This is the hilarious moment a TV reporter used a condom to try and protect her microphone during Hurricane Ian.
NBC's Kyla Galer came up with an innovative way of protecting her microphone from the rain as she broadcast live in Florida.
Whilst her reporting on the Hurricane Ian was being watched by viewers, social media users were left baffled with Kyla's quick-thinking.
She went to desperate attempts to make sure viewers could hear her report by placing a condom on on her mic.
The reporter realised how strange it might have looked to anyone watching - as she spoke to TMZ to clarify why she had to resort to the condom.
She looked into the camera and spoke directly to baffled viewers and said: "It is what you think it is.
"It's a condom. We can't get these mics wet, so, we gotta do what we gotta do."
Kyla was reporting in Naples, Florida, when the devastating hurricane was sweeping across the state as the storm hit wind speeds of 155mph.
The mayor of Tampa, Jane Castor, was demanding residents to seek shelter throughout the night due to the high winds which battered homes.
Speaking yesterday evening, September 28, she said: “We are going to get the majority of the rain and the higher winds starting about 8pm, and they are going to last throughout the night".
The life-threatening storm saw buildings ripped apart which included the roof of an ICU ward in Port Charlotte which has left parts of the lower building flooded.
Dr Birgit Bodine told the Washington Post: "For us, as much as everything is terrible and we’re exhausted... as long as our patients do OK and nobody ends up dying or having a bad outcome, that’s what matters."
Vulnerable patients on ventilators had to be evacuated to another part of the hospital.
Governor Ron DeSantis said Ian had generated life-threatening storm surges - sending waves of wind-driven seawater flooding along the coast - of up to 12 feet in some places.
"This is a storm that we will talk about for many years to come, an historic event," said Ken Graham, director of the National Weather Service.
All flights out of Jacksonville International Airport scheduled for Thursday have been cancelled.
The town of Fort Myers Beach was almost submerged by floodwaters, and the ruins of homes could be seen floating downstream, along with cars.
And even deadly sharks were seen swimming down the streets of a downtown area in Fort Myers.
Palm trees were seen bending over, street signs have been flying around as the ferocious hurricane caused devastation to the homes of millions.
2.5million people have since evacuated the area with some choosing to stay put and ignoring the serve warnings.
