15ft Storm Surge Washes Away Homes in Ft. Myers Beach - Hurricane Ian

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2022
  • Our surge probe captured the heartbreaking evolution of a massive storm surge in Ft. Myers Beach, FL.
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  • @MaxOlsonChasing
    @MaxOlsonChasing  9 місяців тому +120

    Just Released - View the entire RAW 10 hours of storm surge footage captured by the probe.
    LINK - ua-cam.com/video/igsz7cqg-Zk/v-deo.html

    • @Memessssss
      @Memessssss 8 місяців тому +8

      That surge is terrifying

    • @bobobaggans6871
      @bobobaggans6871 8 місяців тому +3

      i lost my house in Katrina but didn't get to see first hand all the dozens of floated homes so this is fascinating footage.

    • @RamjanMia-fw1bp
      @RamjanMia-fw1bp 5 місяців тому

      ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

    • @cassiaalessandra5107
      @cassiaalessandra5107 4 місяці тому

      gtyyytytyyyhhyhtyhyt

    • @triptidas3922
      @triptidas3922 4 місяці тому

      😊😊😊😊

  • @MaxOlsonChasing
    @MaxOlsonChasing  Рік тому +1592

    UPDATE - We have confirmed via family that the people who were staying in this house at the time of the storm somehow were able to make it out alive even after floating away. We are still getting details and I'll try and post more specific updates but I just wanted everyone to know the good news.

    • @MaxOlsonChasing
      @MaxOlsonChasing  Рік тому +114

      This is a link to their GoFundMe page set up by the family, PLEASE consider donating to help these people out.
      www.gofundme.com/f/tod-and-annette-rocco-and-roxie

    • @sylviasteen7103
      @sylviasteen7103 Рік тому +146

      I cant believe they freaking lived through that!!!

    • @plmn93
      @plmn93 Рік тому +93

      When I saw somebody in the doorway at 0:05 I feared the worst. That's incredible that they made it out and great to hear!

    • @jeremysaxe6728
      @jeremysaxe6728 Рік тому +70

      Was it that sweet, skinny blonde lady and her son who (I thought) owned and operated the bike/kart rental spot underneath?! I met her a few years ago and befriended her during a two week solo vacation to Fort Myers Beach. She is a strong, impressive person! Although we lost touch, this is the closest I might get to contacting her to let her know I was thinking about her. I left part of my heart and soul in Fort Myers Beach, and the spot had a lot to do with that. She shared her story with me, and even invited me up one sunset for a beer. She gave me the moped I took out for entire days to Sanibel Island, the bicycle I rode south to the preserve, the three-wheeled motorcycle thing just for kicks… I will miss Ft Myers Beach. I’ll come down next Spring to help contribute to economic recovery…

    • @larrygalbreath
      @larrygalbreath Рік тому +17

      That truly is good news.

  • @JamesBond-uz2dm
    @JamesBond-uz2dm Рік тому +2581

    This should be shown to everyone who lives in a Hurricane prone area. The storm surge is hard to describe in words. This video shows how deadly it truly is.

    • @Gentilejedi
      @Gentilejedi Рік тому +55

      Especially when you consider there are people who ride out the storm. And could’ve possibly left their pets

    • @magnuswettermark8293
      @magnuswettermark8293 Рік тому +63

      I think people dont get it. They still want to move to the "beach" and tell everyone at they have the sea "outside" the door!! Just sad.

    • @MeltinJohn
      @MeltinJohn Рік тому +20

      @@magnuswettermark8293 people in FL or once they get there love to brag about it alot more as well. It makes SoCal look tame.. the pretentiousness yet they chose a painfully mediocre life even with a high salary .

    • @johnfink9020
      @johnfink9020 Рік тому +119

      @@MeltinJohn who hurt you?

    • @mikaimasked3250
      @mikaimasked3250 Рік тому +2

      Fr

  • @michaelsmalley9755
    @michaelsmalley9755 Рік тому +38

    I live about 7 miles inland from Fort Myers Beach, and the storm surge was about knee deep(I'm 6ft tall) at our apartment complex. The next morning when the water had receded, you can see all of the abandoned cars in the middle of the road from the storm surge. This is a day that I will never forget for as long as I live.

  • @jennpenn8030
    @jennpenn8030 Рік тому +6

    Thank you for allowing me to share this with our clients. Everyone needs to see how much damage Hurricane can cause. You do amazing work...stay safe!

  • @TheDebrisBall
    @TheDebrisBall Рік тому +1573

    ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!!!!!
    Some of the best hurricane footage ever captured. I don’t know that I can name another video that better captures the ferocity of catastrophic storm surge. Excellent work as always Max!

    • @reaper2426
      @reaper2426 Рік тому +18

      Agree

    • @arlequin241
      @arlequin241 Рік тому +33

      Definitely agree, seeing it at ground level really captures its destructive nature

    • @JeepCherokeeful
      @JeepCherokeeful Рік тому +3

      Yes;(

    • @vkobevk
      @vkobevk Рік тому +7

      did we have good footage for storm surge with dorian, ida, laura, harvey, maria ?

    • @tomjones2121
      @tomjones2121 Рік тому +14

      you must be too young to remember Andrew , and the boat stuck on the 3rd floor of an apartment building LOL or the sail boat that floated half way into the everglades , or the 45' water lines on the lighthouse in Key Biscayne

  • @callsignNoctra
    @callsignNoctra Рік тому +403

    We’re new to Florida and had a little bit of power outages in our area. My 8 year old was complaining and so I showed him this video to help him understand how lucky we are to still have our home standing. Power outages are nothing compared to what happened to so many peoples homes. My heart breaks for those who were most affected by this hurricane😞

    • @usa5046
      @usa5046 Рік тому +11

      Big time lucky I’m in Tampa and we got lucky

    • @larrygalbreath
      @larrygalbreath Рік тому +2

      Yep, everything is relative.

