Mike: "why can't I be in the studio with you"

MIIIKKKEEEE IS A ICON NOW

100 times better than reporters that covered the eclipse.

Mike "The Hurricane" Bettes seen this live stream , best stream.

I have a home in Naples so have been glued to your coverage. Mike and the rest of your team did a terrific job covering this storm. Thank you and congrats.

And legend has it he is being paid 2 dollars an hour.

I feel like I'm just watching a crazy guy nervously ramble to himself.

Give that man a bonus and more for being out there in that craziness.

I remember watching this live, that is crazy!

@The Weather Channel. I do not understand why you have not streamed live on youtube?

*MIKE is the real deal.. gotta love this guy.. Bless You*

This has to be the best footage of a Hurricane I have seen! Well done Mike! ^^ My prayers and thoughts to the people at Florida right now! D:

I will never forget that entire week for life of September 2017 😞😨 & I live in ORLANDO, FL was right in the middle of it all, I saw so much footage on KZfaq & live TV until the power went out obviously !!!!! I'm originally from San Antonio, TX & EL Paso, TX I'm use to Major Hail/Rain Storms & 50-60 mph wind desert Storms !!!!!!!!

I don't understand why people are so upset about the reporters being out there. They are there so we dont have too. Its there job and they know that, and they wouldn't do the job if they didnt want to be out there.

The sound of the wind in the mic is so satisfying

Mike Bettes is insane. He’s honestly the coolest and funniest meteorologist.

Thanks for sharing this update . Please get out of that and to safety . Poor guys .

This dude must have brass balls. I love his narration through the whole thing.

I was in it. My power went out in Ft. Myers at 2:30 and the eyewall hit at 6:00 and it was just as fierce as this for about 45 minutes. It was shocking. I can hardly imagine what the islands went through. It was brutal here so a Cat 5 is hardly fathomable.

I live in the villages and the wind is starting to pick up. We just lost power

*so hurricane Irma is cat 5*

For all you people claiming this storm was over-hyped, remember that 6 million people are without power in Florida. This storm essentially knocked all of south Florida back into the stone age. No power means no gas, no cold food, no air condition etc in Florida heat which most of you couldn't even take.

I love it when Mike corrects them back in the cushy studio about the wind speed.. telling them no way..lol This is only a short clip of how long he was really out there in that mess. This guy deserves one hell of a pay raise after this.

Drove from Naples to Miami as the outer bands were coming thru. Lost power in Miami so never saw this coverage. Now live in Naples.

That’s like a Category 4 Hurricane type force in the eyewall in Hurricane Irma in Naples! What I’m seeing in Naples FL is extremely powerful, incredible fierce winds. But what Category 4 Hurricane Michael in 2018 a completely different story in the Panhandle with 155mph winds. Trying to withstand those tornado force winds. 😱🌀

I feel bad for the cameraman, he just stands there and does nothing lol.

I remember when I watched this live I spent three weeks watching hurricane irma

I live in Jacksonville and the wind is starting to pick up

The poor guy cant even stand up straight. I survived Hurricane Irma, and I will never forget it. thank God my house, school, family and friends are safe.

What are doing out there with this weather? 🤔because they love what they do!!! Great job!!!

Some people seem to not realize how Hurricane Harvey was hyped up, nobody believed the news channels, most thought it wasn't going to be bad at all, and for some people here in Houston they were right, but many didn't realize exactly how bad it was going to be, now look at the thousands of people STILL in shelters. This Hurricane had everything in its favor and with Harvey making landfall just a couple weeks ago, no wonder people freaked out. Irma could have been much worse for the state of Florida, but thank God it wasn't. Quit with the hyped up bullshit, were all people just trying to keep each other safe.

Saw this yesterday and it was funny when he said ouch that hurt I need to come in for a minute..

I guess Mike Bettes didn't learn his lesson from the El Reno tornado. Don't mess around with Mother Nature when she is angry...

This storm's path is similar to that of hurricane Donna in 1960, which also hit Naples, Ft. Myers, and went up the W coast then cut inland and exited to the Atlantic near Daytona Beach

"I wouldn't be out here standing.." Well, you are standing in the hurricane..

Mike Bettius speaks the truth. Looks like a downburst but one that lasts a looooooong time.

😍 Mike Bettes your my hero😘

Thank God for newscasters whom remind us all how terrified we all should be even though people are walking around and taking their pets out. Don't pay attention to the ducks whom sit placidly in their ponds, pay attention to the melodramatic reporters acting like it is the end of days for ratings and acclaim.

