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As Hurricane Storm Florence raged in the Carolinas with high winds and heavy rain, a journalist was captured while trying to keep him together.
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 announced live storm Friday.
"It's about as bad as it has been," Seidel said.
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Moments later, the camera stopped and two people were seen walking behind Seidel, seeming to have no problem with the wind.
Social media users scoffed at the journalist and said he was exaggerating the storm.
"So dramatic!", A social media user tweeted with the video. "Weather Channel guy getting ready for his life, while two guys are walking right in front of him."
"When two teenagers walk nonchalantly in the background of your shot and denounce your work of interpreting interpreting that you can hardly withstand the wind," wrote a user of social media.
The Weather Channel defended Mr. Seidel, claiming that he "was trying to maintain his position on the wet grass" while the two people seen in the background were walking on concrete, reported the Washington Post.
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"It is important to note that the two individuals in the background are walking on concrete, and Mike Seidel is trying to keep his foot on wet grass, after reporting to the antenna until he 1:00 am this morning channel said in a statement.
Hurricane Florence was downgraded to a tropical storm just hours after landing on Friday. The storm was once a powerful Category 4 storm, but became a Category 1 slow storm when it landed near Wrightsville, North Carolina on Friday. Hundreds of people were saved in New Bern, North Carolina on Friday. At least six people were killed in the storm.
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