‘Not so confident in my decision’: Tampa woman to ride out Milton | NewsNation Now

[@silviabrown3013]

“I did everything the internet told me to do” … except EVACUATE!!!

[@bloodlove93]

she didn't specify the part of the internet, specifically reddit, r\ listened to everything but the officials ,or something equally asinine

[@UncleDavesKitchen]

love how she took the time to do her hair for the interview but not prepare for the storm.

[@randallwinters7387]

@@UncleDavesKitchen Looks like you paid attention in Common Sense 101 class.👏👏

[@UncleDavesKitchen]

@@randallwinters7387 mom taught me to prevent a problem is better than fixing one.

[@lesliejambon]

You will regret this decision immensely. You’ve never experienced this before

[@FunTimeStudios82]

She better write her name with a sharpie on herself so she can be identified later

[@builderboy1646]

Ha. love it

[@dealwiddit5072]

Darwin

[@BeckyBeckyBecke]

i feel bad for the dogs.

[@Gabi-gd6qv]

she will survive it like many others too dont worry

[@TamFam-o3n]

She wants attention and you gave it to her. She's not the only person riding it out 😒

[@SuhCar]

It is dangerous!!!

[@SuhCar]

This is the most dangerous Huricane!

[@builderboy1646]

Total attention hoar!

[@user-rw718]

​@@SuhCar it's not dangerous if your in a high rise building

[@colormebrave2231]

@@user-rw718 except the speed of the wind will destroy the building.

[@scottankers6690]

She and others like her are ignorant fools who will now put others at risk as they have to rescue her.

[@doodle8]

Selfish too.

[@crxssaegrim]

Usual suspects

[@GarretGrayCamera]

There won’t be cell service and if there was, first responders sit out the storm until it passes. So there’s no one to call even if you can.

[@danielmartin7838]

That’s how it goes. Well, they’re job security and an opportunity to maintain a razor’s edge for rescuers

[@yallmustveforgot]

She only lived there 5 months and thinks all those other people are just leaving for no reason.

[@BrooklynBaby100]

😅😅😅 💯

[@SuhCar]

Can we talk to her after this?

[@lesliejambon]

@@SuhCar girl that’s what I wanna know!

[@GwenMotoGirl]

Same question!

[@NoidoDev]

Yes please. If it's still possible.

[@Wjs3434]

I want to know.

[@amandavanheerden7980]

This woman did not heed the warnings - the surge is the worst in 100 years. Why endanger your animals? This is extremely irresponsible.

[@stewpot6998]

Some were predicting 20ft surge.

[@johnengland8619]

She is upstairs

[@doodle8]

“I did everything the internet told me to do”, lol. I feel bad for the rescue teams that have to risk their lives for Darwin Award nominees.

[@scottankers6690]

Precisely

[@MsTenacious24]

There won’t BE any rescue teams available during the worst part of the hit. People will be on their own.

[@uup116]

Real men wouldn't, they would remind her family and cats that they did their job when they told her to leave.

[@kristencraft623]

All you needed to do was load up and drive 10 miles or so inland. You WILL be stuck there if you are that close to the water.

[@user-245er4ud]

exactly. I'd drive like 2 hours north and sleep in the car in a fast food / grocery store parking lot or something for 4-6 hours.

[@DJ-ix7gf]

Good grief, get in your car and drive! Drive immediately east, then hurry up the coast! She could’ve left this morning. Yes it would’ve been stressful but she would’ve made it. These people will not have a town tomrw! What the heck are they staying for?

[@Vincent67337]

She's high enough she doesn't have to worry about the flood but probably won't have power or water soon.

[@paulporteous4190]

Can that building survive a cat 5 or move? The windows won’t and if something big is lifted and hits it!

[@UncleDavesKitchen]

unless the surge undermines the foundation and the building falls

[@BrooklynBaby100]

@@UncleDavesKitchenomg 😮😮like total collapse!?

[@Spaceman0G]

I wana hear from her how this all went if she can afterwards.

[@TucoRamirez3121]

For her, there may be no "afterwards"...

[@clockehvac1240]

You on your own you've been warned

[@kgraham5820]

A weatherman was fighting back tears just speaking of it! 😳 Storm of the CENTURY! 😳 Silliness to think a building can keep you safe after what's been witnessed the past few weeks. Maybe it will, maybe it won’t. You wouldn’t have to tell me twice, but hey! that’s just me.

