Downtown St Pete Flooding After HURRICANE IDALIA | Driving & Walking Tour
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2023
- See the conditions in downtown St Pete just a couple hours after Hurricane Idalia makes landfall around 150 miles to the northwest near Keaton Beach, FL.
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I'm older and have become handicapped so I don't get out anymore; love that you made this video. For folks like me, you're showing my neighborhood far better and in more detail than the news on tv. Thank you so much for this!
We're so glad you found our channel, and it makes us so happy to know that it allows you to be able to see your city from home. Thank you so much for taking the time to comment, and for watching our videos!
Wow thank you for giving us an update so glad you are okay and hoping everyone in that area is okay. 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you :) We know some neighborhoods and the islands had flooding as well, but from what we hear, most of the water receded already
Thanks for the video,glad you guys are safe and it's good to know St Pete faired well
Thank you 🙏we will hopefully get out to the barrier islands this week to see how they are looking. The bridges were all re opened today around 5 PM.
Thank you so much for going the extra mile and doing this for your viewers. It helps so much for people that are not in the area but do visit or have property in the area. Good thing we have the technology that we do. I live in GA but I have property in FL. I was worried about my property in Crystal River, (which I know you guys have visited 😊), through a friend that lives over there, I was able to see via FaceTime exactly how things are. Everything is well (at least in my area) even though there are areas that are flooded😔. You guys stay safe. God bless all 🙏🏼
Thank you so much for continuing to support our channel! Yes as much as technology can negatively influence our lives, it can do so much good as well! We're so glad you were able to see your property and have the peace of mind knowing it is ok! We had heard that there was some pretty significant flooding in Crystal River, so it sounds like you really lucked out!
We're thinking of you guys and everyone down there impacted by the hurricane! Glad to know you are safe and St Pete escaped the worst of it 🙏
Thanks guys. We lucked out here in St. Pete once again. We're so thankful it made landfall in a relatively unpopulated area.
Wow, what difference a week makes. Was at the Vinod last Wednesday thru Saturday. Glad you are all safe. And thanks again.
No kidding! From what I could tell the Vinoy was staying dry, but the flood waters weren't too far away.
@@Explorcation we walked thru Vinoy Park, walked out on the pier, up and down Central Ave. ate at a great crepe place. The Wooden Roaster on 2 nd Ave. great time
@@richardvonhagn5019 mmm you are right about the Wooden Rooster, we love the variety of sweet and savory crepes there!
Always love when you include maps...it's great for orientation and bearing. Thank you for the video. 🙂
We always love feedback, and we're so glad that you find the maps to be helpful!
Wow! Thanks for the sights.. Glad you didn't ruin your car with sea water. My car's sub frame rotted out from a Hurricane on Shore Acres in 2004. You can get your car rinsed or washed out underneath. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching, Regina! And that's a really good point about the salt water. I'll probably be driving through more saltwater again tomorrow, but will definitely be hitting the car was after that!
We're glad you guys made it through without any problems! Thank you for the video with so much detail! Glad St Pete escaped the worst of it! 🙏
Thanks, Emily! St. Pete always seems to avoid the worst of it. We're hopeful this trend continues well into the future!
Another reason St Pete is the best place to be! 🙂 Continued prayers to all affected!
thanks guys for making this video , stay safe out there ! 🙂
Thank you for watching and for the well wishes!
Thanks so much for sharing the video and the information, I am happy that you guys are doing well 🙏🤗
As always, thank you so much for watching and for your continued support!
Thank you for the update
Absolutely! Thanks for watching.
Thanks for posting this latest video, we live in England, but have spent many, many, many holidays in the area over the last 35 years.
We're relieved to see and hear that Idalia's path was not as predicted.
As always our thoughts are with all you folks who endure these events as we love the people and this part of the world.
Our pleasure. We've been through a few of these hurricanes now, and we've found that landfall is rarely where they are predicting even 24 hours out. Somehow St. Pete always seems to avoid the worst of it though, and we're thankful we've never experienced anything too bad here.
We survived! 🙏 🌀 🎉
Pretty crazy our area had evacuations two years and landfall ended up over 100 miles from us each time 🙏we have a lot to be thankful for.
Thanks for the video...glad to see the city faired well! Stay safe!
Even with the storm surge flooding, we agree the city faired well. It could have been so much worse had the eye passed closer to shore.
Thank you for this!! Being that St Pete is where I grew up I am definitely interested in what goes on there! My family and friends kept me updated so I really wasn’t worried, but seeing how much the tide came up is just wild. I love my old stompin grounds!❤️🙏
Our pleasure! Yeah, we've found that even though people know an area is ok, they still want to see it with their own eyes.
