And finally… Bridge splits during live news broadcast

Amber Roberts and photojournalist Jon Monte were standing on Hiddenite Bridge discussing the impact of the flooding caused by the storm when the structure actually split.

In the report for Fox 46, she was saying: “This road, this bridge, is literally sinking.

“Take a look at the ground, you can see it caving in.”

She carried on speaking but was then interrupted when they bridge began to split.

She continued: “This is incredibly scary. OK, we’re backing up, we’re backing up. Just right here, live on TV, we saw the road collapse, that same road that we were just standing on seconds ago, so thank God that we are backing up.”

Later in the day, Roberts appeared on another news report and discussed what had happened.

She explained: “It was definitely a scary situation for me and my photojournalist.

“We just had to be calm in the moment, to step back and hope for the best, and thankfully we are OK, but what is far from OK is this road.”

Writing on Twitter she said: “I am SO thankful me and my @FOX46News photojournalist, @JonMonteFOX46 are okay.

“I’m sending prayers up to the people of Alexander County impacted by today’s flooding.”

Storm Eta landed just north of Tampa Bay on Friday before heading to the Carolinas.