Anderson experienced the Milton family's wrath firsthand.
CNN host Anderson Cooper was reporting live in the midst of strong winds from Hurricane Milton on Wednesday night when he was hit in the face by flying debris.
Mr. Cooper, who was stationed near the Manatee River, encountered Mr. Milton's wrath 30 minutes after the storm made landfall on the west coast of Florida, trying to explain how the storm was affecting the water's surface. And so.
“You could see it in the light there, (the wind) is blowing out of the Manatee River. The water is coming in from the northeast and it's really starting to fill up,” Cooper said. Ta.
After being hit, Cooper added: “Oh, that wasn't good.” We'll probably be inside soon. ”
The 57-year-old father of two then picked up the culprit, a rectangular piece of Styrofoam that had been blown down the river and hit the reporter.
Cooper, known for his on-the-ground coverage of hurricanes, took the incident calmly and continued to report on how the Manatee River water was rising over the riverbank and onto the sidewalks above.
During other parts of the live show, Cooper stood further from the water, but the rough waves managed to reach the reporter, swinging him around as he spoke to a colleague (video) Posted in Captured X.
Cooper's live broadcast during the storm sparked concerns for his safety from concerned viewers.
“He's fighting for his life. I can't take my eyes off him,” one commenter wrote.
Another comment referenced the annual “New Year's Eve Live” show, which Cooper has hosted since 2002, saying, “CNN should have taken Anderson Cooper off the air on New Year's Eve for this.” .
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On Wednesday night, another reporter was also involved in a dangerous incident along the 56-mile riverbank.
Fox Weather correspondent Robert Ray had just finished a live report 20 feet from the river when a giant pine tree fell on top of his and his crew's car at about 7:52 p.m. Ta.
“I had just finished a live report showing the Manatee River beyond these trees, so I walked to my car and looked at my phone.” Ray remembered I'm standing in a fallen tree.
“All of a sudden, boom, the whole tree fell down and partially crashed into the car.”
Ray did his best to predict the weather as he stood among the fallen trees.
Milton, which grew into a devastating Category 5 storm, made landfall as a Category 3 at 8:30 p.m.
It weakened to a Category 1 storm and remained at that level as of 5 a.m. Thursday.
The storm's winds caused problems across Florida, spawning deadly tornadoes and destroying buildings.
More than a dozen powerful tornadoes related to Hurricane Milton ripped through parts of Florida on Wednesday, killing multiple people, authorities said.
In St. Petersburg, the roof of Tropicana Field, the Tampa Bay Rays' stadium, was blown off by winds of 91 mph.
A crane working on a high-rise building in downtown St. Pete collapsed, and part of it crashed into the building that houses the offices of the Tampa Bay Times.