This my home town my family still down there. I love St.Pete
It's a great city to call home! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
Nice job with the videography and narration. Giving context to the scene in relation the time and space where Idalia made landfall was really helpful.
Thanks so much for the kind comments! We really appreciate the feedback.
Thanks for the update. Glad the damage isn't to extensive.
Our pleasure, Carolyn. St. Pete lucked out once again!
New subscriber..i have family in St Pete.....thank you so much..the doggy on the surf board was cute
Thank you so much for subscribing. The dog on the paddleboard was one of the best things I've seen in a while!
Yeah, St. Pete-Clearwater got some flooding, but it could’ve been a lot worse. It’s good the center of the storm stayed well offshore. Tampa Bay has been fortunate for a century with hurricanes. Thanks for the footage. Glad you’ll are safe
Yes, could have been so much worse. We're definitely feeling fortunate, once again! Thanks for watching.
Thank you for the update! So glad you are both doing well and St. Pete fared well! ❤
Thank you, Ramune. We just keep lucking out here in St. Pete!
OK thanks for update! 💟
Our pleasure, Laura!
Stay safe!
Thank you, the worst is long gone. Earlier the barrier islands were closed due to flooding, but the water receded enough to re open the bridges to the islands around 5 pm today.
Glad to see you guys are okay. Just discovered your channel the last week and have been blasting through all your St Pete and surrounding areas videos! After growing up in Ireland then spending 2016-2022 in Boston and then moving back to Ireland. Im finally making the move to St Pete! Have only been there once but taking a similar leap to you guys and just going for it! Can't wait to experience everything Florida has to offer! You've really got me excited to live there (minus the flooding) haha!
We're so happy that you discovered our channel and are glad that it's helping you to get excited for your move to St Pete! While the area sure does have it's weather issues, we can't think of a place we'd rather live. We hope you love it as much as we do!
Thanks for the updates on the area..very well done!!
Prayers Up for everyone dealing with the after effects...we contribute to Samaritans Purse and Mercury One who do great work with relief efforts.
Glad you both are safe and sound look forward to more videos!!
Thanks so much for watching and for sharing this info, Gene! It's always nice to know what the best options are for contributing to relief efforts.
Thank you for doing this. Most helpful!
Our pleasure, Gayle. Thank you for watching!
Glad damage was minimal.
Amazing what a few miles hit or miss for landfall can do!
Thanks, Cynthia. And yes, it really is amazing the difference a few miles can make!
Glad you guys made it thru ok. Us too a little north and east of you. Just a windy rainy day. Take care talk more soon
We're glad to hear you guys fared well also!
Wow. I don't even recognize my home town. Everything has changed, and St. Pete has blossomed!
We believe it. It's changed so much just in the last few years. It's hard to keep track of all the new businesses and new buildings going up.
@@Explorcation Downtown St. Pete left much to be desired back in the day (I graduated from Boca Ciega in 1987 as a time reference!) Roser Park was a broken down neighborhood, and when I left in 1990 the gentrification process had started there, in addition to certain parts of St. Pete. What I miss most are the tiny beachfront hotels, which have given way to massive, impersonal hotels. 66th Street was nothing but farms in the 70's; in fact, there were a lot of areas (especially Pinellas Park) where horses were everywhere! Glad the Pier was redone, along with the Vinoy! Was going to buy a house on 11th Avenue NE just down the road from the waterfront, for a whopping $44K! Now, that house is worth an unbelievable amount of money. Dang!
@@JBLynch you have seen quite the transformation, I can't imagine a time where anything close to the waterfront could be bought for 44k! I sure can understand missing those old Florida hotels, we would love to have experienced those.
@@Explorcation I was there in 1992 to witness the demolition of the Soreno Hotel. That was something to see!
@@JBLynch I had to google the Soreno Hotel, it was bigger than I had imagined!
Thank you for taking the time to
Do this post hurricane footage and video 🙏🏻
Our pleasure. Thank you for watching!
Thank you!
Our pleasure!
I spent part of my childhood in that area. Learned to swim in NorthShore pool. Lived off 14th ave n. This was 61 yrs ago.
Wow thanks for sharing. It sounds like you have some great memories.
I am moving next week and I was looking exactly for something like this. :)
Good luck with your move! We hope the area you are moving too wasn't impacted too bad.
@@Explorcation Hopefully it didn't. Thanks for replying :)
Enjoyed your tour! I lived in St. Pete years ago and liked it during the "green bench" era, not so much after that!!
