TV weathermen and women are trained to handle all kinds of inclement situations.
But what about a spider on a weather cam?
Or a wisecracking co-anchor?
Get your umbrella ready, because these are the meteorologists who lost it on live TV.
In May 2019, a tornado shredded the streets of Dayton, Ohio.
Luckily, locals can't say the alarms weren't sounded, according to Newsweek, thanks to
FOX 45's weatherman, Jamie Simpson.
"All this heavy rain is between you and the tornado"
But not everyone was happy about it.
Simpson's live report, made several hours before the tornadoes rushed through, cut into
an airing of The Bachelorette.
"I was just checking social media, we have viewers complaining already.
Just go back to the show.
No, we're not going back to the show folks"
Rather than ignore the social media fire, Simpson flipped out.
"I'm sick and tired of people complaining about this.
Our job here is to keep people safe and that is what we're gonna do"
He added,
"Some of you complain that this is all about my ego…stop.
OK, just stop right now.
It's not"
The tornado ended up claiming one life, destroying a large part of central Ohio, and injuring
twelve, according to Today.
When Simpson's clip went viral, Dayton locals praised him for his dedication.
Back in 2005, CNN weather reporter Chad Myers was explaining the situation surrounding Hurricane
Katrina.
But when anchor Carol Costello kept asking him to speak in words the average viewer could
understand, Meyers hulked out.
"Chad, Chad, Chad…Let me talk, Carol.
Translate that for us"
Evidently, Myers didn't like the suggestion.
"Well if you would let me talk"
By the end, Myers smiled and claimed that he was just "having fun," but it sure didn't
look like it.
"Alright thank you Chad.
Alright just having fun with you this morning"
To be fair, The Week points out that this footage was filmed and broadcast at 4:30 AM,
and that's one heck of an hour to keep it together on camera.
A lot of people find the mere sight of a spider too much to bear, including Global News meteorologist
Kristi Gordon, who freaked out on live TV, when a giant arachnid was projected right
over her head.
"Oh my gosh!
That was creepy"
As you can imagine, her coworkers erupted in hysterical delight.
"(Scream)…No I hate it.
I can't stand it"
Although she was clearly a good sport, it took her a moment to shake off the heebie-jeebies.
"Oh my gosh.
Ok.
I'm so sorry"
Back when everybody was bonding over the miserable 2018 cold snap, Grand Rapids meteorologist
Garry Frank was clearly tired of everyone complaining, according to the Detroit News.
After reporting day in and day out on Antarctic-style conditions, Frank finally snapped.
"You guys are draggin me down…Everytime I get done with the 7-day, you guys are like
ugggggh, gosh."
He continued,
"Doesn't matter what time I come on.
4:30, 5:30, 6:30, and then you expect me to be chipper for 5 straight hours"
To be honest, that does sound like a horrible gig.
"Here's a 60, I don't know if that's good enough for you guys.
Get excited.
Maybe I'll disappoint you with the 7-day here in a few minutes"
CNN reported on WITI-TV's Angelica Duria who got stuck standing in a Milwaukee snowstorm
for an entire morning, reporting on weather that clearly wasn't going to improve.
But as the lunch hour finally approached, Duria's good spirits melted away and she finally
lit up the screen.
"I have been here since 3:30 this morning" "I'm exhausted.
I've run out of things to say, and it's snowing, and it sucks here!"
Not surprisingly, everyone back in the studio applauded.
"Angelica, welcome to real Milwaukee"
Australian weather reporter Steve Jacobs once met a curious pelican named Marnie, while
reporting from the zoo.
"Brushes the south…”
[incomprehensible noises and screaming]
To be fair to Marnie, the pelican's pecking attack seemed more playful than aggressive,
but that didn't make it any less hilarious.
"I'm gonna be mentally scarred from this"
Even Jacobs couldn't stop laughing.
"I gotta sit down.
When animals attack.
There's a bit you never expected.
My butt taken off by a pelican"
In 2017, Fox 2 weather reporter Derek Kevra got so infuriated by people who didn't properly
clean the snow off their cars, that he filmed an entire sequence explaining how to do it.
"This must be a really hard concept for people to understand"
Kevra proceeded to sarcastically demonstrate how to use a snow brush and ice scraper.
"You're gonna begin with a generic left to right swipe.
Then, a couple inches below that, you'll swipe back"
He added,
"It's the scientific swiping motion that you will use not only on the sides, but the back
and all the way around 360 degrees"
The raging fury is so clear, that it paints a magnificent portrait of what happens when
you finally push a weatherman too far.
"I know.
It seems like a lot" "But I promise if you follow those simple steps, you too will be
able to clear the snow off of your car"
If you're Boston's Weather Channel meteorologist James Cantore, the most glorious weather phenomenon
of all is when lightning strikes during a snowstorm.
During a televised segment in 2015, Cantore got so psyched about this bizarre phenomenon
that he screamed,
"(lightning) Oh yes!
Yes, yes!
We got it baby!"
According to the Washington Post, Cantore is well-known throughout the weather community
for his passion for so-called "thunder snow."
Cantore told the Boston Globe, it's quote, "kind of like two seasons coming together."
"We got it.
Yes.
Listen to that.
Oh Baby."
For his sake, and the sake of his fans, hopefully another rockin' thunder snow happens again
soon.
Back in 2010, according to the BBC, weatherman Tomasz Schafernaker got caught in a rather
awkward snafu when cameras switched over a second too fast, revealing him brandishing
a prominent middle finger.
"For all the detail you could possibly want…Tomasz Schafernaker preparing for it."
Schafernaker tried to cover it up, but no one was convinced.
"There's always one mistake.
That was it"
A spokesman for the BBC quickly issued an apology, but this wasn't the first time that
Schafernaker's sense of humor got him into trouble.
He previously had to apologize for calling a region quote, "nowheresville" during a 2007
segment, and in 2009, he accidentally mispronounced the phrase "muddy site" as a swear word.
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