So I'm sure by now at least half of the country along with all his co-workers have noticed the tornado pass just feet behind him during his live broadcast as the eyewall clears him?! Lol!! .. seriously fortunate though he was not injured by all that, let alone the tornado.

it was because it hit cuba when it was a cat 5 and weaken it down alot. so lucky

That actually looks like fun

This may be a major nitpick, but I'm tired of watching videos saying they are in the "eye" of the hurricane when they are in the EYEWALL of the hurricane. That is a MAJOR difference! Ok rant over. lol

I live in north florida and this came through as a cat 1 here

I was on west Palm Beach and since it was farther we still got cat 2 cat3 winds pretty bad storm and I’m afraid this is not the last for this year and next year

MIKES ALIVE

Shouldn't it be Winds? Not wins

Now that it has past Florida i feel like jimbo from south park. " It's comin right for us!"

We didn't get to see any footage of him inside the eye? :( Just the eyewall? That sucks.

Goat

Dope ass cut right here.

Mike the legend the myth the unicorn

Mike 😍😍😍😍

Where's his grey circle???

I know for a fact that this hurricane started at 8am because my doubleheader was postponed.

It's not WINS in the description. It's WINDS.

Title fail. He isn't in the eye. In the eye the weather is calm.

I'm back, you guys missed me this season 2020? Hurricane winds go *WHOOSH*

???Can anyone tell me what channel the weather channel is on Direct TV???

Awesome! 😎👍

Mike the GOAT

Wait hold up. Isn’t this the guy that was almost killed in a tornado back In 2013

This storm was bad, don't get me wrong, but I don't think the damage is as bad compared to what happened with Harvey. People having to be saved with boats and helicopters. People lost all of there belongings. People drowned. Major highways that literally looked like an ocean because they were so flooded. Yes, I live in Southeast Texas, were Harvey took its toll. My house luckily didn't get flooded, but it almost did. Only reason it didn't is because it's on piers. My garage did get water, but not much. My whole neighborhood has debris on the side of the road. Very sad to see what people lost. I've been through multiple hurricanes over the years (including Rita, which devastated us personally the most), so don't tell me I don't know about hurricanes. I still feel for Florida, and I hope they get their power on soon, and I hope the wind damage and any additional problems gets fixed as soon as possible. I'm just saying I personally don't feel like the devastation was AS bad. Again, that's not to say that this hurricane was not bad by any means.

So... is people complaining because it wasn't "hard enough"? Well, that's pretty good.

In my opinion, he should stop doing this. The weather channel presented reports about evacuate, not be there, go find shelter. This is against all the rules about what to do in a hurricane situation, is a total opposite. He looks like an idiot, specially when he was happy and saying that is fantastic to be in the eye of the hurricane and others reporter celebrating with him. is there any respect for all people in shelters?, all people evacuate to another cities? all people they lost their home today?. What kind of comment is this from the weather channel? I'll be against these acts with strength because I believe the way he act looks like he enjoyed doing this, and maybe another people will find is not danger... a total mistake from the weather channel. This is the worse story I've ever heard: a professional channel acting like idiots.

This fella crazy

What time was the tornado behind him?

You can literally lean into the wind

How does the the 100 pound dude handle that?

Wow!!!!

The desc says wins it’s winds

He got slapped by god

Sort it out with the title! "The weather Channel" (lol) should know better. He's in the "Eyewall" not the "Eye". There's a massive difference! The strongest winds are in the Eyewall wall, but in the Eye it is eerily dead calm.

They wear googles to see during high winds

Crazy!

This hurricane is not showing as powerful as it was hyped up to be. Traffic cams in Miami do not show much happening for a cat 3 or 4 . certainly not like what hit Bahamas etc.

This the dude who was caught faking?

Lol im sorry but this guy is killing me cant stop laughing

I love how people around these videos are complaining that it's not as strong as believed. You all actually want it to be that strong?

MIKEEE!!

When you see the videos of hurricane Maria compared to this... it’s like day and night.. Irma has nothing on hurricane Maria.. watch the videos on hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and you can see how powerful a hurricane can be.

I live in Naples🥴

Here in Kansas we have had winds and rain like this.. rain has come thru the windowsill s.the rain was horizontal.

you could actaully fly with those insane winds just wear some wings and fly!!

Rock Star

So it's proven from ancient days til now that seeing a total solar eclipse is a very, very, very bad premonition... ...

I remember watching this with my uncle. We just cracked up watching the camera man not daring to go any further LOL

Why do they force people to risk their lives doing this?

to be safe

dab back at it

Nothing compare with Maria, Irma weakens a lot before hit Florida en general

not as bad as they said it would

Imm doin ma best

Hey Weather Channel, how about you stop running adds on all the hurricane videos on your app? ? People losing everything including their lives and you're making money off it.

Bad a$$ mike!

Wen this was live me and my mom was rooting for Mike lol we was hyping him.ul so hard 💀💀💀

this is an average day in england

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*Hurricane* Small wind

TWC must have some GREAT Workers Comp. Lol. "Mike says" This is why we act like IDIOTS to show you NOT to do it. 🤣 STAY SAFE MIKE!!!!

Ooouk