We would have loved to have been able to experience St Pete during that time. Thanks for sharing.
I’m so glad floods were the worst of it. My sister in law lost power out there but thankfully it didn’t take too long to come back on.
Same here. We're glad to hear her power returned quickly. We never lost ours here, thankfully.
Great look around vid Skyler!
Thank you!
Looks like they came out fine..lucky ,very lucky...
Yes, we lucked out yet again!
Hello I’m new to your channel and I must say you guys are very informative and enjoy life to the fullest. Love all the things you show us and do. And I will definitely be praying for your state and everyone there be safe and keep up the great work. Much love all the way from Southfield Michigan.
We're so happy you discovered our channel, and we're glad you're enjoying it! Thank you so much for the prayers and for supporting our channel. We really appreciate it!
Thank you for creating such a professional calm overview of the storms impacts on St. Pete. It is actually a relief from the hyped weatherman footage that we get from news channels. I love the St Pete area and this video gave a native perspective. I am in Sarasota and hope to find a video such as yours to give a visual of the impact on the area.
Our pleasure. We figured a lot of people out there would appreciate being able to see the conditions without all the added drama. Thankfully it seems that we were right. I wish we would have had the time to get down and film Sarasota too. From what we've heard they fared quite well also
Thanks!
Thank you so much, Andy!! We really appreciate your generosity and support of our channel!
😅Thank you for "reall" info and footage.Appreciate you.
Our pleasure. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
Boonjour Skyler and Jamie - Thank you for your videos and please do stay safe, safety first! There will be better days...Big hug et big bises from Ottawa Canada.❤
Thank you so much for the kind comment. We really appreciate you supporting us and our channel!
Thankful no one hurt there.
Yes us too. Thank you for watching.
Happy to see st Pete is ok. Love it there
You and us both! Thanks for watching.
Glad to see things aren’t to bad, I fly out there next week and I was kinda worried that it would be super bad
Glad we could help give you some comfort. Things are already almost back to normal in most places.
I grew up in St. Pete but have not been downtown in many, many years. I didn’t recognize the place. :) My sister’s family is in Shore Acres and she said that there was flooding there also.
Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment. There's no doubt St. Pete has changed A LOT over the years.
Thanks for your vlog! Make sure you get a really good underwash to your vehicle as most of the flood water is salt water and will rust and corrode your car!
Thank you for watching. And yes, that's a great tip that I probably should have mentioned in the video.
thanks for an update. i have an aunt who lives in st pete, so trying to get a feel of what its like down there
Our pleasure! We hope our video helped you to get a good feel for the area!
oh wow! stay safe!
Thank you!
Beautiful place
It really is!
This is the roads I was driving every time I go to the pier I’m glad it’s ok people are ok and everything seems to be in good shape 🙏
Thanks for sharing, Brandon. We're really glad too. Thanks for watching.
great video i'm s stormchaser storm spotter for the tampa bay. area. we did't lose power at all. we had some. rain wind
We're glad to hear you guys faired well. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
Glad to see St. Pete didn't get too bad. We did get a lot of rain and some flooding in Punta Gorda, especially downtown by Charlotte harbor. But some great news is most businesses and restaurants are back open today.
Glad to hear it, Matt. Seems like pretty much everything around here is back to normal as well
Downtowns, built typically on raised land, hold up very well in rains and flooding. It just looks like a very rainy day
True. The flooding along the bay was definitely beyond your typical rainy day, but the vast majority of the area was high and dry.
Excellent video! Very comprehensive tour and you might be giving Jamie some competition on best voice overs.
LOL my talking into my phone mic while in our SUV is definitely not giving Jamie VO competition, but I do appreciate the encouragement!
Would love to see Treasure Island, we are supposed to be travelling there next week. Thanks for the update !
Same!!
Ask and you shall receive 🙂 I was just out there this morning and will have the video up tomorrow morning. I hope you enjoy it!
New video covering the islands (including Treasure Island) will be up tomorrow morning!
Thank You so much!@@Explorcation
2 wks at condo booked for end of September (for fourth yr in a row) and very much appreciate your channel. Thank you. (we had to run inland last year for Ian).
We were there and had to run inland for idalia. We had just left when Ian hit! Moving there next year so I guess it’s all in good practice 😊
That's exciting to hear! We hope you have a great trip, and thanks so much for watching!
Hopefully most of the structures were not flooded! We didn't make it to St. Pete's but it looks beautiful! Thank you for your post! Very informative!
