Believe it or not hurricanes are safer to drive through than tornadoes whith a little bit of knowledge. You keep the vehicle facing into the wind in open areas.
That eye is absolutely spectacular. Never have seen anything remotely close to it in all the videos of hurricanes on UA-cam. Also, that clip of the back eyewall approaching is very scary. Bravo! Well Done!
@Carlos - how is he killing others? If he wants to drive and get this footage knowing that he could die... more power to him! So long as he doesn't drive into a house and kill someone else... why should I tell him how to live/die? Rescue workers put the word out well in advance to get out or no help is coming... he KNOWS he is on his own and happy to do so.!
Mother nature at her meanest. Don't know how they maneuvered through it. The eye and the eye wall was spectacular. The anatomy of Michael at it's finest. Bravo on the video!
JP, bravery comes at a cost and braves know that and they take the chance for good causes. Soldiers die at war front, journalists die while taking risky footage, countless people died in the oceans before Colombus made it. storm chasers do it not just for entertainment purpose you know that right. There will be always brave people who will risk their lives to move the world forward and there will be always people like us who will sitting at comfort of our home to reap the benefit.
Khairuzzaman Gazi there is nothing brave about what this guy is doing. He is not collecting data just video. You said he’s in a special auto what kind? I think you both are full of it
Damn you guys are plumb loco driving through this. It's so thick out there at times you can hardly see one foot let alone one inch in front of you. But that eye wall footage was bloody amazing 🌪⚛️
Wow!! I get it...why you did it. Many of my close friends are thrill seekers who climb Everest and free climb the most dangerous rock faces in the world. Thanks for the awesome footage!
This is going to sound like I'm being ungrateful, and I'm not meaning to, but do you have a video of this where it doesn't cut out before you enter the eye and when the eyewall returns? I can never seem to find THAT specific kind of video anywhere. Thanks! Incredible work!
@@StormChasingVideo Where could I find that? I have been quite curious to know what it is like when the eye appears, then passes over and you're in eyewall again.
Nice video, EXPECT for the fact that you edited out when the eye wall ended and then started back up again. That would have been the best parts to exactly see those changes, but you took them out!! WHY????
When driving in conditions like this, I wonder whether it is better to drive an SUV or a low-profile car like a Camaro (or other NASCAR-type car). The SUV is heavier and has more ground clearance to go through water and over debris, but it is less streamlined. On the other hand, the Camaro is more streamlined, but it is lighter and has less ground clearance. Note that NASCAR cars go through 200 mph winds on a track (at least the lead car does).
That is an interesting question. Keep in mind that cars are only aerodynamically stable in one axis. That is why in a NASCAR accident, the cars don't just scoot sideways like hockey pucks but actually go airborne and flip many many times. Once the airflow is no longer moving uniformly over that one axis (front to back), turbulence and pressure differentials add up rather quickly creating chaotic movement. From the side, even a shorter vehicle like a Camaro has a lot of vertical resistance to wind. And if the air is coming at you from behind, the same aerodynamic features that make the car stable going forward work against you, making the tail (which lacks much weight) easy to lift. A spoiler, for example, only works in one direction... in the opposite direction, a feature that causes drag can cause LIFT. LOL Now, compared to a heavier vehicle that is like a brick from any angle, that is an interesting question. More force is being applied to more square inches and the force increases exponentially (a 90 mph wind isn't 3 times stronger than a 30 mph wind... it is 27 times stronger). Is the added weight enough to offer more stability given the increase in pressure? Or is the decreased pressure on the outside of a streamlined car better even if the car is lighter? Well, history has shown us the answer pretty clearly. Look at storm chasers and who survives and who doesn't. A Chevy Cobalt is pretty streamlined and actually lacks spoilers or other unidirectional drag implements. But they can get flipped into a field pretty easily, even when manned by veteran storm chasing legends that are extremely safety minded and intelligent. The best storm chasing vehicles are the tanks made for the job, which aren't so much streamlined as they are very heavy and armored. They have massive engines and truck chassis, so they tend to be much harder to move. Even a non-armored truck that isn't on a raised suspension and has a lot of steel giving it added weight would probably outweigh any streamlined lighter vehicle from a safety standpoint mainly because air can get under _either_ vehicle, where the surface is nearly flat, and in the end, less weight is easier to fling farther once that happens. I would rather storm chase in a F-350 converted into a low-rider myself, with a hard-shell bolted-in bed cover and a dozen bags of gravel in the back. Seems to me that would be the optimum combination of weight, power, and aerodynamic resistance to flippage. LOL.
