Joplin Tornado EF5 Missouri May 22nd KSNF Channel 16 Tower Camera coverage..

[@undergrads]

PLEASE....do not take this video down. You are the only one who has local real-time news coverage of this as it happened.

[@kittelinea]

there has just been another video posted! hold on lemme get the link

[@kittelinea]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJLKq4F-qq5ogKs here!

[@jeremy1529]

@@kittelinea kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJLKq4F-qq5ogKs

[@milesium-487]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJLKq4F-qq5ogKs Full coverage was found

[@nameredacted6221]

Not anymore

[@timberlillies05]

I just want to thank the person that posted this video. I work at KSN and to the best of my knowledge we didnt have this recorded as we were broadcasting.

[@peachxtaehyung]

That's why there should be broadcasting of all coverage on facebook live or instagram live or something

[@friesareyummy]

@@peachxtaehyung That CAN be the case now. Nexstar owns KSNF and multiple other stations across the country, and now have a decent streaming player for a company of that size (100+ stations......wow).

[@plawson8577]

Unfortunately, your news crew did a rather POOR job reporting and covering this storm.

[@toumak.9011]

Mike Smith did a great job in writing a book about the warning system and how they were inaccurate. It's called 'When the Sirens were Silent' on Kindle or other digital sources, and details how the local NWS was issuing warnings for the wrong areas in Jasper County, which the tv meteorologists seen above were reading aloud until they noticed the power flashes on the outside cam.

[@TsunamiSephi]

KSN dropped the ball so hard. I hope they learned from their mistakes. Do a workshop watching KFOR or KWTV, lol.

[@pharmacymg]

tallfarmboy-thought you might like to know, I watch this clip every year on this day. We lived 4 blocks from the high school. Lost everything, our family survived, but 17 of our neighbors did not. Glad this is still up. Thanks! Life is short people. Make the most of it every day.

[@tallfarmboy]

Seriously glad that you are still around to comment on this video. Best wishes to you and your family!

[@veronicashields4405]

You can hear the exact moment when they realize their mistake, the part when the camera shifts and suddenly the funnel is illuminated in full rather than partially obscured by dust and debris. No wonder at the panic in their voices. They're probably horrified to realize precious seconds of warning were lost for the people trying to escape its path.

[@tallfarmboy]

The way that the Tornado warnings went out, the north side of Joplin was under the warning... nobody was thinking anything would spawn on the south side of the town. This happened so quickly... almost unbelievable.

[@plawson8577]

tallfarmboy How Sad. An unfortunately ill advised.

[@Sj430]

The joplin tornado struck the southwest side of joplin.

[@joshuaraney4006]

​​​@@tallfarmboydo you have any more videos ksnf tornado warning coverage like about 5 hours please just asking in May 22 in 2011 please just asking

[@jeremy1529]

@@joshuaraney4006 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJLKq4F-qq5ogKs

[@lpycb42]

Actually the urgency in her voice would make me run as fast as I can to take cover. You don't want to cause panic, but when the thing is THAT monstrous, you want to be taken seriously. Boy her urgency would've done it for me. In fact her urgency makes me want to take cover now, even with a clear sky and in MD.

[@heyitsbr33]

Always get chills when I watch this...this is the channel my family and I were watching when we took cover. Brings back so many haunting memories.

[@jackskellington1455]

Bree Adams I get shaky sweat cold with a stomach ache and Quiet. Only when I'm nervous I get nervous when severe weather happens

[@alisonwilliams321]

Me too. I was never afraid of storms until that day. After watching this I'm shaking so much I can barely type, and feel like I could throw up. What a traumatic event for our community.

[@Snowstar837]

What's crazy is that they're recording this only 5 minutes after it was broadcast, so the tornado is still on the ground as this is being filmed, and you can even hear another TV (or radio) giving them current coverage of where it is in the background.