    • @JoePlaya87
      @JoePlaya87 Рік тому +7

      Been in South FL all my life. Welcome to FL!

    • @scottw5315
      @scottw5315 Рік тому +1

      Where are you?

    • @edwardmiessner6502
      @edwardmiessner6502 Рік тому +11

      It's a good lesson for teaching your son gratitude

  • @naomieason8475
    @naomieason8475 Рік тому +8

    Amazing footage ... I am glad to hear the family is safe.
    Thank you for the video, it will most definitely make people like myself who've never experienced or never would want to experience a hurricane, evacuate when timely warnings are broadcast.

    • @K1OIK
      @K1OIK Рік тому

      footage?

    • @salmanaf_4115
      @salmanaf_4115 Рік тому

      Cara membuat Anda dalam bahasa Indonesia

  • @MB031
    @MB031 Рік тому +2

    I lived through many hurricanes, but this is the worst destruction I'v ever seen.Many people died during that footage, you can't really think of that your house is being taken down by 15' raging surge and filled with water into the ceiling withiing minutes.. terrifying !! This is the best video capture ever !

  • @designchik
    @designchik Рік тому +195

    My God. You HEAR about storm surge, and you READ about storm surge, but it’s still hard to imagine if you’ve never seen it up close like victims of a hurricane have. This is absolutely stunning and terrifying. 😳

    • @frythefly5270
      @frythefly5270 Рік тому +4

      I was thinking the exact same thing. Ive always heard about them and known of them but never have i thought about it as the video shows. Thats absolutely horrifying and my heart goes out to everybody effected. Its hard to imagine losing everything youve worked hard your entire life to get. Gone like that. Florida, may god be with you! 🥺

    • @designchik
      @designchik Рік тому +1

      @@frythefly5270 I feel so bad for them, too. I’ve always been interested in severe weather like hurricanes and tornadoes. I’ve read about them and watched a lot of videos, but this is some of the most terrifying footage I’ve ever seen.

    • @albertayunda5521
      @albertayunda5521 Рік тому

      @@frythefly5270 florida and other big cities close to oceans will be swept away by 2025

    • @Ztb-ey8rg
      @Ztb-ey8rg Рік тому +3

      I’ll take my chances with a tornado over that hurricane.. good lord that was terrifying

    • @TennesseeYaya
      @TennesseeYaya Рік тому +2

      The power of water uncontrollable.

  • @380LadyVex
    @380LadyVex Рік тому +411

    I'm a native Floridian and people always downplay hurricanes and don't fully grasp their destruction. You can lose everything including your life in split seconds. The aftermath is also very dangerous. I've been thru many storms and its hard to comprehend the strength and devastation while its happening. This video is crazy! Great job and stay safe!

    • @mchrysogelos7623
      @mchrysogelos7623 Рік тому +3

      Yes that is very true of many natural disasters! flash-flooding, tornados, lightning, etc. People must be ready for what different areas of a country can throw at you!

    • @Hail_Sagan
      @Hail_Sagan Рік тому +6

      @1488 Dental Storm surge is able to reach people inland too via rivers etc. Lots of severe inland flooding with Ian.

    • @KeepItSimpleSailor
      @KeepItSimpleSailor Рік тому +5

      In north Australia we get the same disregard from some people when cyclones are about. They joke and laugh and think it’s just fun and games.
      I’ve seen a few cyclones including nasty ones, and if I never see another one again - that’s absolutely fine with me.

    • @zachattack327
      @zachattack327 Рік тому +5

      I feel sorry for you. I couldn’t imagine being born in that awful state

    • @davidtaylor111
      @davidtaylor111 Рік тому +2

      Then maybe it's time you move

  • @JustinJamesOGuinn
    @JustinJamesOGuinn Рік тому +7

    I'm blessed that I don't live in hurricane areas but I do feel a tremendous amount of pain for those who live in those areas and have lost their homes and families. This truly shows you how dangerous it is.

  • @oldiesmusic76
    @oldiesmusic76 Рік тому +26

    Absolutely breathtaking and very tragic at the same time. We live in North Port and we share our grief to what happened in Ft. Myers too. Such a devastating hurricane!

  • @leoyork2037
    @leoyork2037 Рік тому +216

    This is the first I have seen storm surge demonstrated so well. That was pretty scary. Thank you!

    • @timmanuel4442
      @timmanuel4442 Рік тому

      Look up Hurricane Katrina video, that was 16 feet storm surge. It is a terrible storm and devastating.

    • @larrygalbreath
      @larrygalbreath Рік тому +5

      It really shows what can happen when water is on the move.

    • @Morganasnotarobot0
      @Morganasnotarobot0 Рік тому +1

      @@larrygalbreath RiteOn!!!!🌀wow!!!!🌀

    • @nikkiwalker1910
      @nikkiwalker1910 Рік тому +1

      Horrifying, and a nightmare for the tenants and owners of property in Fort Myers!

  • @lbocc809
    @lbocc809 Рік тому +984

    This is absolutely terrifying. Its not just flooding, it’s a full on raging ocean 😭

    • @DoNothingRightNow
      @DoNothingRightNow Рік тому +17

      Scary

    • @lbocc809
      @lbocc809 Рік тому +21

      @Trump Hilter lol stop 😂😭

    • @ErikBreivik
      @ErikBreivik Рік тому +2

      Dry your eyes, it’s okay to see again. Forgive the pain…because it’s okay to be again.

    • @lkjhb1
      @lkjhb1 Рік тому +9

      They said Florida will eventually be underwater. This is the beginning...

    • @lbocc809
      @lbocc809 Рік тому +5

      @@lkjhb1 yeah I heard last year there was a possibility of a tsunami from the La Palma volcano eruptions, and worst case scenario all of Florida would be under water. Scary stuff.

