Hurricane Milton is barreling down on Florida, and its power shouldn't be underestimated. The storm drove one meteorologist to tears.
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A Florida meteorologist become overwhelmed with emotion while speaking about Hurricane Milton and its potentially devastating effect on Florida and the Gulf Coast. With the storm hitting wind speeds on the end of the spectrum for a Category 5, it's looking to be a historic and costly storm.
Meteorologist John Morales spoke about the storm during a recent update.
"Incredible, incredible hurricane," Morales began. He then struggled to contain himself. "It has dropped 50 millibars in 10 hours. I apologize — this is just horrific."
Morales then continued the broadcast about Hurricane Milton. But he visibly struggled to contain his emotions for the rest of the segment. Later, he posted the video to social media.
"I debated whether to share this. I did apologize on the air," Morales later posted on X, linking to his coverage of climate change and weather.
?? NOW: An emotional hurricane #Milton update from @JohnMoralesTV as the storm hits Cat. 5 status.
— CHRIS HUSH (@ChrisHushNBC)
Take this seriously.
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