It’s taken me until just this year to actually watch any of this coverage. I lost family that day and I’m finally able to see what actually happened. Thank you for posting this video ❤
I am so sorry for your loss. I couldn’t imagine losing family and then a situation like this. Are used to think tornadoes would be so cool to see. But after figuring out how much damage I can do I don’t wish this on anybody.
Kelly asking Mike if he was alright always stuck with me. She showed so much compassion and empathy with just that one question while still being professional. And of course, Mike doing his best to do his job despite witnessing so much tragedy.
48:44 is a moment that is so incredible to me. as someone who shares the fascination with storms and tornadoes that so many, including mike, have, scenes like this really put it into perspective how powerful and life-altering these phenomena can be. it's really difficult to watch this without getting choked up knowing how many people's lives were forever changed that day. storm tracking really is an exciting hobby, I can't deny that; I really enjoy it. but when the reality is put in your face like this, it hits you like a truck. sitting at a computer so far away knowing the hell people are going through on the ground can be really hard to swallow. I cannot imagine what it was like to see that from the ground in real life like mike did. I hope I never do.
Thank you for posting this, especially without commercials. I was working in Soringfield a week after this. Our days off we decided to see if we could help in Joplin. My work mate turned from the exit to come down the hill. I was in awe and it hit me immediately (how many passed away). Brought tears. We helped sort donations for the days we could. I've never seen anything like it.
I remember this. I live in Saint Paul Minnesota when we got hit by a severe storm and my friend told me about the tornado that hit Northern Minneapolis and witnessed it. It was scary, but it doesn’t even compare to what happened in Joplin…
@@janblackman6204 The audio was like this live. Bettes and crew were pushing the limits of their wireless technology by going further into the destruction than their truck could follow.
Joplin was gistory ... So many people died that day from the massive wedge tornado that took on its own monster characteristic from its origin ... Problem is no one saw it coming til it became heavily wrapped in rain when it struck town... I'll never forget the images of the destroyed hospital, Pizza Hut, Home Depot, Walmart, Taco Bell, and the business district of Rangeline Rd ... Truly heartbreaking
I wasn’t there to witness it after the tornado or the immediate aftermath, but I went through there on greyhound in Mid August 2011. It was late at night, like 1am, so couldn’t see a lot. Seen a bunch debarked trees, and as soon as we were approaching 71, clear as day could see how bad that hospital was.
Understandably so. I would've done the same thing he did, and probably worse if there wasn't a child in my hand. If you've been in an actual disaster situation, you come to understand _quickly_ how utterly useless most journalists are on site. I say this as a firefighter who's had to deal with more than my fair share of them. More often than not, they just get in the way and provide more hindrance than help to the people actually on the scene.
@@RT-qd8yl Oh I’m sure, 100% agreed. I do feel for Bettes though in this situation, no one can prepare you for THAT kind of level of destruction. It’s gotta be extremely hard to be contractually obligated to report on something like this and not just be able to say “screw this we need to help people” and turn the camera off.
@@steelerfan4life5 For sure, he's one of the good ones. It takes a certain kind of person to do that job; either they're legitimately interested in the science and in helping people, or they just want to be on TV.
15:00 The following call between Danielle Steele and Mike Bettes should be treated like the broadcast of The Today Show on September 11, 2001 between 8:00 and 8:45 AM. Little did anyone, especially Bettes, know what was about to transpire. For Danielle, this was her version of Jim Cantore announcing the landfall of Hurricane Andrew. For Bettes, this should've been a warning to him. For most, it would've been. It was a warning he would've been wise to have heeded May 31, 2013, outside El Reno, Oklahoma.
I remember my mom and my grandpa checking me out of school because of these storms I remember hearing the person at the front desk in the school office saying something about tornado warning we went home to my basement and we watched these storms go through I live in Rolla Missouri and it’s very hilly here so any storm we get would usually not be that bad but we got hit with an f3 and I remember seeing the weather on tv and hearing about all the tornados back then I didn’t really understand it that well cause I was little but today I now know tornados are nothing to play around with
A storm that hits very close to home for me... When this storm happened many cities like St Louis sent help over there hell I was goig to volunteer to help but was talked out of it (Local Missourian... Still cant mentally wrap my head around how this nearly hit the city)
It’s taken me until just this year to actually watch any of this coverage. I lost family that day and I’m finally able to see what actually happened. Thank you for posting this video ❤
Hope you're well now
So sorry for your loss.
Very sorry for your loss.
I am so sorry for your loss. I couldn’t imagine losing family and then a situation like this. Are used to think tornadoes would be so cool to see. But after figuring out how much damage I can do I don’t wish this on anybody.
I'm very sorry for your loss.
The reporter running through the rubble in shock, on live tv, speaks volumes. There are really no words
2 years later he actually got caught in another massive one and almost died th-cam.com/video/SwAQZY4t6PA/w-d-xo.html
Kelly asking Mike if he was alright always stuck with me. She showed so much compassion and empathy with just that one question while still being professional. And of course, Mike doing his best to do his job despite witnessing so much tragedy.