We agree. Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment!
Thanks for updating us on the situation there! I'm glad you guys are safe. While I'm sure some people are worse off than others, this didn't seem as bad as Hurricane Ian. Since I was in Florida at the time, I know! I was pretty much locked away in my hotel for a few days before places started to open up again. My mom definitely had me questioning whether moving to Florida was the right move (still haven't made the move, unfortunately) but I think you basically have to pick your poison. Would I prefer a foot of rain or a foot and a half of snow (which we often get up here)? Just a few weeks ago, I got caught in a rainstorm in MA which I wasn't expecting to be bad and had to drive through flooded streets in my little sedan with white knuckles. I imagine you guys have no regrets moving to Florida? By the way, I scrolled through some of the comments to see if you answered my question anywhere else (about regrets) and noticed that you guys have a few haters/trolls. Congrats...you made it! 🤣🤣🤣
I actually had the same question. Although we moved to Fl a month ago from Midwest, still figuring it out!🤭
Hey Tonya! It's great to hear form you. Ian was definitely worse than Idalia for St. Pete in terms of wind, rain, and power outages. What was a bit strange about Ian though was that it actually sucked the water out of the bays, so there was almost no flooding here, whereas Idalia pushed the water into the bay and did result in some flooding. It's really interesting how one hurricane can effect an area so differently than another.
Yes, we agree that you have to pick your poison wherever you live. We both came from the midwest (tornado country), where a storm can wipe out your home with just minutes of notice. With a hurricane, you at least have days to prepare (and get out of the area if you chose). That being said, if you own a home or business in the area, leaving it behind not know what you'll return to is incredibly stressful. We are thankful to just be renters now; it really makes hurricane season significantly less stressful.
Yeah we still have no regrets on moving to FL, although there have been some changes over the years that we don't love. We don't feel like St. Pete is the hidden gem/bargain that it used to be, but we do still love living here and it's fun always having new things to check out.
And yes... our hurricane related videos definitely got pushed out to a much wider crowd, which means more views and subs, and more trolls/haters! It is strange to say, but we actually really love seeing the troll/hater comments, because we usually only get them on our most successful videos. If we could have 1,000 troll comments a day, we'd absolutely love it 😅
Moving to St. Pete in about a month, thanks for this very informative tour. Saw a few pics of heavy flooding along Beach Blvd in Gulfport. Just wondering if you happened to see how bad it was.
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment. We hope your upcoming trip is a good one! We saw a lot of pictures of Gulfport as well. They definitely did get flooding along the water there, but from what I've heard, the area is fairly accustomed to it and has recovered quite well. We still haven't had a chance to check it out first hand, but hope to sometime soon.
Thanks for the great video. I live nearby and wanted to know the conditions of the area.
Our pleasure. Thank you so much for watching!
In 1991 I worked at the Vinoy Hotel.
Thanks for sharing! That's a really nice place!
Thank you for this video.. I have been trying to see how Indian Rock area is doing. Was it as bad as St. Pete flooding? It so sad to see familiar areas flooded. Thankfully you guys and overall everyone is well.
I don't think the flooding was bad in Indian Rocks Beach, but there was some pretty significant beach erosion and many of the beach accesses will likely be closed for some time.
Was hoping to see Coffee Pot Bayou neighborhood, that used to flood even from just a heavy thunderstorm. Some areas of Pinellas Park, where I worked, were bad for that too.
Yeah, from what I heard that was probably the worst flooded area of St. Pete. Next time we get flooding in the area (hopefully a long time from now), I'll try to get up to that area.
@@Explorcation You may need a boat! 🙂
@@tncorgi92 no doubt!
We're good here I Hillsborough county.
Glad to hear it!
@explorcation Aughhhhh we are supposed to be going to St Pete for the Labor Day weekend and not sure if we should cancel …. We will be staying near Indian Rocks
I was just out on the beaches today. I didn't make it all the way up to Indian Rocks, but the beaches I did see looked good, and nearly all the businesses were either already opened or planned to be open by Friday. Personally, I wouldn't cancel.
@@Explorcation Thank you so much ! We are going ! Whoo hoo
@@araceliswilliams2955 we hope you had a great trip!
Is there any info on how Al Lang field faired after the hurricane. I played baseball there.
We drove by it and from what we can tell it appears to be doing just fine.
IT AMAZES ME INTELLIGENT HUMANS CONTINUE BUILDING AND REBUILDING IN COASTAL FLORIDA KNOWING THERE IS GONNA BE A HURRICANE ALMOST EVERY YEAR.
