Joplin, Missouri (2012)
92 min
Joplin native Chip Gubera's documentary JOPLIN MISSOURI: A TORNADO STORY is a comprehensive, informative account of the devastation wrought on his hometown by a natural disaster and its subsequent recovery. On May 21, 2011 the deadliest tornado ever recorded struck Joplin, an F5 in which wind gusts exceeded 200 mph. In fact, it was not a single tornado, but a multi-vortex tornado created by two converging storms. As local meteorologist Jeremiah Cook explained, this meant that the half mile wide tornado had several "fingers," each an individual tornado, and the rains were so heavy one could not see them before they struck. Narrator George Noory's jovial voice and the monotone recollections of survivors belie the overwhelming scope of the devastation.
- Release date
- November 9, 2012
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Brad Belk as Self
- Angie Besendorfer as Self
- Terry Burns as Self
- Jeremiah Cook as Self
- Aaron Doll as Self
- Debbie Fitzgerald as Self
- Darren Fullerton as Self
- Julie Hickman II as Self
- Richard B. Miller as Self
- Justin D. Monaghan as Self
Crew
- Chip Gubera · Director
- Chip Gubera · Writer
- Donny Blake · Producer
- Chip Gubera · Producer
- Conrad Gubera · Producer
- Mike Ketcher · Producer
- Chip Gubera · Cinematographer
- Steve Huddnell · Cinematographer
- Brian Maurer · Cinematographer
- Chip Gubera · Editor