The end captures the true power. Thank you for sharing! I'm about to get blown by Darian. I'm In Okeechobee, FL. Archive this comment if I die, please.
I cried watching this video. Apalachicola is my hometown and we drove through Mexico Beach almost every week of my life (from birth) to get to Panama City to do most of our shopping since Apalach is so small. Mexico Beach was a sight to see, we always pointed out the nice beach houses etc etc. But at the end of the day there’s a very powerful lesson to be learned from this.
Amazing footage of the actual center of the eye. I don't think anyone has ever recorded an eye that defined and clear from the ground before. Glad the super beast car got ya out safe.
You guys are very lucky the car didn't flip, or get destroyed by flying debris. The footage is great, but you're lucky that your not strawberry jam today.
He's driving a rented SUV. I guess he's willing to take chances with flying debris. He got out of Dodge when the storm surge came so he understands the most dangerous part a hurricane brings.
Great job of dodging those projectiles,felt like we were riding with you in the back seat. That was one crazy drive,hope the bill at the body shop isn't too painful.What was that waterfront condo or motel we stopped at ?
etnomladivad UNBELIEVABLE!!! Awesomeness at a new level... God Bless You guys!! By far, best video yet... I hate to ask, but, can you post the unedited eyewall-eye-eyewall vid?
I’m in shock, I’ve lived in that area for 20 years! Such a Beautiful and wonderful part of Florida! My Thoughts and Prayers go out to the Great people of the Entire Gulf Coast!!! And for these two guys taking the video, you Guys have to be the calmest and coolest people I’ve ever seen!!! Unbelievable job, on such a terrible disaster in our history!! May God Bless! ✝️
Another great footage. Mexico Beach really got the brunt of Michael with the surge, but the wind was wild too. And what about that eye, never tired of seeing it!
With these winds, and the low pressure causing cloud formation down to ground level (3rd-lowest pressure ever recorded for a landfalling hurricane in the US), you were basically driving through a giant tornado here.
Don't you just hate it when you have to change your flat tire in a rain storm after running over some metal object on the road because it wasn't there a second ago. Boy that sucks.
Two pieces of what appeared to be corrugated roofing and two other unidentifiable blown items, could have been the last things that You captured on your camera. Its that bravery, the tenacious mindset fm you that promotes hefty paychecks. Not to leave out the respect and admiration. Thanks for keeping us on the edge of our seats!
absolutely AMAZING footage. I would have LOVED to be there for that landfall. I live in Clearwater and chased Florence to NC Wilmington. But this is insane and you were as cool as i would have been. lmao
Insane yet so brave! I remember this day well. I was at work down In the Tampa area in Bradenton and my co workers and I were watching the landfall on a Facebook live. And then when had a couple of tornado warnings down there around us around this time. Crazy crazy!
Came here from watching sally. Like farrrrrrrrout your batshit crazy. How can you even see ? Do you get scared you little live life on the edge risk taker. Gosh what a experience an wow did i learn a thing or two from my cozy bed staring at my screen. What a storm an your in it, quite incomprehensible.
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That is insane. You took one heck of a risk for some video. Thanks for the footage, and for not dying!
yep, he pushes to the very edge.
I used to think these guys were nuts. But i salute them for this video to let people know.
StormChasingVideo Do you think you faced sustained winds of 150 mph in this video? I can’t ever tell what the winds are in hurricane videos.
Also thanks for the amazing footage. This has to be the most intense video of a hurricane eyewall on UA-cam!
Believe it or not hurricanes are safer to drive through than tornadoes whith a little bit of knowledge. You keep the vehicle facing into the wind in open areas.
That eye is absolutely spectacular. Never have seen anything remotely close to it in all the videos of hurricanes on UA-cam.
Also, that clip of the back eyewall approaching is very scary. Bravo! Well Done!
Totally agree with Alex. Most impressive video of hurricane I have ever seen. Eye wall part unbelievably beautiful and frightening.
Alex Lubbers It's called typhoon Yolanda
Search for "BaseHunterChasing" they have another spectacular video of the eye.
@cloudtoground Yeah, the Basehunters clip is amazing.
1 thumbs down for risking your life, 2 thumbs up for that footage from the inside of the eye. Wow.
Celefin who cares it's not your life he can risk his own life
@@Brian-ng7og You're right! We should let people kill themselves and or let them kill others! Who cares right? It's not my life.
@Carlos - how is he killing others? If he wants to drive and get this footage knowing that he could die... more power to him! So long as he doesn't drive into a house and kill someone else... why should I tell him how to live/die? Rescue workers put the word out well in advance to get out or no help is coming... he KNOWS he is on his own and happy to do so.!
eyewall not eye. huge diff bud
whitetornado603 Go to 3:17
Could've sworn I saw Dorothy and her little dog go by...