Would love to see Sand Key at Clearwater
Ahhh dang I wish I would have gotten this message earlier. I was just up in that area filming today. I'll have some footage driving through sand key, but unfortunately I did not stop out at the beach.
Looks good. Used to live in Beach Dr NE and the coconut palms would all fall down with just a simple storm with avg winds. The park looks good too. They should have been cleaning those palm fronds out with our tax dollars and all those gov park employees driving around in golf carts. Streets barely flooded. Used to be a river for days. Maybe people will move so we can go back home?
Yeah, overall things turned out really good, especially compared to what could have been if the storm veered east instead of west.
You guys for sure dodged a bullet, but even the Cedar Key area could have been a lot worse. Fort Meyers was mostly gone! How much has been rebuilt btw? Having been in a cat 2 in mobile, al I can attest there is a huge difference between 2-3 & 4-5 when it comes to that horrible structural devisation/flood water height. still sucks for those worst affected🙏. ALL insurance is going to be a major hot topic for FL until there is a reasonable solution👍
We sure did, John. We couldn't imagine experiencing a Cat 2 in a mobile... sure that's an experience you'll never forget. Definitely agree on insurance being a hot topic for some time to come.
Why didn’t you go South on Bayshore and show the municipal marina, Dali, Mahaffey, and whitted airport?
Only so much time, Karen. I had to get back home to edit this video so I could get out and film on the islands/beaches. Thanks for watching.
"The Sunshine State", aye? I'm from Florida and it always felt odd to me that this was it's nickname,moniker Maybe wishful thinking. Flood-ya might the deeper meaning of "Florida", though I know it relates to flowers linguistically.
Well we do get a lot of sunny days here, but agree that the nickname is still a bit misleading.
We are supposed to fly in on Sept 12- is it safe?
As it relates to Idalia, you shouldn't have anything to worry about here in St Pete.
How did treasure island do ?
They had some beach erosion especially around the South Beach area, but overall they did pretty good.
Just a thing with me but if it’s St Petersburg the shorter version is St PETES not St Pete.
It's ALWAYS been St. Pete NEVER St Petes!!!
Many tourists refer to it as St Petes, but you will never find a local who calls it that. Thank you for watching!
What is surprising to me is people walking through that sewer water. Let alone, FL is full of snakes. Simply terrifying! They all need to get Tetanus Shots, fast! Poor souls.
Not bad advice at all on the Tetanus Shots. I never go more than knee deep and I do regularly get tetanus shots.... but I guess that still doesn't do much to protect me from the snakes, not to mention the gators and sharks😂
So here’s my thought. If anyone wonders if we need to make changes for climate control. I don’t remember storms that weren’t very powerful when they passed an area causing so much flooding from storm surge!! Our sea levels are much higher before the storm arrived!!
Thanks for watching and taking the time to share your thoughts!
Too bad we can't redirect all that water to areas experiencing drought and wildfires.
That sure would be nice if we could!
basically nothing happened
Relative to Ian/Fort Myers Beach... yup, basically nothing.
All good, America will always build back better than ever, till finally they realize, you can’t build in flood plains. Get away from the ocean , well above sea level. However far inland that means.
The worst is still coming, so ( did you learn anything yet????) not likely, same crap over n over again. ( but you will build back better than ever)🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Don't give up your day job.
Already did! Thanks for watching.
Skyler, whether with Jamie, or by yourself, you always make great videos! They’re always interesting and done professionally. Thanks for sharing the hurricane aftermath in Saint Pete. I am from your previous FL city, so not too far away. We moved down last year . We just got a ton of rain today and some wind. We are further inland. We didn’t have any flooding. It may have been because the lakes and rivers were so low from the drought. Take care.
Thank you so much for this kind comment! We had heard that you guys were getting pretty dry down there, so hopefully the rains from the storm provided some welcomed relief. We're really happy to hear that you didn't have any flooding!
my neighborhood got super lucky here in keenwood Id say also I hope you rinsed all the salt water off your car after driving around in that not much worse for a vehicle
Glad to hear your neighborhood was in good shape. And yes, we did get it rinsed of but that is an excellent tip that I probably should have mentioned in the video!
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Thanks for watching, Greg!
Welcome to Florida in late summer! you people act as if this is something new? smfh lmfao
Did you watch the video? At one point I actually said the winds were comparable to a typical Florida thunderstorm here in St Pete. And this flooding is NOT typical.
@@Explorcation As one who LIVED in St. Pete years ago, CORRECT! NOT typical!!
#45 said if he was president this never wouldn't have happened.