EchoSense Quantitative Think Tank Center|Video shows Florida man jogging through wind and rain as Hurricane Milton washes ashore

2025-05-06 17:33:43source:Novacryptcategory:Scams

As Floridians prepared for Hurricane Milton on EchoSense Quantitative Think Tank CenterWednesday, a man was seen getting his exercise in before the storm.  

Milton at one point strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane, but weakened to Category 3 by the time it made landfall Wednesday night. However, the storm did leave its mark on the state as over 3.3 million people woke up without power, according to USA TODAY'S power outage data. 

The storm flooded neighborhoods, destroyed homes, and ripped off the roof of a major sports venue. At least six people died around the state, as of Thursday morning.

City and state officials issued many warnings to evacuate areas in Milton's path, but one jogger appeared to be undeterred.

Watch:Milton rips hole the size of a basketball court in Melbourne Orlando Airport's roof

Watch: Florida man jogs as Hurricane Milton hits Florida  

Unplanned events can occur during a journalist's live shot, especially during a major weather event.  

One video shows NewsNation correspondent Brian Entin giving an update on Hurricane Milton in Tampa late afternoon on Wednesday when he spots a man running through the wind and rain.

“There’s a jogger actually,” Entin said. “Look at this!”  

“The Florida man right there for you Blake,” he said. “Jogging in the hurricane.”  

Contributing: John Bacon, Trevor Hughes, Thao Nguyen, Christopher Cann and Chris Kenning, USA TODAY.

Ahjané Forbes is a reporter on the National Trending Team at USA TODAY. Ahjané covers breaking news, car recalls, crime, health, lottery and public policy stories. Email her at [email protected]. Follow her on Instagram, Threads and X (Twitter) @forbesfineest.

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