[@v3ck1n]

That is crazy

[@tallfarmboy]

117 Confirmed dead as of May 24th... 17 survivors have been rescued from the debris so far, thank God!

[@AtmosphericColor]

wow, the fear in her voice... that would make me run for shelter asap. Poor thing, I can't imagine seeing a EF5 twister outside of a building like that. Yikes.

[@paravecchiavince9685]

One of the most scary parts about this tornado was how quickly it strengthened. It literally went from a rope touchdown to a violent EF-5 in under 2 minutes

[@tallfarmboy]

I disagree... This storm intensified in a matter of a few seconds from a funnel cloud to EF-5 strength. The footage that you see on the towercam is where the funnel would have been at EF-5 strength over St. John's/Mercy Hospital. This storm was only a funnel cloud about 1.5 miles west of there. Both anchors did an excellent job of conveying the seriousness of this situation once it was realized that this was a tornado emergency.

[@scarpfish]

The Tuscaloosa tornado wasn't wrapped in rain like this one was and didn't produce a clear signature on the radar. Even the TWC chaser team that was on the hunt for it stated it didn't look that impressive on radar. Notice that despite all of the hundreds of Joplin tornado videos on YT, you can't find a single one showing a clearly defined funnel.

[@Sharklover91]

It went from funnel to EF 5 in two minutes.

[@sv1000rider]

This is a really good video which clearly shows the tornado as it entered Joplin. From this vantage point, the tornado appeared to be well contrasted and clearly visible. It didn't appear to become rain-wrapped until later in it's life-cycle. It's very unfortunate that the tornado developed suddenly and over a highly populated area that likely was desensitized to tornado warnings due to their high frequency of occurrence. Thoughts and prayers to all those who have been affected.

[@Brandon-lw1wx]

Seems there is so little local TV news coverage of this tornado. Even from KOAM (which is in Kansas).

[@StarshotSCV]

This is my favorite video of the entire tornado... being at graduation and driving home when it hit I didn't get to see this... so thanks for recording it, low quality or not its still cool to see.

[@TheMightykaz]

I agree with you.I actually thought the female reporter did a great job of showing alot of emotion and letting people know the urgency of getting to a "safe place". With an ef-5 there are not really any places. I wish the best to the city of Joplin. What a tragedy.

[@ecardona53]

Yikes. You can hear their voices change one they realized they fucked up.

[@tallfarmboy]

@arohn2007 This is the type of coordination I am talking about. There were a great deal of TRAINED spotters following this storm. However, the information that the NWS was broadcasting (while the tornado was on the ground) was that there were reports of funnel clouds in Galena, KS. If the NWS, TRAINED spotters, Radio, and TV had a dedicated radio frequency for relaying this vital information quickly... it could have perhaps saved a few more lives.

[@Frankyburrito]

Amazing, 12 years later I’m brought here by a newly found dvr recording of this exact news broadcast uploaded by a Brad R.

[@carnivoreRon]

This evening, I went to the 10th anniversary memorial service at Cunningham Park in Joplin, Mo. Recovering and growing.

[@MrRickynshasta]

I live in Joplin! My mom lived 4 blocks from the hospital! She is homeless and still in shock! Send prayers this way! My family has lost everything!

[@packerman7410]

hopefully no one calls this tornado underrated, this tornado is very very well known for the damage and deaths, rip to all victims

[@waynebrasler]

I am happy these broadcasters are receiving just recognition and praise for the warnings they sounded, especially their urgency in doing so.The people complaining about the video quality miss the point entirely and certainly mystify me.

[@tallfarmboy]

@DeanyJeany I think a good deal of people were in the same boat. Not one radio station knew what was going on until after the fact. The only local news media that had an idea of what was going on was KSNF-16. It happened FAST! Glad you are here to tell about it.

[@PrettiMamita]

Prayers going out to everyone here. My town(Tuscaloosa) just went through this April 27.

