A Washington D.C. weatherman is basking in the re-gale of social media for calmly calling his kids on air to warn them to shelter from a tornado.
A Washington D.C. weatherman is basking in the re-gale of social media for calmly calling his kids on air to warn them to shelter immediately from a tornado.
“Get downstairs as soon as you can, OK?” NBC Washington chief meteorologist Doug Kammerer says calmly into a cellphone while the cameras rolled during a Thursday night weather report. “Yeah, get down there right now. Get in the bedroom down there. And just kind of wait for like 10-15 minutes. OK? Do it now. Alright. Thanks, buddy.”on Twitter. The on-air map behind him showed the path of the tornado heading right over his family’s home when he quickly phoned home.
“Get downstairs as soon as you can, OK?” NBC Washington chief meteorologist Doug Kammerer calmly told his kids.“Gotta warn my kids. Because I know what my kids are doing now. They’re probably online gaming and they’re not seeing this,” Kammerer told viewers as he turned back to the camera. “I was freaking out inside a bit,” he said later in the Twitter post, though his fear never showed on air. “They are safe. Thank you! Scary moment for me though.”“Absolute respect! Glad your kids are safe, and thanks for all that you do to help keep our community safe!”An EF-0 tornado impacted a small area in Tysons Corner, Virginia last night. For more information visit
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