind's direction as he is about to be blown away while two men in shorts calmly walked behind him with no signs of struggle.
Reacting to Siedel's over-the-top reporting, one Twitter user posted: "Would somebody tell Mike Seidel to stop rocking back and forth like he’s standing in 100mph winds when people in shorts are out walking behind him in the background like nothing is going on."
"So dramatic! Dude from the weather channel bracing for his life, as 2 dudes just stroll past. #HurricaneFlorence," another Twitter user posted.
See for yourself over here:
However, the channel defended Siedel's reporting saying, "It’s important to note that the two individuals in the background are walking on concrete, and Mike Seidel is trying to maintain his footing on wet grass, after reporting on-air until 1:00 a.m. ET this morning and is undoubtedly exhausted."
Tropical storm Florence lumbered inland on Saturday, knocking down trees, flooding rivers, and dumping sheets of rain in the Carolinas where five people have died.
It diminished from hurricane force as it came ashore, but forecasters said the 350-mile-wide storm's slow progress across North and South Carolina could leave much of the region under water in the coming days.
"This storm is relentless and excruciating," North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper told CNN late on Friday. "There is probably not a county or a person that will not be affected in some way by this very massive and violent storm."
A mother and baby were killed when a tree fell on their home in Wilmington, North Carolina. The child's injured father was taken to hospital. In Pender County, a woman died of a heart attack; paramedics trying to reach her were blocked by debris.
Two people died in Lenoir County. A 78-year-old man was electrocuted attempting to connect extension cords while another man died when he was blown down by high winds while checking on his hunting dogs, a county spokesman said.
In New Bern, North Carolina, the storm surge overwhelmed the town of 30,000 which is located at the confluence of the Neuse and Trent rivers.
Officials in New Bern, which dates to the early 18th century, said more than 100 people were rescued from floods and the downtown was under water by Friday afternoon.
Resident Jay Manning said he and his wife watched with alarm as water filled the street.
“We moved all the furniture up in case the water comes in but the water seems to be staying at the edge of the driveway,” he said, adding that if the wind picks up and the rain keeps coming, that could change. “My wife’s in a panic right now.”
Dan Eudy said he and his brother were awakened on Thursday night by the sound of a boat ramming against his front porch.
Eudy said his family stayed in their home partly to protect their house. "And we had no belief it would be as significant an event as it was,” he said. “This is a 500- or 1,000-year event.”
(With Reuters inputs)
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