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Shep Smith gave viewers intense warning before Hurricane Matthew hit
'This moves 20 miles west, you and everyone you know are dead,' he said
The Fox News host also said, 'And your kids die too', in the strange update
Hurricane Matthew is expected to reach Florida on Thursday night
The Category 4 storm has caused chaos in the Caribbean and killed 299

Published: 22:56 EST, 6 October 2016 | Updated: 02:35 EST, 7 October 2016

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Fox News anchor Shep Smith issued a direct, bizarre and dire warning to his viewers just hours before Hurricane Matthew hit Florida.

'This moves 20 miles to the west, and you and everyone you know are dead,' Smith said on Fox News.

'All of you. Because you can't survive it.

'It's not possible, unless you are very, very lucky. And your kids die too.'

Fox News anchor Shep Smith issued a direct and dire warning to his viewers hours before Hurricane Matthew hit

The 52-year-old host also said people should listen to the warnings and evacuate to make things easier for emergency service crews.

'You must evacuate it's a rule, but not everyone is listening because 'freedom' and stuff,' he said.

'Freedom - tell that to the one who has to come dig you out... you love law enforcement until all of a sudden you put them in jeopardy, think about it.'

'This moves 20 miles to the west, and you and everyone you know are dead,' Smith (pictured) said of the storm on Fox News

'You can't survive it. It's not possible, unless you are very, very lucky. And your kids die too,'

Viewers were split on Smith's worst-case scenario comments, with some saying the Fox News host was trying to reach people who may have ignored the warnings.

'Shep, you're right to speak very directly & urgently about #HurricaneMatthew. You have valuable experience dealing with storms,' one person tweeted.

'Kinda love Shep Smith and his lack of sugar coating,' another wrote.

Thanks Fox News! pic.twitter.com/eGV2CCMSIo
— Marty of Social Club (@Deathbymartymar) October 6, 2016

Some viewers praised the direct segment, saying the Fox News host was 'telling it like it is'

'(Shep) telling it like it is! You are my new favorite weatherman!' a viewer chimed in.

'Dear @ShepNewsTeam will you do the weather for EVERYONE in the US from here on out?' another added.

However others were upset with the Fox News presenter, claiming he was making light of the deadly situation.

'Reports like that is (sic) what instills mass hysteria. There's no need for it,' a viewer wrote.

Other viewers questioned why Fox News aired the segment with Smith, accusing him of causing 'mass hysteria'

'Shep Smith needs to stick to the anchor desk. If he didn't seem like a weatherman, it's because he's not,' one person tweeted.

'Has he lost his f'in (sic) mind?' another added.

Other viewers seemed to avoid having an opinion on Smith's segment, and were instead shocked it was aired.

''You're all dead', 'police will find your corpse' omfg Shep's lost his damn mind!' one viewer wrote.

Palm trees sway in high gusts of wind, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Vero Beach, Fla, as Hurricane Matthew gets closer to the US

People leave Disney's Magic Kingdom theme park, in heavy rain, after it closed in Orlando, Florida in preparation for the landfall of Hurricane Matthew,

'@FoxNews, why did y'all let @ShepNewsTeam do the weather and scare the hell out of everyone?' another asked.

Smith was providing updates on Hurricane Matthew, which hit Florida in the early hours of Friday morning.

The Category 4 storm has already caused massive damage throughout the Caribbean, with Haiti the worst hit.

It is believed 299 people have been killed, with the number expected to rise in the coming days.