[@davidmatheny1993]

Even if they stressed taking shelter more before seeing this tornado, idk if it would have reduced deaths or injuries by much. People do tend to take their time unless they are visibly shown a tornado on TV, but this one was strong enough to probably pull people out of basements. There was no completely safe place from this tornado other than out of the path.

[@gerald4535]

Yeah looking at the damage, I don't think it wouldve mattered. Also as someone pointed out, there was no clear formed funnel

[@26michaeluk]

This times one hundred. The NWS warnings for a completely different part of the storm that went north of the city and people were led to believe, that lived in the downtown area, that the storm had passed. The actual warning for the actual Joplin tornado did not happen till 517 like you said. I read a book called "When the sirens were silent" or something like that and it shows how bad of information the people in downtown Joplin got they day.

[@Sj430]

I know after the joplin tornado the nws had to change the warnings.

[@redbeakman]

It's amazing how long it took them to acknowledge that the giant wedge on the ground triggering exploding transformers was a tornado. Luckily the woman was sure of what she was seeing and stopped beating around the bush.

[@KN-ko8ez]

Where is the radar analysis? Unfortunately, it seems like it caught everyone off guard including the meteorologists who appear to be relying solely on video footage.

[@Sj430]

The tornado happened real quick. Also the Joplin tornado did not look like a tornado. Plus the tornado touchdown close to Joplin and became rain wrapped. There is a hook echo and a debris ball on radar but it's hard to spot on the radar.

[@OceanMan1997]

Please do not take this down, this is incredible footage

[@Witzels]

I remember watching this live... We lived 30 minutes away and were so certain the tornado would hit us, but it just went right over us. We continued to watch the TV and saw this exact footage unfold before our eyes... And we wanted to go to Joplin that same exact day. Never forget.

[@26michaeluk]

I agree that they did do a good job once they knew for sure it was a tornado and many people credited them for saving their lives. However it was seriously downplayed at the beginning of this video. Whether by accident or not, them pretty much saying that the power flashes were probably lightening strikes when its evident on the video that its a tornado was a terribly misguided decision. I know hind sight is 20/20 but it should have been called a probable tornado instead of downplaying it.

[@Pauln71]

That crappy coverage would not have happened in OKC or Wichita

[@26michaeluk]

@@Pauln71 yeah I'm amazed at the Midwest coverage. Whole teams out in the field and helicopters. I've watched their coverage for years. They tell you exactly where it's at and where it's gonna be. I live in the South and James Spann from Alabama is really good too.

[@tallfarmboy]

@6891man Yes, a tornado warning was issued for Western Jasper county at 5:10pm. This storm was only producing a funnel cloud and there were tornado warnings for this storm for approximately 1 hour before, while it was in Kansas... It wasn't until it turned sharply south that it gained strength and became a tornado. Missouri people are slightly immune to "tornado warnings"... we have had probably 6-8 already this year.. this one seemed just as "ordinary" as the rest...

[@NascarChamp48]

Thank you for sharing and posting this footage. I have family in Joplin, I'm glad their safe. Unfortunately there's a lot of damage to the area, and lots of people are still missing. Please, keep praying.

[@jketcham]

I disagree. I am a storm chaser, and yes the tornado formed quick. But fact remains, it was tornado warned, they had power flashes on live camera, and even when the outline of the tornado was visible they weren't catching on as to what was going on. I've worked in the media, and this is clear demonstration of the difference between small market and large market, which is... experience and ability to handle such situations without freaking out.

[@plawson8577]

jketcham You got that right! Compare to the 2013 El Reno Tornado coverage. They were more informed and capable of analyzing the Tornado properly.

[@collinjamesguitar]

Thank you!!! I’ve been saying this to people. They were completely incompetent. (obviously not intentional and doesn’t mean they’re stupid. They just had no business giving lethal weather warnings.) This video makes me sick honestly. We have got to get smaller market news stations to train their weather casters for this level of tornado emergencies. A LOT of lives would have been saved that day if someone like Mike Morgan, James Spann, or Gary England was in the booth. JMO and I’m not a meteorologist.

