NBC Washington's meteorologist Doug Kammerer Thursday made a phone call to his kids mid-broadcast as he reported on a tornado heading straight toward their home.
He zoomed in to show the street view and noticed the danger zone was right over his house, so he called his son Kent. 'Kent, you there, buddy?' he said on live TV. Hey man, I want you to get down in the basement. We got a tornado warning.'
His children Kent and Cally were home alone as their mother wasn't there at the time and Kammerer later said they were safe.
Yes, had to warn my family! Kids were home alone and I knew they were not watching me on TV! They are safe. Thank you! Scary moment for me though, I was freaking out inside a bit. https://t.co/To8mPxibBh
— Doug Kammerer (@dougkammerer) April 1, 2022
'I was freaking out inside a bit,' he said. 'I had to make the call on live TV. I have never done anything like that before.' The weatherman did inform his followers that the tornado did touch down in Fairfax County and two gas stations were damaged, but no injuries were reported.
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