[@gloriamcdonough987]

AMEN🙏😊

[@colormebrave2231]

200 ft away. what an awful thing to do to your dogs. signed their death certificates

[@awaitingSaint777]

Girl, go to a damn shelter. I don't want to be reading your obituary later. Nothing stops water.

[@markkinkle7038]

This isn't funny, yet it is so funny. So you interview a woman who is within a mandatory evacuation, who hasn't evacuated or hasn't fully prepared. And we wonder why some people die?

[@AL_theDrifter]

Long time fl coastal resident-never boarded a window-------this one will be bad, if i lived there I'd leave. Hate to say it ma'am, you're screwed. It aint a colorado storm.

[@stewpot6998]

Colorado here. Colorado doesn't have storms at all comparable. Snow maybe. But not hurricanes.

[@jasondynamite]

Eating corn has saved me and my family from 3 tornados already

[@canufi6my]

I eat oatmeal before every storm and I'm still here!

[@mylifefornick]

LMFAO

[@BrooklynBaby100]

@@mylifefornickWe eat Children of the Corn hope that counts

[@teresaferrer4748]

She forgot about the loose screws in her head. Bless them.😢

[@marysmith3761]

I feel sorry for her pets but not her. She’s stupid for disobeying a mandatory evacuation order.

[@jctorres6112]

these ppl are on drugs.

[@BreezybriefswithBrooke]

Ikr … got to be 😂smdh

[@uup116]

Thoughts and prayers for her cats.

[@stewpot6998]

They're not in Ohio. 😅

[@pokey5736]

What's the point? They aren't giving out prizes. Make sure you don't call 911.

[@MadameRedd]

Bless her heart.

[@stewpot6998]

Corn fed. 😅

[@emd5095]

Tornado & 150 mph winds don't care...nature always wins.

[@FamilyMatterswithAmber]

True that...and it's nothing to "be tough" with... It's the human body vs incredibly dangerous forces that bodies aren't meant to withstand. If we were superhuman, we'd be able to survive much more. If these people survive it may be days or weeks before someone can reach them. Snacks aren't going to do it and sewage will become an issue. I'm over 50 and I have never heard warnings like this before from government officials. They typically do everything they can to avoid creating panic. So when they say get out and your life depends on it... 🙏🏼 🤷🏼‍♀️ It's big.

[@FamilyMatterswithAmber]

(And the warnings were shocking coming from a state who is used to this type of reckoning... And when Disney shuts down, you know it's some serious 💩).

[@user-xn6se8ri2u]

We experienced the eye from Hurricane Andrew. The devastation was immense. Months without power, then 2 yrs in a trailer...if a "native" floridian says, "meh, its nothing," do yourself a favor, and don't listen to them. And if you think all those condos and high rises are up to code, built solid, or hurricane proof, think again.

[@alyssaseedorff3286]

girl...

[@xyxyxyksxyxyxy]

About 10 tornadoes touched down i heard and Milton hadn't landed yet

[@BrianJosephMorgan]

Anything for attention. 🌀

[@coleworld3061]

They’ve been talking about this for days smh sheesh

[@themagickalmermaid]

She'll be trapped for a few days and be without power. The 'Debris' from last hurricane is a problem tho.

[@dealwolfstriked272]

Remember recovery time of past major hurricanes. Example Sandy wiped out NYC for a good 8 months. Sections of NYC had no electricity for 9 days. Anyone who stays better have a hunker down for 2 weeks plan or they are in for tough roads ahead.

[@smch6416]

I like her. She's not a hysterical woman. She's just calm and going to deal with it

[@SuhCar]

I have seen people with dogs and pet in the Shelter in place. For this woman who have her dogs!

[@SuhCar]

Why no go to shelter in place?

[@jm7643]

I blame her mother. She is a young girl. If her mother said she wanted to evacuate, this girl would have left. Instead her mother brags what a tough cookie, she is

[@lesliejambon]

It’s the aftermath that is the worse . No power are water for months

[@billscott4080]

The.only.reason.people Are.sitting.this.out Is.simple..looters

[@eugenethestoner]

Didn’t they say 15 ft storm surge? Definitely wouldn’t be where she is.

