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An American television weatherman got caught out 'battling to stand up in high winds' from Storm Florence when two men stroll past him.

Wearing full waterproofs Mike Seidel from the Weather Channel seems to be battered by the weather until the two men in shorts are in the background.

Florence hit parts of America on Friday, pounding the state of North Carolina with torrential rain and high winds and leaving five people dead.

(Image: Getty Images North America)

It was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm after it hit land.

Seidel was filming a piece to camera regarding the tropical storm and appeared to be struggling to stand his ground such was the ferocity of the wind.

"This is about as nasty as its been," he said in a video captured by different viewers.

Meanwhile, viewers spotted two men calmly walk in the background, apparently unaffected by the "strong" winds.

In a matter of a few hours, the video on Facebook was seen more than four million times.

A statement provided by the Weather Channel said: “It’s important to note that the two individuals in the background are walking on concrete, and Mike Seidel is trying to maintain his footing on wet grass, after reporting on-air until 1am this morning and is undoubtedly exhausted.”