😂😂😂
and the witch on the broom
Mother nature at her meanest. Don't know how they maneuvered through it. The eye and the eye wall was spectacular. The anatomy of Michael at it's finest. Bravo on the video!
When it’s the apocalypse and you don’t give a F.
The eye wall footage was crazy. Best view I've seen from the ground
You’ve got serious thrill issues, dude. That eye footage though... spectacular.
Hahahahaha i agree totally
This is the most incredible video I have ever seen on UA-cam. That eyewall is spectacular!
While you're out can you grab me a burger?
Lmao ikr
Thanks for your awesome footage n risking your life .
This ISN'T what I ordered. You'll have to go back.
Boss be like, "You are coming in today, right?"
Not funny
BEST EYEWALL VID
FYI, he is a storm chaser with no ordinary rigs and also with balls of steel.
Gazi. Fyi that can't stop you from being killed in a storm
youtube vid: "URGENT!! "Hurricane Michael" Was a TARGETED STRIKE!!! (make copies!!)" (by inTruthbyGrace).
Khairuzzaman Gazi fyi tell that to the storm chasers that died in the El Reno OK tornado!
JP, bravery comes at a cost and braves know that and they take the chance for good causes. Soldiers die at war front, journalists die while taking risky footage, countless people died in the oceans before Colombus made it. storm chasers do it not just for entertainment purpose you know that right. There will be always brave people who will risk their lives to move the world forward and there will be always people like us who will sitting at comfort of our home to reap the benefit.
Khairuzzaman Gazi there is nothing brave about what this guy is doing. He is not collecting data just video. You said he’s in a special auto what kind? I think you both are full of it
Next time don't take so long to get my beer.
You’re so lucky nothing hit you. Thanks for this insane video, dude.
The most incredible storm video of any kind. Ever, period, the end.
Damn you guys are plumb loco driving through this. It's so thick out there at times you can hardly see one foot let alone one inch in front of you. But that eye wall footage was bloody amazing 🌪⚛️
This video is marvellous, especially the eye wall footage
I love how he casually drives around obstacles.
That being in the eye & seeing the eye wall segment was amazing! Good work kid. Took some guts to be out in that.
Footage is priceless. He’s not worried about flying away those heavy balls of his anchoring him down.
Wow, great footage of the eye wall!
Watching this never gets old.
Absolutely phenomenal. Wow. You make sure you are paid for this video. Glad you're alright.
Wow!! I get it...why you did it. Many of my close friends are thrill seekers who climb Everest and free climb the most dangerous rock faces in the world. Thanks for the awesome footage!
You guys actually got the eye. Amazing! At 3:30, you see the party ending quickly as the backside of the eye moves in.
That sound in the background would be the rate of my heart beat
Amazing Stadium Effect in the eye. Wow!
1:15 driver was 3 yards away from death
How many pairs of pants did that take...I would've messed up several pairs
Thank you for risking everything to get that footage. It is amazing to see an eye like that
This is going to sound like I'm being ungrateful, and I'm not meaning to, but do you have a video of this where it doesn't cut out before you enter the eye and when the eyewall returns? I can never seem to find THAT specific kind of video anywhere. Thanks! Incredible work!
@@StormChasingVideo Thanks! Will check it out.
@@StormChasingVideo Where could I find that? I have been quite curious to know what it is like when the eye appears, then passes over and you're in eyewall again.
@@StormChasingVideo Why would cut that out? Thats the best part...
Awesome video! I love the clip @ 3:30 where you can see the eye-wall coming down the road. Do you have an uncut version to show it hitting?
Eyewall coming on the road !!!!
Sorry I couldn't understand
Best shot ever of an eye wall coming in.... The best !!!!!!
Ayeee my uber is on its way!
Your one crazy man, driving in those conditions. But I have got to say the footage was breathtaking . always stay safe
Wicked. That eye shot was amazing. Great video.
Hands down best video of Michael
Nice video, EXPECT for the fact that you edited out when the eye wall ended and then started back up again. That would have been the best parts to exactly see those changes, but you took them out!! WHY????
Epijunkie maybe two different cameras?
Copyright ed !!
That was like driving into a cat 4 tornado insane footage man !!!
When driving in conditions like this, I wonder whether it is better to drive an SUV or a low-profile car like a Camaro (or other NASCAR-type car). The SUV is heavier and has more ground clearance to go through water and over debris, but it is less streamlined. On the other hand, the Camaro is more streamlined, but it is lighter and has less ground clearance. Note that NASCAR cars go through 200 mph winds on a track (at least the lead car does).