[@MavicAir1]

Milton is different and they were told this a thousand times by now. Already there's tornado's buzzing around, a 15 ft water surge plus 2 ft of rain with 150 MPH wind coming while there's debris left from Helene everywhere. Anything could happen here, it's like a disaster movie directors sandbox. Cinder blocks, sheet metal, lumber, glass, etc etc flying around and....... "I have a flashlight and some water, I'm ready." Commentator: "Do you think you have what you need to make it through this?" Her reply "No." C'mon. If they make it they'll be on their patio screaming for help Friday afternoon with no water, food, electricity, communication and blame it on FEMA or government officials while rescuers risk their lives to save you. Hope she reads this and gives her pets to someone at a shelter, they have no choice in this.

[@johnrobi0]

"I have a propane tank"....in an apartment building?

[@KathleenPage-w1m]

Senseless

[@heavenleeangeltalk8471]

Im from Fla. ....uhm Omg her 1st one??! Lady GOOOOOO!!!! Take everyone with you! I'm seriously praying 🙏! Please have her back on in a couple days.... 🙏 😢🙏

[@BeckyBeckyBecke]

my goodness, i am scared for her. mother nature does what she wants.

[@jackyeferreira]

She is going to be fine!!!!!!

[@xXxAgroxy_TimingxXx]

Dumb! Write ur name on ur limbs with next of kin then.

[@rachelgriehs6224]

Poor decision!

[@lauragoewey9097]

Would love to get an update ..

[@jctorres6112]

why are you there. lady gooooi

[@pennyastalos6953]

Sending love and prayers for protection from CO💕🙏

[@FamilyMatterswithAmber]

I feel like she had every. single. reason. (combined)... to evaluate: People she cares about with her, her pets, she lives on the river, she's only been in Florida for a few months and never been through it... Idk what happens when people dont heed warnings. I'm just mystified by this. I'd be lying if I didn't say I'm keeping track of a few to see how this works out for them. There's stubborn, and unknowing, but there's also plain old free will ... which sometimes doesn't always work out that well. It makes me incredibly sad that she's following people in the building rather than following her gut. I was even more sad to hear her call herself stupid. All we can do is pray for her and her family and neighbors 🙏🏼 before, during, and after.

[@Southerngirl0997]

Been in Tampa from Colorado FOUR months?? Tell me you're an idiot without telling me you're an idiot. Why exactly is this news station asking her opinion on whether or not Tampa is prepared? This whole clip is ridiculous. “I did everything the Internet told me to do.” ZERO experience with hurricanes 🤦 ZERO SENSE 🤡

[@janahertzberg6485]

Corn fed? Shake my damn head. People are stupid thinking they can just wait this out. I have gone through a level 3 and a level 4. I rode out the 3 evacuated for the 4. Both I was not in a storm surge area. She did everything the internet said to do except evacuate.

[@MaryFern-q4x]

..."I'm stuck in the Milton with you, and I'm wondering what it is I should do?...."

[@MsTenacious24]

Wow, hard to understand, especially after watching what happened in NC. Praying for her to be safe, but I’d be terrified if I were her!

[@ESUSAMEX]

I now reside in Florida on the east coast. I have been through about 13 hurricanes in my life while living in New York, Florida and Mexico. If I were living in Tampa, I would have gone more inland. The biggest danger in a hurricane is the flooding. The biggest difference between a hurricane and a tornado is that a tornado lasts a short time in most cases while a hurricane lasts hours.

[@USABeauboy]

I don't like to assume, but I assume you have your windows boarded up and protected from strong winds that will break through the windows. Flying debrist will be in the air like missiles and can kill and maim. You've been advised. If you don't have your windows boarded up, you are in big trouble. May God send extra advocates to protect you all. P.S. I've been thru 6 bad weather such as typhoons, cyclones, etc. 230 mph. I know what I'm talking about.

[@Kay_Watermelon]

Why would she have her windows boarded up? How else is she going to get that TikTok window shot?

[@marysmith3761]

@@USABeauboy She said that she had hurricane proof glass.

[@Le0Nocapri0]

Well cornfed ladies…..A Hurricane is like a tornado….except 100 times bigger and moves slower, (the slower the moving, the more the damage) depending on wind speed. Ps: I’m from Wisconsin but lived in Florida for 20 years, after Michael….now back up North

[@usocrazy6133]

Stupid is as stupid does.

