New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- A weatherman in the United States took a little moment of his on-air time to check on his wife via a text during an emergency weather alert, but the unforgiving Internet blasted him for sheer "unprofessionalism".

In a now viral video, meteorologist Nick Jansen of KTTC News can be seen pulling out his phone in the middle of a live weather report of severe weather conditions outside.

The incident reportedly occurred on July 28. Nick was reporting on storms in Rochester, Minnesota.

Midway, he was seen texting his wife, reportedly to warn her of the worsening weather and ask her to get to the basement with the baby. After a quick check-in, he returned to his job. Nick has a 6-month-old child.

Aware of his act, Nick ap...