When driving in conditions like this, I wonder if I'm insane.
That is an interesting question. Keep in mind that cars are only aerodynamically stable in one axis. That is why in a NASCAR accident, the cars don't just scoot sideways like hockey pucks but actually go airborne and flip many many times. Once the airflow is no longer moving uniformly over that one axis (front to back), turbulence and pressure differentials add up rather quickly creating chaotic movement.
From the side, even a shorter vehicle like a Camaro has a lot of vertical resistance to wind. And if the air is coming at you from behind, the same aerodynamic features that make the car stable going forward work against you, making the tail (which lacks much weight) easy to lift. A spoiler, for example, only works in one direction... in the opposite direction, a feature that causes drag can cause LIFT. LOL
Now, compared to a heavier vehicle that is like a brick from any angle, that is an interesting question. More force is being applied to more square inches and the force increases exponentially (a 90 mph wind isn't 3 times stronger than a 30 mph wind... it is 27 times stronger). Is the added weight enough to offer more stability given the increase in pressure? Or is the decreased pressure on the outside of a streamlined car better even if the car is lighter?
Well, history has shown us the answer pretty clearly. Look at storm chasers and who survives and who doesn't. A Chevy Cobalt is pretty streamlined and actually lacks spoilers or other unidirectional drag implements. But they can get flipped into a field pretty easily, even when manned by veteran storm chasing legends that are extremely safety minded and intelligent.
The best storm chasing vehicles are the tanks made for the job, which aren't so much streamlined as they are very heavy and armored. They have massive engines and truck chassis, so they tend to be much harder to move.
Even a non-armored truck that isn't on a raised suspension and has a lot of steel giving it added weight would probably outweigh any streamlined lighter vehicle from a safety standpoint mainly because air can get under _either_ vehicle, where the surface is nearly flat, and in the end, less weight is easier to fling farther once that happens. I would rather storm chase in a F-350 converted into a low-rider myself, with a hard-shell bolted-in bed cover and a dozen bags of gravel in the back. Seems to me that would be the optimum combination of weight, power, and aerodynamic resistance to flippage. LOL.
Thanks! That's the kind of well thought out answer I was looking for.
insane bro!!! great eye video!!
Now that was awesome best footage I've seen on a hurricane !!!!!!!
Chuck norris just called and wants to give you his man card
😂
The end captures the true power. Thank you for sharing! I'm about to get blown by Darian. I'm In Okeechobee, FL. Archive this comment if I die, please.
Good luck!
Sweet Doug ..you are nuts !
I want to see the vehicle you took through this..
most amazing footage ever...wow!!! God bless you.
I cried watching this video. Apalachicola is my hometown and we drove through Mexico Beach almost every week of my life (from birth) to get to Panama City to do most of our shopping since Apalach is so small. Mexico Beach was a sight to see, we always pointed out the nice beach houses etc etc. But at the end of the day there’s a very powerful lesson to be learned from this.
😳 holy crap!!! Can’t believe you were driving around in that!
Best eye of the storm footage ever, thanks for uploading.
Amazing in the eye and the wall all around it. Nice and calm being in there but you know that round 2 was coming.
So I’ve read a lot of the comments and no one picked out that he drives around a body about 1:32 in the video
Mark Stone dont see ut
I did see it just before he got to that mess in the road around 1:48. I bet the guy was in that building
Incredible video! You are lucky to be alive!
Amazing footage of the actual center of the eye. I don't think anyone has ever recorded an eye that defined and clear from the ground before. Glad the super beast car got ya out safe.
Props for having the guts to drive into a cat 5 for a recording!
WOW, great video on eye!
Always there in the thick of it with great footage. Thank you.
You guys are very lucky the car didn't flip, or get destroyed by flying debris. The footage is great, but you're lucky that your not strawberry jam today.
Yeah, a couple of large houses ended up on the road he just drove over.
They have specially built vehicles with shatter proof glass, extra armor etc. Storm chasing vehicles
He's driving a rented SUV. I guess he's willing to take chances with flying debris. He got out of Dodge when the storm surge came so he understands the most dangerous part a hurricane brings.
The weight of his huge balls was keeping the vehicle firmly planted to the ground.
Or a nice live downed power line.............zzzzzzZZZZZZAP!!!!
Whatever you were driving, I want one.
fran merrigan he drives Jeep
Does he use Lexan windows, or any special glass-alternative? Special armor for protection?
actually, It was a ford explorer. I was wrong lol.
