As Hurricane Storm Florence lashed through the Carolinas with howling winds and heavy rain, one reporter was captured attempting to keep it together as winds appeared to lash at him, but was mocked when two people were seen walking behind him with little difficulty.
The viral video, which has more than 13.6 million views, showed Weather Channel correspondent Mike Seidel in Wilmington, North Carolina, trying to fight the heavy wind as he reported live from the storm on Friday.
“This is about as nasty as it’s been,” Seidel said.
A few moments later, the camera panned away and two people were seen walking behind Seidel, appearing to have no problem with the wind.
Social media users mocked the reporter and claimed he was exaggerating the storm.
“So dramatic!” one social media user tweeted with the video. “Dude from the Weather Channel bracing for his life, as 2 dudes just stroll past.”
“When two teenagers nonchalantly walk in the background of your shot and expose your acting job portraying that you can barely stand in the wind,” a social media user wrote.“
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13 comments:
As a WBOC alumni, that's to be expected.
Of course, a former WBOC weather man! What else?
They also tell reporters to go to their knees to show how deep flood water is.
More proof of FAKE NEWS!
GOD BLESS PRESIDENT TRUMP!
Right, I was leaving my home via sidewalk and veered off onto the grass and damn near hurt myself. Lib's make excuses for and blame anything and everybody except themselves.
Back in the day, Mike was with Channel 16!
I saw this as well. I'm kind of embarrassed for him since he is from here.
I'm afraid he will be joked about for years to come because of this.
The video will also come back to haunt him. He's lost all credibility with the public and has made the Weather Channel look bad.
It's no wonder they are defending him. I've met him years ago, and he's a really nice guy and seems to have never forgotten where he came from. Hope the viewing public will get past this and forgive him.
The Weather Channel has millions invested in this storm and it's aftermath.They intend to play it up as much as possible.
Caught with his pants down
TYPICAL Salisbury. Tear down one of your own. EMBARRASSING.
Mike gave back to the cooounity a couple years ago by paying for new scoreboards at the WiHi gym.
Sorry. I spelled community wrong.
Mike is a great guy...something tells me this wasn't entirely his doing!
Mike, you should be ashamed of yourself. Down there faking the funk. Shameful.
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