[@tallfarmboy]

@TheCemetarian I will say that, the broadcasters were just announcing the latest information from the NWS, which was that there were a funnel cloud spotted near Galena... People were not expecting this size of tornado from "funnel clouds"... I thought I knew what I was looking at when I saw the tower camera, but wasn't sure until I saw the transformers blowing.... This station was the ONLY local media outlet that recognized the severity of this storm as it was happening...

[@OddballExtreme]

Thanks for the coverage. I live in Montgomery, Alabama, and was NOT impacted by the April 27th tornado outbreak, but that doesn't mean I don't care what's happening. God bless all of you out there having to deal with this nightmare.

[@isengarde9490]

I think everybody who saw this live, and knew even a little bit about being a live news anchor realized just how screwed the city was when the female lead broke composure at around 0:50

[@JacobWithACamera]

Why was this footage not circulated as much as it could’ve been, in the 8 years since Joplin, this is the first time I’ve ever seen this footage and it’s the clearest painted picture of the Joplin Tornado I’ve ever seen. Why didn’t the news channel release this video?

[@tallfarmboy]

The news channel lost power during the event... I believe they saved the footage, somehow... but, this is the best footage that I have seen that actually show the wedge.

[@TheEpicWeatherstar9000]

1:04 *Right now, we are continui- POWER OUT.*

[@garrikdad]

I was in my car headed to work. Drove East on 20th from Rangeline Rd. behind Home Depot and parked in lot on Davis Blvd. couldnt see where to drive. Still can't believe I walked away from a EF-5 with just scratches and a few bruises. Final public death toll is at 134 with zero missing. Our city has lost good friends and family. RIP

[@hunterklowss]

RIP to everyone who passed away due to this tornado. This was a very sad event. This was already ten years ago, and it was Most Popular for Science & Technology (for 2 consecutive days) on the KZbin homepage.

[@tallfarmboy]

@kadekix Can not agree with you enough... I've stated it before, but the radio stations were BEHIND this storm and only following the NWS. The last update from the NWS was what Caitlin had just read... Public report of a funnel cloud in Galena... If anyone in Joplin was watching this video, it SURELY saved many lives. For people in cars, who were listening to the radio, they would have NOT had the latest information... and may have been very well taken by surprise by this tornado.

[@BelfastBailey]

My prayers to all who lost family and homes and belongings. I saw my first tornado when I lived in Joplin. I remember it distinctly, 6, 5, 4, 3...(6 p.m., May 4, 2003. I lived at the intersection of JJ Highway and Fountain Rd and it passed just north of our house into Junction City. I was filming it just east of Smithfield and my friend got scared so we drove away, and thank God...3 minutes later it turned and was an F3 as it crossed 1/5 of a mile from where we had been parked. WHOOPS!

[@hedablinka]

Wow. Is it safe to think that big twisters (this was gigantic) aren't all that common in Joplin? Lots of old houses down, something you usually don't see in areas hit more often by big twisters.

[@mikegriffith4018]

Prayers always will be with you for this memory

[@extreme371]

10 years later, the town can show that nothing can stop them.

[@Hillbillette]

Thank you so much for the video used to live by this TV tower. Prayers going out to Joplin.

[@finisher3x]

It's not often that you hear FEAR in the voices of TV weathermen/women . . . but they knew this situation was SERIOUS . . and that big tornado was coming extremely close to their location. Also, when you hear people in the newsroom in the background talking like that, you knew the situation was life threatening to them. God bless the people of Joplin. And may the town make a speedy recovery. But the healing will take time.

[@tophlovr]

Thanks so much for this our cable went out when this ripped through so i we didnt see what everyone was talking about

[@tallfarmboy]

@6891man Thank you for the clarification... I don't think a Tornado Emergency was given... I don't think it would have been given in time... In 5 minutes, this tornado spawned and blazed a 6 mile long path of destruction... Yes, traveling 60+MPH. NWS preliminary reports this as a high end F4... sustained winds of 198mph.