  • @DENAY1968
    @DENAY1968 Рік тому +2

    I grew up in Ft Myers and OMG I am glad I moved away. God bless all that went through this. 💯🙏

  • @celticlass8573
    @celticlass8573 Рік тому

    Amazing! And THANK YOU for not thinking the sounds of the storm needed dramatic music. The real sound was dramatic enough!!

  • @Rhi_wx
    @Rhi_wx Рік тому +405

    Holy crap this footage is unreal! This is absolutely insane, hard to fathom that amount of storm surge. So glad you guys made it out safe! My thoughts are with Florida right now

    • @alaljarensi6990
      @alaljarensi6990 Рік тому

      And then you have a bunch of idiots saying that this was nothing.

    • @bobzombie2710
      @bobzombie2710 Рік тому +5

      @Timothah Molone But what if my house is on the 40th floor? I HAVE to look down to see anything.

    • @Living_Life242
      @Living_Life242 Рік тому +7

      When Dorian hit the Bahamas we had a government official post a video on social media that showed him in waist deep water in his home…
      He was on the second floor…
      There are maps of the islands that just show how much was submerged by the surge and more than half of them were just vanished under a tide of dirty, debris filled water.
      Living here and seeing these sorts of hurricanes happening makes it feel like playing Russian Roulette every hurricane season. It’s no longer, “gotta trim the branches this week” or “I’ll probably need to get a roofer after this”, instead it’s “Is this the year when my home and everything I worked so hard for will be utterly ruined, as well as those of my neighbors, friends and coworkers?”

    • @genlongtsang1093
      @genlongtsang1093 Рік тому +1

      Tsunami

    • @alaljarensi6990
      @alaljarensi6990 Рік тому

      @@Living_Life242 Well, at least if you don't like your job, you have an excuse no longer to work because it doesn't exist anymore.

  • @paulholzapfel7171
    @paulholzapfel7171 Рік тому +190

    I have experienced two class 5, two class 4 and numerous class 1,2 and 3 hurricanes. I have tried desperately, (with little success), to explain to people over the years of what is capable during one of these monster storms. It's not just the wind, but even more destructive at times, is the storm surges of walls of water. This is the best example of what I have witnessed myself and perhaps this can be used to educate others. Bravo to Max Olson and all who are all to be commended for their foresight in capturing such dramatic documentary footage! Thanks!

    • @Jojo-zp7fu
      @Jojo-zp7fu Рік тому +13

      Uuumm....but it seems like you never got educated on this. Going through two 5s and two 4s that looked like this footage. My @ss would've been gone after the first one.

    • @brianstratton8767
      @brianstratton8767 Рік тому +2

      Well..Buffalo, NY has its infamous weather as well but frankly, I only miss the food:/

    • @foobarmaximus3506
      @foobarmaximus3506 Рік тому +5

      No you haven't. No one calls them "class". The correct term is "Category". But hey, don't let your lies get tripped up by little details. Carry on.

    • @jasondimart
      @jasondimart Рік тому

      Class? You are full of shit!

    • @jc4evur661
      @jc4evur661 Рік тому +2

      So why didn't you learn from the first storm to leave while you could so you didn't have to experience the other 3?
      Unless you have legitimate reasons that's plain dumb.

  • @barneshomestead1240
    @barneshomestead1240 Рік тому +1

    Storm surge is nothing to play with. Some of the best surge footage ever captured.

  • @YouvebeenRicRolled
    @YouvebeenRicRolled 2 місяці тому +14

    FOR CRYING OUT LOUD !!!!! That was mesmerizing, I’m glad it wasn’t a long video, because I was stuck !

    • @user-jr6qn3xk2d
      @user-jr6qn3xk2d Місяць тому +3

      Your safety, thank God for your safety 😢

  • @i_love_bellamy_blake2675
    @i_love_bellamy_blake2675 Рік тому +282

    This is absolutely wild. It’s hard to imagine what a storm surge looks like until you can physically see it get higher and higher. The sheer force that it has too. The waves it created were massive. Amazing footage but so heartbreaking at the level of destruction the hurricane caused.

    • @sunnydaze2359
      @sunnydaze2359 Рік тому +2

      I live in placida on the water & my friend and I chose to stay for the storm.

    • @Tcrror
      @Tcrror Рік тому +1

      @@sunnydaze2359 ...why?

    • @sunnydaze2359
      @sunnydaze2359 Рік тому +3

      @@Tcrror I don't really know why maybe it's because I've lived in Florida for 28 years & have never left for any storm and everything was all right. So I assumed we might be okay. As it turns out we were here for Ian for the worst part of the storm.

    • @sunnydaze2359
      @sunnydaze2359 Рік тому +6

      @@Tcrror stupidity I guess. We lived through the worst of the storm & we weren't actually afraid for our lives, but it's what I saw after the storm that is so frightening. So many people without homes and knowhere to go. That's really the worst part. If the storms keep getting stronger every year, I don't know if I could stay here, even though I absolutely love Florida. So sad I feel like it's Paradise Lost. 😪

  • @larrygalbreath
    @larrygalbreath Рік тому +147

    That is truly amazing and very frightening! I was not expecting to see an entire house simply get swept away by the water. Now I understand why storm-surge is so devastating.

    • @joellebrodeur1015
      @joellebrodeur1015 Рік тому +3

      That's a stick built house. I'm surprised that was even allowed to stand after Andrew hit SW Dade and with Charley in 2004 in the same area Ian hit.

    • @violetcarson5532
      @violetcarson5532 Рік тому +2

      Yes unless you live in and experience it as us Floridians it's hard to understand.

    • @larrygalbreath
      @larrygalbreath Рік тому

      @@raspberrysherbet5285 For sure. It will happen again and again.

    • @larrygalbreath
      @larrygalbreath Рік тому

      @@raspberrysherbet5285 Yes indeed but even still the contence of the house, the walls floors and ceiling will be destroyed.

    • @larrygalbreath
      @larrygalbreath Рік тому

      @@raspberrysherbet5285 On what?

