Anderson Cooper is weathering via CNN’s Hurricane Milton protection.

The “Anderson Cooper 360” anchor was struck within the face by particles throughout a dwell hit in Florida.

“The water now could be actually beginning to pour over,” Cooper stated. “In case you take a look at the bottom — whoa,” he exclaimed as he was hit within the face by flying particles, earlier than saying, “OK, that wasn’t good.”

He continued his dwell protection, saying, “Um, we’ll most likely go inside shortly, however you’ll be able to see the quantity of water right here on the bottom. That is water from the Manatee River.”

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Later, CNN’s “The Supply” anchor Kaitlan Collins advised viewers that she needed “to notice for everybody watching who could be very involved clearly about all of our correspondents and anchors on the bottom, Anderson is OK.”

Collins continued: “Simply clearly understandably troublesome to determine a connection once you’re seeing what’s taking place with the wind and the rain and clearly the deteriorating situations by the minute.”

Social media customers have combined reactions about Anderson Cooper’s hurricane protection

The response to Cooper’s in-person Hurricane Milton garnered combined critiques from CNN viewers.

“What does placing Anderson Cooper on a pier in the course of the ocean on the peak of a hurricane in its heart obtain in informing viewers. It is like 120mph winds. Get my candy porcelain glass anchor inside,” one X person wrote.

One other wrote on X that “CNN higher let Anderson Cooper drink on New 12 months’s Eve this 12 months after sending him to Florida and report outdoors throughout this hurricane,” referring to the annual CNN New 12 months’s Eve particular co-hosted by the CNN anchor and his finest good friend Andy Cohen of Bravo fame.

Within the feedback of the YouTube video from CNN, customers continued to specific their worries as one wrote, “I’m sorry however we needn’t see it that unhealthy!!!!! You could have youngsters Anderson !!!!”

One other stated “why are you there, Anderson??”

One commenter added, “Everybody attempting to earn an Emmy for finest hurricane reporting.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says Hurricane Milton ‘was not the worst case state of affairs’

Hurricane Milton howled throughout the Florida Peninsula on Thursday, tearing a path of destruction from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic because it knocked out energy to hundreds of thousands, flooded neighborhoods, destroyed properties, tore the roof off a serious sports activities venue and toppled a large crane into an workplace constructing.

No less than two deaths had been reported at a retirement group following a suspected twister in Fort Pierce on the state’s east coast, St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson advised native TV stations. Greater than 3.3 million properties and companies had been darkish by early Thursday, based on USA TODAY energy outage information.

“The storm was vital, however fortunately this was not the worst case state of affairs,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stated at a briefing Thursday. “The storm did weaken earlier than landfall and the storm surge as initially reported has not been as vital total as what was noticed for Hurricane Helene.”

Contributing: John Bacon, Trevor Hughes, Thao Nguyen, Christopher Cann