[@Sj430]

With the joplin tornado it happened so fast the nws did not have time to issue a tornado emergency.

[@glmemory]

Wow....thanks! The quality is fine and totally understandable. What people don't understand is that in an emergency, what you have available at your fingertips is what saves the day or makes the difference. Your video is evidence of that. Thanks again.

[@狐地震]

Videos and stories about tornadoes have always been nightmare fuel for me.

[@PopLightBrown]

I believe Joplin got plenty of warning about the tornado. Residents had at least a 15-minute lead time on the warnings. Sadly, many people - not just in Joplin - do not take tornado warnings seriously. Instead of taking shelter, many were likely outside trying to see the tornado. On top of that, the houses and businesses simply couldn't withstand the winds of that tornado, which is primarily why you had many fatalities.

[@juliamihajlovich]

This is disturbing...makes my heart start pounding.

[@brennanlynch12345678]

I remember watching that I lived in joplin when it went through!that's one day I will never forget! Rip may 22nd 2011 victims! joplin strong!

[@tallfarmboy]

@TheCemetarian There was a tornado warning issued 15-20 minutes earlier for this storm... However, it was a VERY slow moving storm and had not fully developed. Many people thought that this was NOT going to be a bad storm... HOWEVER, at that exact moment, they re-fired the tornado sirens (for the same storm), when it finally touched down west of Joplin.

[@skeleguns10oooooo10]

After striking the area, it crossed Interstate 44 near US 71 (now Interstate 49 interchange). causing EF2 damage before it dissipated.

[@bass3859]

@aidakalmosawy The 32nd/Main area is less than a half mile south of the main damage path. St. Johns hospital, located at 26th St/McClelland just to the northwest of this area, was struck by the tornado, and the residential areas to the west and east of the hospital sustained significant damage. I do hope your family is OK.

[@toriinhifi]

Not currently living in Joplin, but once did and I hope everyone is all right! Am sending help that way as soon as possible.

[@altfactor]

Amazing footage. If only you were able to directly record video instead of shooting a camera at a TV screen, the footage from the KSNF tower would have looked even more incredible.

[@willykade247]

Hi All... am sorry to see this happen. I live near Tuscaloosa, and we suffered under a tornado such as this. No matter what happens. I wish you all the best in these rough times.

[@vanni9283]

@thattherevideoguy I don't think you can rate a tornado as an "EF-4 with some EF-5 damage". If there's some EF-5 damage, then further evaluation is in order.

[@soulprophet01]

@PelicanGuy The official report indicated that some people indeed didn't heed the warnings, but I'd say the biggest cause was simply that you had an exceptionally intense tornado heading through a very populated area, and wrapped in rain to top it off. Even if everyone heeded warnings, to be honest, not many structures are going to survive 250+ mph winds. Plus, Joplin did have SOME warning time, but the tornado rapidly intensified into a monster just before hitting the city.

[@vanni9283]

@NpaMattAlan Why would they rate a storm an EF3 if some of the damage is stronger than EF3?

[@aidakalmosawy]

@tallfarmboy we have family on the 32nd and main street and we live in VA..... do u know how bad is this area hit ??????? please respond we r trying to call and not hope

[@dloreck]

I understand the tragedy much better after seeing this video. The news anchors had no idea there was a tornado! If it was not for the power flashes.... It seemed this huge twister of death came out of nowhere on the unsuspecting town. And by the time they knew it was far to late. Bless Joplin

[@Sj430]

After doing alot of research on the joplin tornado I can see why the death toll is at over 100.

[@srobart]

If you guys look for other videos, you'll find one that showed the tornado forming outside of town, strengthening into a wedge almost immediately and then roaring into town. It's rare to see one grow THAT fast THAT quickly. The conditions were perfect for large tornadoes, meteorologically. My thoughts and prayers are with those who lost homes, businesses and loved ones, but the news, spotters/chasers and public service did all they could do as far as I can tell.