  • @davidrollins4272
    @davidrollins4272 Рік тому +4

    Thanks to this video, I have a whole new respect for the term storm surge. Hard to believe that many did not evacuate.

  • @minnyh
    @minnyh Рік тому

    That was the best video to watch if you need to understand how dangerous Hurricanes can be. Thanks for posting.

  • @derekbaker3279
    @derekbaker3279 Рік тому +205

    Wow...amazing footage Max! Every TV station near hurricane prone coastal communities needs to have this on file for the next time there is a hurricane evacuation order!

    • @K1OIK
      @K1OIK Рік тому

      footage?

  • @artieanderson604
    @artieanderson604 Рік тому +147

    I can't wrap my head around how he was able to capture this footage. Just incredible to watch.

    • @franklinstephen3268
      @franklinstephen3268 Рік тому

      I just pray 🙏🏿 for everyone in Florida I fell so much for them. Where are you from?

    • @NineballChris
      @NineballChris Рік тому +20

      The camera was located on a pole or tree. Great footage.

    • @C.C_23
      @C.C_23 Рік тому +14

      He had a step ladder and an iPhone duh!

    • @geoffbauer423
      @geoffbauer423 Рік тому +6

      He also had a very steady hand. Amazing.

    • @artieanderson604
      @artieanderson604 Рік тому +4

      @@C.C_23 he has to have balls of steel as well; to stay there and film that during a hurricane of that magnitude.

  • @simplyramona8678
    @simplyramona8678 Рік тому

    My aunt has lived in Fort Myers for over 40 years, in the same house, more than a mile from the Gulf and she had 6+ feet of water in her house and yard. A lifelong Floridian, she is rebuilding her life and home in the same place at the age of 82. I want to be as strong and resilient as she!💪

  • @robh5687
    @robh5687 Рік тому +22

    That video should be broadcast before every future hurricane as a testament to what can (and will) go wrong.

  • @shawniehoward
    @shawniehoward Рік тому +80

    This needs to be on every single broadcast when a hurricane threatens land. I literally have chills looking at this.

    • @brian_be_flyin
      @brian_be_flyin Рік тому +2

      Imagine seeing this, and then realizing that you’ll never get to see it as it was before… I was on this island almost every single day

  • @lhyork1608
    @lhyork1608 Рік тому +15

    They made it out alive and wit their 2 dogs. An amazing story and must have been terrifying for them especially when they were separated and didn’t know if each other were still alive. The fact that she hung onto a pole for 4 hrs ! With her 2 dogs ! She is a hero in my books and i wish them a great life going forward… my heart goes out to her … i know how hard she must have fought to save those dogs

    • @larisas5595
      @larisas5595 Рік тому

      Замирает сердце от этой истории!
      Я не могу представить,что они пережили.
      Слава Богу все живы!🙏

    • @ladykuether1731
      @ladykuether1731 Рік тому

      There is a woman who tried to hold her ground with Sandy and when the storm surge hit they had to get out of their roof and she had 4 cats that's which she lost because sbecause she couldn't keep him under her arms and swim Gwen so people need to get out go to the shelter the shelter house to take your animals. Why do you want to live through this it's all kinds of crap in that water You don't have electricity the wind is God-awful . They're just going to have to make it mandatory mandatory and go house-to-house and and make people get out..

    • @suzk1804
      @suzk1804 Рік тому +4

      @@ladykuether1731 That woman was stupid to put her poor cats through that, Before hurricane strikes you put the cats in a carrier and go to higher secure area.

    • @derryhills907
      @derryhills907 Рік тому

      Hello 👋 there how are you doing today hope you're having a specific day over there

    • @derryhills907
      @derryhills907 Рік тому

      @@suzk1804 Hello 👋 there how are you doing today hope you're having a specific day over there

  • @flaken9940
    @flaken9940 Рік тому

    We went through this storm in N Ft. Myers and even though I had no storm surge, it was no picnic either. We never got the eye but stayed in the eyewall 6-7 hours or more with almost constant 100-125 mph gusts and that might be conservative.
    The backside came in about 6:30-7:00 pm and was ever bit as strong as the front side but only lasted until about 8:30-9:00 pm before calming down some. No house damage but a lot of tree damage and all the older mobile home parks to my south really took a beating and deposited sheet metal and styrofoam insulation aplenty on my 5 acres. Just finished cleanup a week ago.
    I am so glad these folks and their pets survived that wild ride and hope all that see this video will give more thought about evacuating storm surge areas when the next big blow comes their way.

  • @feverpitch82
    @feverpitch82 Рік тому +123

    The wind gusts near the end with the raging sea was insane. Props to whoever set this camera up, I will never think of a 15 foot storm surge in the same way again.

    • @francesinez126
      @francesinez126 Рік тому +3

      "Props to whoever set this camera up." Agreed!

  • @tabethadavis107
    @tabethadavis107 Рік тому +113

    Wow! That is one well-mounted camera! Shocking to see how high the water got and the aftermath.... just incredible!

    • @rainymctrixie1
      @rainymctrixie1 Рік тому +1

      Where was it mounted?

    • @ZBo-tw2ri
      @ZBo-tw2ri Рік тому +1

      @@rainymctrixie1 probably on the next light pole

    • @Robbie2Fly
      @Robbie2Fly Рік тому +1

      Yep you have to figure that camera is 20+ feet up that pole and some of the waves were higher than that.

    • @francesinez126
      @francesinez126 Рік тому

      @@rainymctrixie1 Same. Several have asked *QUESTIONS* about the who, how, and where of the camera. I wish the poster would answer.

  • @clareancegarett4519
    @clareancegarett4519 Рік тому +2

    One of the most incredible videos I have ever seen.

    • @Manic_Drone_Idiom
      @Manic_Drone_Idiom Рік тому

      There's a fascination in its deadliness, and a realization that mankind has NOTHING in its possession that can withstand the brutal ferocity of nature....I come back to this one repeatedly because I am mesmerized by the horror of it, and extremely humbled at the same time....

