As Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, FL at close to Category 5 strength…
Hurricane Michael is making landfall east of Panama City at Mexico Beach. Winds are 155 as this is the strongest storm to hit the Florida panhandle. While there will be devastating effects, we will see nice weather with our first fall cool front. pic.twitter.com/CMLB47Suua
— Bruce Katz (@BruceKatzFOX8) October 10, 2018
…CNN’s John Berman is covering the storm live just west of that position in Panama City Beach and reporting sustained winds of over 100 mph:
We are worried about @JohnBerman pic.twitter.com/QftTB8Lood
— Lisa Tozzi (@lisatozzi) October 10, 2018
If this looks unsafe to you, it is. WTF is he doing outside will all of this debris flying around? No big deal, just a rake going 100 mph:
"This railing which is cemented to the ground here is bending over. This wind is pushing that mental railing over,' says @JohnBerman. "It is really blowing hard here at the moment" https://t.co/AJPgPSFBMf pic.twitter.com/XGRkZR6fB6
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) October 10, 2018
The winds are so strong that they ripped out the metal fence behind Berman from its concrete base:
"We saw a rake out here a moment ago flying along at 100 miles per hour or so… And this is just the beginning,"says a soaked @JohnBerman in Panama City Beach, Florida, as they brace for the eye of the storm to make landfall https://t.co/AJPgPSFBMf pic.twitter.com/SmsNko0AmI
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) October 10, 2018
Is it going to take a death to get reporters to start acting responsibly?
OMG what is CNN doing to @JohnBerman this is not right!!!
— Stephanie McNeal (@stephemcneal) October 10, 2018
Just go inside, John. The ratings aren’t worth it:
please let John Berman go inside
— Evie Stone (@EvaCStone) October 10, 2018
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Related:
Hurricane Michael intensifies to Cat 4 overnight, 'life-threatening storm surge is expected today' https://t.co/tixJ8fwWSy
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 10, 2018
Too late to evacuate? FL Gov. Rick Scott tells residents to 'SEEK REFUGE IMMEDIATELY,' but FEMA says leave 'NOW' https://t.co/9SrlImwbJU
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 10, 2018
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