*...is it weighted down?...*
@Stephen.. yes.. by his STEEL BALLS!!!
Beem driving for a while....and nothings open.....what could it be?
Maybe holiday of some kind.....
Great job of dodging those projectiles,felt like we were riding with you in the back seat. That was one crazy drive,hope the bill at the body shop isn't too painful.What was that waterfront condo or motel we stopped at ?
I think you have a cancellation of policy letter in the mail for your car
That's why you get a rental and pay for the full coverage protection. Extra $100 to get the car trashed and walk away.
The eye footage was truly breathtaking!
etnomladivad
UNBELIEVABLE!!! Awesomeness at a new level... God Bless You guys!! By far, best video yet... I hate to ask, but, can you post the unedited eyewall-eye-eyewall vid?
Looks like 155mph winds to me
I really thought the medie exxagerated till I saw the videos
ambidextrousfapper you want to know something? The chasers in this video wasn’t even in the eye wall yet in this point in time.
@ambidextrousfapper i can assure you it was 155 and even hit 160 with gusts.
I have never seen footage this intense. Terrifying!!! Sending many prayers for those affected by this awful storm.
I’m in shock, I’ve lived in that area for 20 years! Such a Beautiful and wonderful part of Florida! My Thoughts and Prayers go out to the Great people of the Entire Gulf Coast!!! And for these two guys taking the video, you Guys have to be the calmest and coolest people I’ve ever seen!!! Unbelievable job, on such a terrible disaster in our history!! May God Bless! ✝️
After seeing the aftermath of Mexico Beach and PCBeach. You were crazy dude!
Now this is what you call content.
I would've loved to got go on this ride along. great videos
A awesome display of courage with the best video I’ve seen ! Thank you sir !
What a brave soul to drive through a hurricane. You don't know what might come at cha.
you got some "grandes huevos" Señor 👍🏽
Another great footage. Mexico Beach really got the brunt of Michael with the surge, but the wind was wild too. And what about that eye, never tired of seeing it!
it's a case of : don't try this at home 😨
I was going to drive into this hurricane with my Buick. Next time I will do that.
Or don’t try this outside.
Thank God for the going down in a blaze of glory mentality. Which this video perfectly demonstrates. Awesome
With these winds, and the low pressure causing cloud formation down to ground level (3rd-lowest pressure ever recorded for a landfalling hurricane in the US), you were basically driving through a giant tornado here.
Awesome ! ! !
Thank you for sharing your videos
Don't you just hate it when you have to change your flat tire in a rain storm after running over some metal object on the road because it wasn't there a second ago.
Boy that sucks.
Fantastic video. Hope you win some kind of award for that. Just glad it won't be a Darwin Award.
Two pieces of what appeared to be corrugated roofing and two other unidentifiable blown items, could have been the last things that You captured on your camera.
Its that bravery, the tenacious mindset fm you that promotes hefty paychecks. Not to leave out the respect and admiration.
Thanks for keeping us on the edge of our seats!
3:20 Eye of the storm. Insane!
absolutely AMAZING footage. I would have LOVED to be there for that landfall. I live in Clearwater and chased Florence to NC Wilmington. But this is insane and you were as cool as i would have been. lmao
Rather amazed the car stayed on the road! That was 150-160mph sustained winds inside that, with even higher gusts.
Whoa! Thank you.
congratulations Congratulations on the images
I've been in the eye twice before but this eye was very clean and sharp
Just wow.. first time to see a "lull" created by the storms eye.
Seems he should be playing a certain Scorpions song while taking his drive down the highway.
Pretty intense
Insane yet so brave! I remember this day well. I was at work down In the Tampa area in Bradenton and my co workers and I were watching the landfall on a Facebook live. And then when had a couple of tornado warnings down there around us around this time. Crazy crazy!
Good Lord. You are a brave, brave, possibly insane man.
Thank you for this amazing footage
I think your truck is made of steel, great video
Incredible. I hope you post a longer version with buildup of the storm and aftermath.
Totally awesome!
Splendid work. You don't get that kind of views without risks. Like most best rewarding things. Well done.
Muy guapo el ojo del huracán. Hay que estar reloco para ir a buscarlo :) thanks!
Came here from watching sally. Like farrrrrrrrout your batshit crazy. How can you even see ? Do you get scared you little live life on the edge risk taker. Gosh what a experience an wow did i learn a thing or two from my cozy bed staring at my screen. What a storm an your in it, quite incomprehensible.
U guys are really something.......Crazy U 🌐🌐🌐