  • @fabgarcia9993
    @fabgarcia9993 Рік тому +96

    that was unbelievable one minute it looks like a normal part of town then hours later looks like the mid atlantic. prayers for everyone affected

    • @ludicrous7044
      @ludicrous7044 Рік тому +4

      It seems the oceans 🌊 are trying to reclaim the land they were once over!! 😟

    • @ehhhhidk
      @ehhhhidk Рік тому +1

      This is the main drag of Fort Myers Beach!

    • @billhosko7723
      @billhosko7723 Рік тому +2

      your prayers did not stop the storm...

    • @fabgarcia9993
      @fabgarcia9993 Рік тому +2

      @@billhosko7723 can't pray a storm away, but im at peace with whatever GOD has planned. Rather telling that you use this disaster to mock peoples faith

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver Рік тому +1

      @@ludicrous7044 No, it's the winds and low central air pressure of the storm carrying water inland.

  • @mikehalahan104
    @mikehalahan104 Рік тому +47

    Max. Thanks for Posting. You and Cam were in perfect spot to capture the Power of a Storm Surge from the ocean.

  • @maalumzawadi245
    @maalumzawadi245 2 місяці тому +1

    WOW....this is INSAAAAAANNNE!!! Couldn't imagine being trapped in that pink house and minutes later being swept away in it.Those waves were angry and aggressive!
    Even if you made it outside that house...you'd only survive on a wing and prayer🙏

  • @gregorybower9498
    @gregorybower9498 Рік тому +1

    excellent work, Max. incredibly frightful scenario.

  • @marcelmarcel7854
    @marcelmarcel7854 Рік тому +93

    This video gave me chills. I think it should be used for educational purposes to illustrate how deadly a storm surge can be. Never underestimate the power of the ocean.

  • @MsDimples1979
    @MsDimples1979 Рік тому +150

    Wow I’m praying the guy who opened the door to look out made it out safely.🙏🏾❤️😢

    • @danielled5883
      @danielled5883 Рік тому +7

      I noticed that too. :(

    • @MaxOlsonChasing
      @MaxOlsonChasing  Рік тому +64

      Holy shit, I didn’t even notice that until now. I just used that clip to show the car drive by for reference… oh my god. My stomach is churning just thinking about it. I pray they left…

    • @SignedOff402
      @SignedOff402 Рік тому +2

      Time stamp please?

    • @OneBlueField
      @OneBlueField Рік тому +8

      @@MaxOlsonChasing presumably you have the entire timespan filmed? You'll be able to see if they left?

    • @MaxOlsonChasing
      @MaxOlsonChasing  Рік тому +40

      @@OneBlueField
      Upon review someone is in the house towards the beginning of the video but it looks like there is a possibility they left out of the back door at some point. It's blurry so it's hard to confirm but praying that is the case.

  • @CathyeginAL
    @CathyeginAL 5 місяців тому +1

    That. Is. Terrifying. My sister lived in Ft. Myers during Ian and I grew to LOVE it and all of SW FL. My heart was broken to see the devastation. This film is amazing but horrifying..

  • @loveistheanswer687
    @loveistheanswer687 Рік тому

    👏 showing my students this video. Teaching them about hurricanes this week.

  • @StandingInHisWind
    @StandingInHisWind Рік тому +44

    Storm surge is what scares me the most when it comes to these storms. That and embedded tornados that are almost impossible to detect. Prayers lifted to all affected areas in Ians path.

    • @billhosko7723
      @billhosko7723 Рік тому

      So many of you are desperate for online affirmation yet won't help a neighbor down the block...

    • @StandingInHisWind
      @StandingInHisWind Рік тому +7

      @@billhosko7723 ? Well sir, since you do not know me I will excuse you comment, as it is a stressful time. I was the one who fed countless neighbors when jensen beach got hit by Francis and Jeanne, back to back in 2004 and my road and area was without power for 4 days short of 3 months! My ex and I rescued people who decided to try and drive through flooded waters because we had a monster truck ( don't judge) that easily handles the water depths. I was EMS for St Lucie County then and went on calls to rescue or med emergencies when people refused to leave despite mandatory evacuations! And now I cannot work for the rest of my life because during Wilma, I again went on calls when no one else would, and broke my spine. So don't you dare tell me people aren't out there helping others!!

  • @gtrpkr2487
    @gtrpkr2487 Рік тому +17

    Great video. It truly captures how one minute you’re on dry pavement and a few hours later you’re swallowed by the ocean.

  • @XcRunner1031
    @XcRunner1031 Рік тому

    This is why the focus on expiremental storm surge forecasts with NOAA and NWS are so needed. Wind speed categories are helpful, but in the end it's water that kills the most people and causes the most damage. And these videos are important to give visual frames of reference! It's hard to imagine the scale of what 15' of surge across several miles of coastline actually looks like, especially while standing on a sunny street with the hurricane still 2 days away.

    • @markpalavosvrahotes5575
      @markpalavosvrahotes5575 Рік тому

      What the NHC should do is get rid of the Saffir Simpson scale. Do a 1 to 5 scale for wind one for rain forecast and one for surge and add up the numbers. So theoretically 15 is the highest you could go.

  • @jorgelozano4008
    @jorgelozano4008 Рік тому

    Laying back eating popcorn while watching this best movies I've seen yet. 4k please! That's all it's missing 🥺 Alright Florida can't wait for a next year let's make it bigger this time. And give me the fresh cold front! 😀

  • @bluevictory1010
    @bluevictory1010 Рік тому +21

    Unrecognizable in the end, it goes to show how powerful mother nature truly is. Fantastic footage, kudos to that man who recorded it.

    • @francesinez126
      @francesinez126 Рік тому

      re: " that man who recorded it." Or woman?

