67-Year-Old Meteorologist Al Roker Gets Slammed By Waves Reporting On Hurricane Ida, Has A Message For Critics
On NBC’s “Meet The Press” on Sunday, the 67-year-old veteran TV meteorologist, Al Roker appeared in a full-body wet suit from New Orleans — and was consistently slammed by waves from Lake Pontchartrain as Hurricane Ida came down on the area.
“I guess we lost communication,” Roker said to broadcaster Chuck Todd at one point, as crushing waves overwhelmed him and retreated back into the sea.
“It’s basically a 15-mile-wide F3 tornado,” said the wind- and water-lashed weatherman, describing to the storm’s scale and intensity.
The video immediately went viral, with alarmed viewers questioning why someone Roker’s age would risk danger and injury to relay information he could get from the National Weather Service without leaving his home.