48:44 is a moment that is so incredible to me. as someone who shares the fascination with storms and tornadoes that so many, including mike, have, scenes like this really put it into perspective how powerful and life-altering these phenomena can be. it's really difficult to watch this without getting choked up knowing how many people's lives were forever changed that day. storm tracking really is an exciting hobby, I can't deny that; I really enjoy it. but when the reality is put in your face like this, it hits you like a truck. sitting at a computer so far away knowing the hell people are going through on the ground can be really hard to swallow. I cannot imagine what it was like to see that from the ground in real life like mike did. I hope I never do.
If I recall correctly, at that moment, he saw more people deceased not too far from him. Truly devastating disaster.
Thank you for posting this, especially without commercials. I was working in Soringfield a week after this. Our days off we decided to see if we could help in Joplin. My work mate turned from the exit to come down the hill.
I was in awe and it hit me immediately (how many passed away). Brought tears.
We helped sort donations for the days we could.
I've never seen anything like it.
Thanks for another great historical upload. It's important for this stuff to be seen and preserved.
It's like you were reading my brain, I was LITERALLY looking for this exact coverage yesterday!!!
Mike Bettes had a VERY rough few years there. There were bodies all over the place where they first pulled up in the Joplin tornado.
I remember this. I live in Saint Paul Minnesota when we got hit by a severe storm and my friend told me about the tornado that hit Northern Minneapolis and witnessed it. It was scary, but it doesn’t even compare to what happened in Joplin…
15:00 is when they begin talking about Joplin
Thank you the sound is awful
@@janblackman6204 The audio was like this live. Bettes and crew were pushing the limits of their wireless technology by going further into the destruction than their truck could follow.
@@AirCastTVborn and raised and still living in Joplin. All the lines are down so it is like hardly impossible to get service
I WAS LOOKINT FOR THIS FINALY
Joplin was gistory ... So many people died that day from the massive wedge tornado that took on its own monster characteristic from its origin ... Problem is no one saw it coming til it became heavily wrapped in rain when it struck town... I'll never forget the images of the destroyed hospital, Pizza Hut, Home Depot, Walmart, Taco Bell, and the business district of Rangeline Rd ... Truly heartbreaking
Wowww! Thank you so much for this.
I wasn’t there to witness it after the tornado or the immediate aftermath, but I went through there on greyhound in Mid August 2011. It was late at night, like 1am, so couldn’t see a lot. Seen a bunch debarked trees, and as soon as we were approaching 71, clear as day could see how bad that hospital was.
At 27:50 the guy carrying his child realllllly did not like being shown on camera😳
Understandably so. I would've done the same thing he did, and probably worse if there wasn't a child in my hand. If you've been in an actual disaster situation, you come to understand _quickly_ how utterly useless most journalists are on site. I say this as a firefighter who's had to deal with more than my fair share of them. More often than not, they just get in the way and provide more hindrance than help to the people actually on the scene.
@@RT-qd8yl Oh I’m sure, 100% agreed. I do feel for Bettes though in this situation, no one can prepare you for THAT kind of level of destruction. It’s gotta be extremely hard to be contractually obligated to report on something like this and not just be able to say “screw this we need to help people” and turn the camera off.
@@steelerfan4life5 For sure, he's one of the good ones. It takes a certain kind of person to do that job; either they're legitimately interested in the science and in helping people, or they just want to be on TV.
What takes such a d**k to do that and around his kid?
That was a really a father figure for his boy to see that.
15:00 The following call between Danielle Steele and Mike Bettes should be treated like the broadcast of The Today Show on September 11, 2001 between 8:00 and 8:45 AM.
Little did anyone, especially Bettes, know what was about to transpire. For Danielle, this was her version of Jim Cantore announcing the landfall of Hurricane Andrew.
For Bettes, this should've been a warning to him. For most, it would've been.
It was a warning he would've been wise to have heeded May 31, 2013, outside El Reno, Oklahoma.
I remember my mom and my grandpa checking me out of school because of these storms I remember hearing the person at the front desk in the school office saying something about tornado warning we went home to my basement and we watched these storms go through I live in Rolla Missouri and it’s very hilly here so any storm we get would usually not be that bad but we got hit with an f3 and I remember seeing the weather on tv and hearing about all the tornados back then I didn’t really understand it that well cause I was little but today I now know tornados are nothing to play around with
27:45. dude holding the little girl flips off the camera.
I would have done the same thing
A storm that hits very close to home for me... When this storm happened many cities like St Louis sent help over there hell I was goig to volunteer to help but was talked out of it
(Local Missourian... Still cant mentally wrap my head around how this nearly hit the city)
0:13. Aging poorly in just 20 minutes
50:00
You guys need to put the date in the tag. I was thinking, oh no not again…the tag said 8 hours ago…
Title should tell you…
I added it to the title. Thanks for the suggestion, it's important to be clear.