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Media even lies about the weather?
« on: September 15, 2018, 10:50:48 AM »
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    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.

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    So dramatic! Dude from the weather channel bracing for his life, as 2 dudes just stroll past. #HurricaneFlorence

    12:08 PM - Sep 14, 2018







    “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.”
    The Weather Channel defended Seidel saying he was “trying to maintain his footing on wet grass” while the two people seen in the background were walking on concrete, The Washington Post reported.
    “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 channel said in a statement.
    Hurricane Florence was downgraded to a tropical storm hours after making landfall on Friday. The storm was once a powerful Category 4 storm but became a slow-moving Category 1 storm when it made landfall near Wrightsville, North Carolina, on Friday. Hundreds of people were rescued in New Bern, North Carolina, on Friday. At least five people were killed in the storm.
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