[@xxnukezxx]

Living in Kansas City prayers going out to everybody down in Joplin Ive drove there a few times and Ive heard 25% of the town is completely gone its terrible this year has been a living hell tornado wise..

[@whisper6975]

I just started crying when I watched this. Just seeing it and knowing it was headed for my family is to much.

[@ELIJAHH_00]

May 22, 2019 The day the tornado hit 9 years ago there was another tornado classified as a EF3

[@tcrowesemler6184]

Joplin’s Tornado Memorial Run was cancelled. Sadly the city couldn’t subsidize the event. Remember the lives lost through community events and activities is import.

[@ThePeacefulSword]

Wow, I'm really impressed by the sound quality in the kitchen.

[@nerblebun]

@tallfarmboy I know exactly how "immune" people can get. I live in Johnson County,Ar. If a funnel cloud is spotted ANYWHERE in the county,the tornado sirens go off right outside my home. Several times I've hobbled out to the storm cellar at 2am. for nothing. There is NO all clear signal. Hope I never get over "immune" and keep on getting to the storm cellar every time. But it does get old.

[@tst1mz]

Ya #4 this year...with 1000 tornados expected a year only 0.1 expected to reach f5 status...and we got 4 in may alone? This summer is going to be hell for the midwest and actually anybody around warm/humid climate.

[@tallfarmboy]

@sdg870 It did NOT make a direct hit on the TV station... The station lost power, however.

[@tallfarmboy]

FWIW, Joplin sirens went off just after 5:10pm... The initial warning from NWS said that NE Joplin may be in the path... This tornado spawned to the west of Joplin on the South side of town... The storm hit Joplin between 5:35 and 5:40.. so, many residents were caught off guard... 25 minutes of lead time, and then the City of Joplin refired the storm siren when the large tornado had touched down... Terrible scenario.

[@Sj430]

Also I heard the tornado slowed to 20 mph in the densely populated area of Joplin.

[@tallfarmboy]

@TheMerriamLookout The only reason that this video is posted is because without it, there would not be a record of it... the station lost power during the transmission... My apologies if it was not high enough quality for you.

[@doublell60]

I have lived in tornado alley all my life severe thunderstorms watches turn into warnings turn into tornado watches then to tornado warnings quite regular in the spring. We get used to it, & I have even been known to go outside to look at clouds when sirens go off. The urgency in the weather forecasters voices & telling us that it was rain wrapped was very important. Showing us the weather cam-woke us up to the severity. I commend them. They were in the path too, & dangerous was right.

[@tallfarmboy]

@spencer13lee This tower camera is located very near 13th and Junge.

[@78enrique]

breeadams456: You are incorrect. There was just over 20 minutes from the time that the tornado warning was issued for Jasper county to when first damage reports were received from Joplin. It is horrible that people continue to say there was no warning, because there was ample warning.

[@waynebrasler]

Regarding a tornado's forward speed. A tornado can evidence no forward speed and hover in one place a significant time. Some tornadoes move slowly at 10, 20 or 30 miles an hour. But tornadoes have been recorded as moving forward as much as 70 or 80 miles an hour. Tornadoes also can, and do, change forward speech at different parts of their paths. The Tri-State statistics are accurate; they appeared in major newspapers at the time and have been verified over and over.

[@theowink]

This is my advise for U.S. citizen ;reinforce your house with steel cables across the roof put the cables outside the house in concrete holes;just like a metal net. Test this set-up first in mini scale test .

[@26michaeluk]

Now it was what maybe 20 seconds before they corrected themselves but that time is crucial for people. However like I said, its easy for us to look back now and criticize them when we were not there in the moment. Aside from what I mentioned I think they did a great job of conveying the seriousness of what was happening and again the panic in their voices is credited with saving numerous lives and the storm did develop insanely fast, maybe faster then I have ever seen honestly.

