Posted on 09/14/2018 5:54:21 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
The Weather Channel voiced support for one of its reporters on Friday after a video of him reporting during Hurricane Florence went viral online.
The video clip posted to Twitter appeared to mock the reporter's hurricane coverage, suggesting he was exaggerating the storm's force.
The video shows longtime Weather Channel meteorologist and reporter Mike Seidel as he tried to gain his footing as the storm's winds bore down on him.
"This is about as nasty as its been," Seidel, who was reporting from Wilmington, N.C., says in the clip while bracing against the wind.
The camera then pans over to a pair of figures casually walking on a road behind the reporter.
“So dramatic!” one Twitter user wrote with the video clip. “Dude from the weather channel bracing for his life, as 2 dudes just stroll past.”
The video had been viewed more than 3.6 million times and had received almost 60,000 retweets as of Friday evening. It also led many people to mock the reporter for his demeanor reporting on the storm.
The Weather Channel noted in a statement to The Hill that the reporter was standing on wet grass and was “undoubtedly exhausted.”
“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,” the network said.
Hurricane Florence made landfall on Friday morning near Wrightsville Beach, N.C., according to the National Hurricane Center. Florence was downgraded to a Category 1 storm and further downgraded to a tropic storm on Friday evening.
Still, officials have continued to urge residents to heed local evacuation orders and have preparations for the storm.
Several deaths linked to the storm have been reported, including a mother and infant who police in Wilmington said were killed when a tree fell on their house.
Even the Weather Channel engages in fake news and fear mongering.
Lol!
Thank you! ROFL
Reminds me of the reporter in a Kayak reporting on major flooding, then two guys walked past her in 6” of water.
I saw that on Twitter under the Mossad’s (real or not) account saying two of their agents were completely unharmed during Florence.
It was funny.
bump
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Looter Guy at 2:01 mark!
Hide your Heineken.
I’d rather have them ‘sensationalize” it than the other way - even with all the warnings that many could be stranded and in mortal danger if they didn’t evacuate, there were a LOT of 911 calls for help by those who told themselves it wouldn’t be all that bad...
to prepare for the bit where he throws up a shingle and it barely moves.
The guy in the white shirt? He looks white, looter guy was black.
yup yup
For embarrassing them, the media will track down those two guys, find out their names, link them to white supremacist groups, and get them fired from their jobs.
OK, I have to say, the most telling part is actually in the upper left corner.
I didn’t notice before, but it posts the wind speed as 29 MPH. Not easy to get around in, but not worthy of that showmanship.
If that’s what it was. To be fair, they also showed gusting up to 48, so he could’ve simply been bracing in case a gust came, which would be wise.
They have constantly tried to sell, from the beginning, the "global warming" crap.. and now they're proponents of "climate change."
They're about as trustworthy as the Wash Post.
Wouldn’t be surprised if they did most of this “coverage” in front of a green screen.
BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
Drama queens defending drama queens.
Love it.
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