  • @Sticky-Icky-Rizla
    @Sticky-Icky-Rizla Рік тому +41

    Crazy to watch 3 little palm trees stand their ground, yet watch an entire house float away

    • @dannynone2784
      @dannynone2784 Рік тому +1

      Doe anybody know the height of the foreground palm trees to the start of fronds? Amazing footage that will be seen tens of 1000s of times.

    • @RMJ1984
      @RMJ1984 Рік тому +1

      Evolution and adaptation. It's amazing.

    • @graceheckley
      @graceheckley Рік тому

      @@RMJ1984 Roots. If houses had roots they'd stay rooted, too.

    • @ryanbyrd4797
      @ryanbyrd4797 Рік тому +1

      @@RMJ1984 What a meaningless comment

    • @fieldthrasher
      @fieldthrasher Рік тому

      @@ryanbyrd4797 Too many big words?

  • @alexmartin3143
    @alexmartin3143 8 місяців тому

    Saw the uncut footage. Incredible forces at work here…

  • @Jasmine215100
    @Jasmine215100 8 місяців тому

    Absolutely terrifying! I don't know how you could survive this!

  • @jimcook3882
    @jimcook3882 Рік тому +10

    HOLY SMOLIE! Now, that is what Storm Surge really is. Great job! Prayers for everyone affected by IAN.

  • @ruready4jesus72
    @ruready4jesus72 Рік тому +81

    omg! unbelievable I pray that no one stood in that house and evacuated prayers for everyone in Florida 🙏

    • @plmn93
      @plmn93 Рік тому +16

      It's hard to see, but somebody is in the doorway and then closes the door at 0:05. I hope they got out!

    • @michaelburns8883
      @michaelburns8883 Рік тому +2

      Watch the side door of the house when the video starts there was someone inside the house because they opened up the door and looked out and then shut it

    • @StellaMae777
      @StellaMae777 Рік тому

      @@michaelburns8883 it looks time lapsed. I hope they got out.

    • @bobrulz
      @bobrulz Рік тому

      @@StellaMae777 I don't think they did. I think you can see them open the door again when the surge starts to take it away.

    • @martharoszkowski938
      @martharoszkowski938 Рік тому +3

      My sister, her bf, and their two dogs were inside. They escaped through a window

  • @toddellis3323
    @toddellis3323 Рік тому +2

    Certainly looks like a nice place to vacation, can't imagine living in such an inviting and beautiful area.

  • @RLDZ1
    @RLDZ1 9 місяців тому +1

    This is one of the scariest videos I have ever seen and I`ve watched quite a few of them. I feel for anyone who chose to stay and sit through this.

  • @joninpgh
    @joninpgh 8 місяців тому

    My parents used to live in a condo only about a mile down the road. They bought a house in town about 15 years ago. Been right past there many times.

  • @Ratlins9
    @Ratlins9 Рік тому +16

    The time lapse photography is stellar, my compliments to the photographer.

    • @nanowizz
      @nanowizz Рік тому +2

      Doesn't look like time lapse to me. But several clips put together with fading joints. 2nd last joint is when the house disappeared.

    • @Ratlins9
      @Ratlins9 Рік тому

      @@nanowizz This type of video was shot for purposes of time compression, regardless of the method used, sit down.

    • @nanowizz
      @nanowizz Рік тому

      @@Ratlins9 sorry it upsets you. To me, Timelapse means every frame is time lapsed which changes the perceived speed of motion. I went into Google map of this location and walked this Ave C with the 360 view photos and this video really gives a perspective of the storm surge when compared to what the area looked like normally. It is quite far from the shore. Can’t see Max’s camera mounted on that utility pole in those photos though. Must be put there more recent than those photos. Still wondering how he powers this camera.

  • @asleepbynine4091
    @asleepbynine4091 Рік тому +31

    WOW great footage! The power of the storm surge is unbelievable.

  • @j.maxwell8764
    @j.maxwell8764 Рік тому +1

    I live in Florida. I'm scared of storms because I know the power of the waves because we're boaters. In a 60' boat the waves on a sunny day can humble you so quick. Mother Nature that owns that sand, we humans are astoundingly naive that we control anything. Jacque Cousteau many years ago said on video NO ONE SHOULD LIVE WITHIN 10 miles of the coast, NO ONE. He said it should all be day parks that close at dusk but he said the greed of the unsafe building will come back to haunt us and it has. Cousteau was brilliant and no one wanted to listen to him. I have always adhered to his advice. I lost my front porch and we have roof damage and I couldn't be happier to have so little damage and a home to come back home to. I am so thankful to have followed Cousteau and all reading this should research his views. My heart ❤ goes out to those affected by Ian.🙏

  • @GiftHorse123
    @GiftHorse123 Рік тому

    This is the most unbelievable video about a hurricane I have ever seen and I've been around since Donna in 1960.

  • @mandymoore5774
    @mandymoore5774 Рік тому +26

    This is just some seriously AMAZING footage they managed to capture. It essentially looks like there’s random palm trees in the middle of the ocean w a telephone pole & wires above it.

  • @jesseperrella
    @jesseperrella Рік тому +14

    Watching it creep in was scary.. wow. I chased this storm in Bradenton and it was bad there but no surge, this is just a whole nother level

  • @shamuvoodoo
    @shamuvoodoo Рік тому +1

    Wonderful videos that will save many lives in the future!
    What an interesting video it would be to use your drone to get video from where the house was to where it ended up. On the map it looks like it must have been a trip of horror for both survivors and their dogs!
    Great work Guys! 👍

  • @LiveDelightwithPallavi
    @LiveDelightwithPallavi Місяць тому +1

    Oh god! Its so so scary to watch, can't even imagine how people actual deals with this kind of situation, may god protect them❤

  • @gooldog
    @gooldog Рік тому +15

    The dream of maybe one day retiring to Florida has pretty much washed away for me.
    Four distinct seasons are where it's at and the occasional southern vacation sprinkled in.
    Excellent, but heartbreaking video.