[@NpaMattAlan]

@vanni9283 Actually no. If most damage is EF3 and it's 1 large sturdy building destroyed, they will still rate it EF3. Even though some damage may be on the EF4/5 scale.

[@S0lidState]

How close was the TV station from the tornado ?

[@tallfarmboy]

@Scully1981 Stories of at least 3 people who were in cars during the tornado... They were blown out of the vehicles... one person was sucked out of a car sunroof.

[@finisher3x]

There was no warning that a MONSTER F-5 tornado was about to blow up the city. Otherwise, the NWS would've issued a TORNADO EMERGENCY for Jasper immediately, which they didn't do. Instead, they were issuing Tornado Warnings for areas west and north of downtown Jasper before the big tornado hit. They didn't issue the Tornado warning for downtown and areas just south until 5:17. The tornado hits about 5:35. It went from initial touchdown to F-5 status in 5 minutes. AND it was rain wrapped.

[@Cloud39.]

do you happen to have more of this coverage?

[@denverstapleton]

our hearts and prayers are with everyone affected by this devastating storm- god bless

[@NpaMattAlan]

@vanni9283 Well. If it's just 1-2 things that are EF4/5 damage and everything else is EF3, the damage could've been caused by faults in the building, or some other thing - and once its destroyed it's no way to know. I think they use it mostly as a "most damage was in the range of." and judge that a EF5 would leave NO TRACE of anything tobrick/mobile homes Their FINAL report for the April 2, 06 tornado (which hit my city) was "F3 with some damage in the F5 range" (this was before EF, so just F).

[@Magoo1502]

@BodyRockinModelsV3 plus its a recording of a T.V what do you expect?

[@jimmyseaver3647]

If James Spann were doing this coverage, the fatality rate would have been cut by at least a third.

[@Jero-P]

Truth

[@vanni9283]

@NpaMattAlan Doesn't seem very consistent, but tornadoes are rarely ever consistent anyways. What the NWS I think will normally do is bring professionals in to assess the spots of the strongest damage before they decide on a final rating. My guess is that the NWS found some major structural defects in the buildings that took the F5 damage in the case of the tornado you're referring to.

[@tallfarmboy]

@altfactor I totally agree... the only way that I was able to capture this was from paused TV on our DVR... If I would have had time, I would have tried to do it digitally.

[@cllewis1]

@tallfarmboy I haven't heard anything specific, but in my own experience in Northwest Georgia this spring, amateur radio operators were on the cutting edge in providing reports on the seriousness o the situations that presented themselves. Our Skywarn operations link up numerous repeaters around the state to the NWS office in Peachtree City, south of Atlanta. On the evening of 4/28, for example, I was sitting in a basement with my ham radio against one ear while watching the Atlanta TV...

[@wayneyardley9032]

Ksn and Koam did excellant as Tv Broadcasters and Zimmer Radio Group,vital information was broadcast and who can blame any reporter from becoming excited in such an situation.I was 50 + iles away and when I heard that an Tornado was on the ground in joplin,Mo. I headed there to offer whatever help I could give,I wouldnt have known if it had not been for these very dedicated broadcasters and the Amateur radio operators that I am proud to be an part of.This is National Weather preparenss week!

[@26michaeluk]

You can also tell just by their voices that they realized they had made a mistake calling it lightening.

[@doublell60]

I live in SE Cherokee county that you will see was in the warning area that day. Was getting ready to go to Joplin in fact but kept getting delayed with calls. I noticed it was getting awfully dark in my house. Looked outside & did an "oh crap", turned the tv on & this weather forecast is exactly what I saw before it went off air. Made some heads-up calls to relatives & friends & was heading to basement when I got call that Home Depot was gone :( Still in shock!

[@ShorkBoi]

You can hear the moment both realized that was a tornado.