[@joevarga5982]

She's in a high-rise building. That's like an elevated bunker, lol. There's no story here. She'd better have some food and drinks on hand.

[@ginnyn9660]

She needs to change her mind and leave with her mom and dogs quickly. Many people are in danger of dying if they don't evacuate, those in mandatory evacuation zones. If a 20 ft surge of water engulfs her house, with over 100 mph winds, that would be it. Why doesn't she and her mom she that? I am in shock over people who won't evacuate. But many have evaluated and know the danger.

[@Kevin-oc2jb]

Can't you see that she's in a high rise? LOL

[@johngalindo8200]

She'll be fine...she's in a high-rise...water won't get up that high... No lights, no water on the way. So hope she stocked up. Doesn't look like she really has a place for a generator, just a balcony which will be drenched constantly. I dunno. Not good.

[@marcgoldstein2957]

Great hair, wrong decade.

[@renewashington791]

👍🏽 I know right!! It’s giving 1970s 😂

[@marcgoldstein2957]

@@renewashington791 90's

[@user-245er4ud]

I would just drive a few hours north, just enough to get out of the danger zone, and then sleep in my car with the dogs for one night. Like 4-6 hrs of sleep is plenty. It really wouldn't be that hard to sleep in a park and ride, grocery store, fast food, parking lot or something like that.

[@audreydaleski1067]

The news person should have taken the man out of his boat and kept him safe.

[@GarretGrayCamera]

She’s in a tough building. She’ll be fine, if not on first floor.

[@microbios8586]

She's in a tall building. She will be fine, just uncomfortable if water, sewage and power go out for a while.

[@markhaney8398]

You may win the stupid prize!!

[@greatnorthern930]

Can't fix stupid

[@deelady53]

My granddaughter's other grandmother is right in the path and is staying. I'll feel bad for my granddaughter if her other grandmother doesn't make it. And the worrying is so wrong.

[@SeaMonkey137]

Another TikToker making bad decisions. I'm all out of shocked faces.

[@PrivateAccountXSG]

Well it's not so bad right now, how bad could it be tomorrow, right??? Sheeesh!

[@Leif-012]

all for the likes.

[@danielmartin7838]

She’ll weather the storm fine, they’re well off the ground.

[@randallwinters7387]

You were right, Chuck Darwin, wherever you are.😕

[@moai123]

At least her dogs won't go hungry 🍽

[@AnnaD25]

Smh

[@randallwinters7387]

"They're like" Doesn't anyone SAY anything anymore? 🙄

[@ASMR4calmmoods]

🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

[@melanielynne0414]

Tape up your glass windows. There will be debris missiles.

[@MrBetc]

No sympathy for those who are too ignorant to listen. Reap what they sow.

[@rccomics]

Social media makes fools of us all.

[@randallwinters7387]

Conception is certainly playing a huge role as well.

[@slconley]

There will be so many darwin awards

[@henrynasal7682]

she's right, they will, ALL, go..

[@randallwinters7387]

This chick wreaks of narcissism

[@Michelle-tk9jq]

Ummmm they’ve been warning you for a week

[@randallwinters7387]

She's a see you in tea

[@donnah5378]

Hope all goes well 🙏🏾

[@Kevin-oc2jb]

These comments are ridiculous. She's not hanging in a crappy boat like that idiot Lt. Dan. She's in some high rise and I highly doubt the storm will knock it down. I'm sure she'll be fine.

[@erikaxchristine]

Seriously…..

[@rickrichards9238]

She needs to be a permanent corespondent

[@microbios8586]

Her honesty, whether it's for attention or not, is highly admirable 😂😂😂

[@Britnayz]

🎉😮👻

[@randallwinters7387]

Apparently, NewsNation is desperate for ad-generating revenue from any content that they can create.😂

[@lee4547]

Why show an upside down American flag? Obviously it was allowed on the video on purpose.

[@michaelgreer2870]

its for distress

[@lee4547]

@@michaelgreer2870didn’t know that. Thanks.

[@tigrodelnorte5576]

She has two dogs ..........LOL

[@silviabrown3013]

Lol this girl is funny

[@zoranfrintrop-unger4801]

🎉

[@seeharvester]

Don't worry Morgan! I'll come save you! If for no other reason than💘 to see that beautiful hair blowing in the wind.