    • @lookoutnow4996
      @lookoutnow4996 Рік тому

      Yeah, I had planned on it.. Still thinking about it though. Maybe Central Florida...

    • @Cuandoman
      @Cuandoman Рік тому

      Check out an elevation map. There are areas near enough the coast that won't experience this. I'm a mile from Clearwater beach and I'm at 68 feet above sea level.

    • @IIISentorIII
      @IIISentorIII Рік тому +1

      Just come to Switzerland, everyone speaks four lanquages including English and no one puts paper houses on a sand foundation without basements in a swamp area near the worlds largest impcat crater where 99:9 of all life and the Dinsosur got instinct. Oh, and it also happens to be the worlds nr1 Hurrycan area one inch above sea level. In the age of stupidity.. I mean the age of global warming by raising sea water.
      Do I hope everyone is ok, YES: Do I care? YES.
      Is it retarded to build there in the first place? YES 100%
      Are the people that live there to blame? No, absolutely not.

    • @mtlicq
      @mtlicq Рік тому

      perfect ! Even travel in the northern hemisphere in winter is awesome too.

  • @JustJenReacts
    @JustJenReacts Рік тому +37

    This is DEVASTATING...Me heart goes out to those affected by Ian. Prayers sent as well :(

  • @jf5618
    @jf5618 Рік тому

    Geezus!!! This is not surge but the ocean returning to its original home. Very happy and surprised that family stayed and survived. Scary shit especially when the back wall hits. Wow POWER!!! Strong ass storm

  • @lilpoo1972
    @lilpoo1972 Рік тому

    This is just terrifying! Thank you for sharing.

  • @salemdog100
    @salemdog100 Рік тому +19

    Thank you for sharing this. I live in New England and have dear friends in central Florida. Sanibel Island has been my family's favorite vacation destination for several decades. So peace-filled, and restorative to our souls. We send daily prayers to all the people who are affected by this storm.

    • @MoMoMyPup10
      @MoMoMyPup10 Рік тому

      Sanibel is gone. Might be another decade before great tourists like you ever make it back there. I'm afraid to see what South Seas Resort (Captiva) looks like right now.

  • @oneone5028
    @oneone5028 Рік тому +7

    They weren’t kidding when predicting 18 ft storm surge. This is unreal. Holy Macaroni !!!

    • @g00nther
      @g00nther Рік тому +1

      I was trying to estimate the surge from this footage. Assuming this area is 2-3 feet above sea level, this looks like about 15-18 feet

  • @stockoliver2695
    @stockoliver2695 Рік тому +3

    I am Italian, I live in Italy, but my father lives there in Fort Myers, his house survived by a miracle, in those days I remained in suspense because I could not even call him since he had no telephone line, I am close to all the people who were damaged by that disaster .

  • @nicolarollinson4381
    @nicolarollinson4381 Рік тому

    Intrigued to know what the camera was fastened on to. As someone else commented... best ever

  • @cherokeestormchaser3259
    @cherokeestormchaser3259 Рік тому +28

    That's insane footage 😮😮 Such a sad situation 😢

  • @kashsres1064
    @kashsres1064 Рік тому +13

    It’s crazy! Never seen anything like this.😮😢
    I have chills watching this.

  • @ecannon649
    @ecannon649 Рік тому

    I had no idea, incredible and terrifying footage.

  • @GannyZz
    @GannyZz Рік тому +2

    I live 6 miles from this area, and visited this streets businesses/the beach so very often over the past 10-15 years. Its unbelievably surreal to see this devastation.

  • @shanedangers
    @shanedangers Рік тому +1

    incredible footage, was crazy when you could tell the winds had switched around, indicating the eye had passed to the north of your position

  • @sarahcatee1
    @sarahcatee1 Рік тому +8

    it can be very difficult to comprehend the power of mother nature sometimes. fantastic video, thank you for sharing!

  • @DCRACKA
    @DCRACKA Рік тому +10

    Glad I left that area few years ago, looking at footage like this makes me realize all the snow I deal with aint so bad after all...

    • @alaljarensi6990
      @alaljarensi6990 Рік тому

      Imagine hurricane conditions like that, but in the Northern winter.

    • @vkobevk
      @vkobevk Рік тому

      @@alaljarensi6990 happen every winter in mountain area or coastal area

    • @harryharry3193
      @harryharry3193 Рік тому

      darn right
      i LIKE SNOW.
      ariens power baby

    • @ioythisword12tribeisraelwa16
      @ioythisword12tribeisraelwa16 Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/liFKJcd5TAE/v-deo.html

  • @rodcoulter997
    @rodcoulter997 Рік тому

    Great Timelapse footage….amazing…..Storm Surge is VERY serious. This shows exactly why. Storm surge is 15 ft.
    Waves on top of that are 3 ft….18 ft wall of water.

  • @richc7127
    @richc7127 Рік тому

    WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Incredible footage.
    Wish there was a timelapse.

  • @bmcbg
    @bmcbg Рік тому +7

    This is an amazing video of the surge. Its scary and an eye opener. Sad to see the Ft Meyers area now and really sad for the loss of life there. Was there just a week before Ian hit, loved it there. This vid should be shown nation wide for those who live in coastal areas.

  • @Wendy0211
    @Wendy0211 Рік тому +18

    Insane 😲sad that family lost their house .. prayers for Florida. Glad you are okay.

  • @GelcoatTech
    @GelcoatTech 6 місяців тому

    My house was in the eye of Ian on a canal. 3ft of water inside. It's getting close to fully restored. I have video too but this video is the best of all videos of Ian for the real feel effect

  • @gina6976
    @gina6976 Рік тому +1

    Oh my goodness. Ty for posting this. The water level went up so fast. Was this your building camera? How much damage?.

  • @ynotneb
    @ynotneb Рік тому +20

    I agree, this is must viewing, especially for future storms. It would be great to have a time stamp to see how fast this happened.

  • @TheBraudCast-GerardBraud
    @TheBraudCast-GerardBraud Рік тому +38

    This is downright brilliant. Years ago as a reporter, I wanted to post cameras in storms. Go-Pros have changed the world. Tell me exactly how you did this? Battery life? Harddrive storage? When did you mount the camera and where did you go for safety after you mounted it?

    • @francesinez126
      @francesinez126 Рік тому +3

      Same. I wish Max Olson Chasing would reply to your questions.

  • @GiGiLuvsKatz
    @GiGiLuvsKatz Рік тому

    That is just terrifying! I 🙏🏻pray everyone had evacuated in time.

  • @F4LCONHEAVY-jm1sw
    @F4LCONHEAVY-jm1sw Рік тому +1

    I got done with work and I was sitting down in the truck and I stared at a house that was literally chopped in half and all you see is the stove, the microwave, and some stuff. All I kept thinking was how before there was people living there doing their lives, cooking, chatting and now it’s completely destroyed. I looked at the Pier and remember the good times I used to fish with my friends there, also completely gone.

  • @rikinishimura6106
    @rikinishimura6106 Рік тому +38

    This is wild... Prayers to those who were directly struck by Hurricane Ian. Recently, our place here in Manila was smashed by Category 5 Super Typhoon Noru and the good thing was we only felt the wind at our place! Hopefully they will recover quicker!

    • @hurbrowns5397
      @hurbrowns5397 Рік тому +1

      Typhoon have no category like hurricanes.

    • @PeterLawrence_
      @PeterLawrence_ Рік тому +2

      A typhoon with maximum sustained surface winds greather than or equal to 130 knots (approximately Category 5) is called a "super typhoon”.

    • @exarchyrel3056
      @exarchyrel3056 Рік тому

      Ian was at a shy cat 5. But those Palm trees are literally indestructible 😯

  • @KosmikGawdess
    @KosmikGawdess Рік тому +10

    Wow this gives a great perspective of the intensity of the storm. I really appreciate this footage. Thank you!

  • @KeepItSimpleSailor
    @KeepItSimpleSailor Рік тому

    Good footage. This clearly shows the danger of building and living in the storm surge areas

  • @robertlobato2259
    @robertlobato2259 Рік тому

    amazing video....if i lived there and survived,i would definitely move away

  • @KennyEvansUK
    @KennyEvansUK Рік тому +6

    This video is insane, I feel sorry for all those poor souls who felt they could ride something like this out. It should be a lesson to everyone that evacuating for a hurricane is an absolute necessity if you value life and limb. Nice work Max capturing this phenomena.

    • @eyeheartsushi2212
      @eyeheartsushi2212 Рік тому +1

      It was a bad decision to stay in that house/store but thank God they survived!

  • @georgesealy4706
    @georgesealy4706 Рік тому +12

    Great video. People who have never been in a hurricane have no idea what it is really like.

  • @vickilockeby3172
    @vickilockeby3172 8 місяців тому

    Hard to believe this was a year ago!! Even more hard to believe that entire strip of Fort Meyers Beach was taken over by the ocean like this!!!

  • @ScottRandolph-dd7dr
    @ScottRandolph-dd7dr 3 місяці тому +1

    😮 greetings from coastal Mississippi. I survived Camille and Katrina. Heed the warnings .

  • @aprillovesdolphins869
    @aprillovesdolphins869 Рік тому +52

    From someone who doesn't live in a hurricane prone area, all I can say is, WOW! I'm speechless; I'll take subzero temps and blizzards any day of the week. Thanks for posting and educating me and others.

    • @geezyfbaby1
      @geezyfbaby1 Рік тому +1

      My mother wanted me to move to Florida. I said no. You have to deal with a hurricane like this on more then one occasion. New Jersey I saty even tho they sometimes reach here. But every year it's hitting Florida. Maybe more then once a year if God ain't on your side

    • @staceymcgowan6902
      @staceymcgowan6902 Рік тому

      Same here, however I have relatives that live in Florida on the Gulf Coast. They are still waiting on any word of their house. Me and my Boyfriend lived in Tampa, Florida for about 6 months after our now 10 yr old Daughter was born. Our Daughter was born just East of Tampa.

    • @celticlass8573
      @celticlass8573 Рік тому +1

      And the storms will continue to be more frequent and severe. I too will gladly take subzero temps and blizzards! You know about it ahead of time, and people know to stay home where it's warm, in their flannel jammies and hot drinks, and watch it through the window.

    • @joansaimond336
      @joansaimond336 Рік тому

      Fortunately hurricanes do not occur in the winter when many people go to their homes, and yes, if they are there!!!

  • @timnasseh4838
    @timnasseh4838 Рік тому +3

    This is one of the best footage I’ve seen so far

  • @rustyshackleford1379
    @rustyshackleford1379 Рік тому

    Thx for the footage! I thought for sure every camera that had been set would be swept out to sea. It is an odd sight to see a two story house you walk by all the time floating down the street. I kept saying to my friend's the only thing left would be Margarita-Ville and the Lani Kai, but my friends' kept telling me , "naaah, it'll be fine like Charley". It was not fine like Charley, and I know people stayed because they were all thinking about Charley where they got like two feet of water in the house, and things were fine and dandy a few days later.
    My friend lives with her Dad on the beach and they sought refuge over here the second I said they could bug out to our guest room, and we are not that safe only a few minutes away and walking distance from the Calusa. I was expecting tarpon in the first floor but thankfully the surge stopped short. My friend a mile closer to the beach on the water had 50' boats in people's backyards, soooo we were beyond lucky we did not get inundated by the insane surge, but it was close. Our block became an island and the street a flowing river at one point. That water rises and spreads so much faster than I thought, storm surge is not something be under-estimated!
    The way the winds were blowing we had the garage door open the first half of the storm and could actually witness things go bottoms up very fast, until the winds shifted half way in, and we all got away from that door very fast.