Thank you, sick of reporters standing around in rain gear in the dark. Wish they'd upgrade to 2024 with more drone footage, which tells the story without the hype.
As a Floridian even when my area doesn't get hit, I ache for my fellow Floridians.. it's devastating to see your community like this, it's not easy in any way. Stay safe and wishing you all a quick recovery friends.
@@Shelley-j2y Or creating more drama where there shouldn't be, in 2024 many and more folks are aware that our country's state of media has and has never been for the citizens, I stopped watching main stream media years ago.
Good point! I was flipping through 3 major cable news stations (one was The Weather Channel) into the wee hours of the morning watching all of the coverage as it was happening. This morning I turned the TV back on to see the aftermath of all I was watching, and everyone's in another state now, showing some high water! I think I heard the word "Cedar Key" maybe once all morning, and there was no video to go with the mention. I was hoping to see some before and after footage so I could better relate to what actually happened. I guess there's still a place for Mainstream Media in this world, but small, independent journalism is really doing a much better job at bringing the information to the public nowadays.
I started going to cedar key on the weekends while in college at UF back in 93. I ended up loving it and doing some grad research project out there. After moving out of Florida, I went back for weekend stays when I could. I love the people and the city. Thinking about them all today.
Aloha. Also at UF, used to skip school for mental health and go to cedar key. Rent a skiff and fish all day. These guys just got whacked last year. They need to catch a break.
The real horror begins. Clean up, rebuilding, no power and dealing with the insurance companies. I am sorry you are going through this. The damage is unbelievable.
2:04 And then going through it all again. One of the hotels filmed here didn’t rebuild after last year (Idalia?) and this time Helene took out the ENTIRE bottom floors. (It’s the pink /purple structure)
That is one impressive drone, with it's 'stable cam' ability... With all that wind and the gusts, the way that drone remains so stable is very impressive. Also amazing how they were able to put together and then edit and release this footage so quickly.
I was stunned amazed and devastated watching you two last night. I watched from Manchester UK. You deserve some kind of recognition for what you documented. I'm so very sorry for what peeps are living through. Take great care and thankyou gentlemen ❤️🇬🇧🙏
Homes built with sticks not much protection for the people. The Wolfe is on the rise huffing and puffing blowing their houses down sticks by the Ocean a deadly combination for a storm surge. Praying for all Souls as Florida has been getting hit hard. The world must repent and come home to their sovereign Messiah.
@thewatchmen4920 They look like metal, and they tie the rafters to the walls. Back in the day every sing roof would blow right off because they would just sit on the walls.
A great service? By invading privacy with drones? Imagine your house was destroyed would you want it broadcasted front and center on YT? This is disgusting.
@@pearljam_1I’ve been fielding calls, texts, messages and emails from people wanting to know if their homes and businesses are still standing. I’ll start telling them no because you object. Almost everyone was evacuated, think better.
Why so many nasty comments? So you don't want to live in Florida, well then don't. No one asks you to. Every area in this country has some type of bad damaging weather! Tornados, Flooding, Snow, Fires, etc., I am glad you live in a perfect area. God Bless Beautiful Florida
@@My-blooming-garden24 AGREE 100%!! 🎯 My husband and I were just discussing this! Earthquakes on the west coast. Tornadoes in the plains states. Blizzards in the north. Hurricanes in the south. We live on the east coast of Florida and every hurricane season is terrifying - but it’s our home. Everyone lives with some kind of risk. We were just in Maine and saw a house fire! No one is immune from catastrophe. When it’s your turn, it’s your turn.
This was amazing, thank you! I'm a 3+ decade Floridian, I love Cedar Key and couldn't yet find updated coverage so I did a 'last hour' YT search. The first 1½ minutes is The Faraway Inn, I followed their blog & watched them rebuild like, 9 yrs ago. These private-owned, old island businesses are absolute treasures and becoming extinct. I can't imagine these businesses being able to rebuild or afford insurance in this current economy. It's just sickening.
I was in Cedar Key in 1976 and really enjoyed the serenity of the small, quaint oceanside town. It was one of my favorite places, as I traveled the coast line, that year. Watching the drone video, I see how it has grown in almost 50 years and am sorry to see all the devastation. I would say, most people who live on the coast are tough and resilient. They will rebuild and be better than before. Prayers of encouragement.
I wouldn't live in Florida, but if that is where I was from or where I had to work, I would not live along the coast. It's a fool's game living coastally, especially these days, and only a matter of time before this happens. I would absolutely live inland and joyfully visit the coast when the weather was different. Shoot, I grew up on the shores of Lake Erie, no hurricanes, no tidal surges, nothing, and still, in the spring, there were several times when the lake flooded and our house was IN the lake along with everyone else's. If you live by water, the water WILL get you at some point. It's powerful and dangerous. God be with you, Floridians.
It's an island away from FL. Half way between Tampa and the bend of FL, these people have money that's why they lived there. Only people with money can live there.
I loved living right across from the beach in PCB. I'd always evacuate because my grandma told me once that the storm surge came over the fifteen foot sand dunes and across the street. And that was a tropical storm. But I also only ever rented. It would be hard to own something. My great grandpa built a beach house in PCB in the days before AC because the breeze of the coast made it cooler.
We lived in SW Florida in Ft Myers and South of Ft Myers. Where the other hurricane Ian came in. We were there 25 yrs. Lived 10 minutes from the beach. We went through a couple of about cat 2. No damage to our home. It was a newer home built to codes. We were there from 1982 until 2006. Moved back to Midwest. Never liked living there.
Even if I could afford living on the water/beach I would never buy a house on the Florida coast. I'm perfectly happy being about 10 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. I do feel bad for those who have been hurt and had property damage. I hope for a speedy recovery.
Yes, and the rest of us have to pay increasing insurance costs because these people continue to build and rebuild and rebuild their homes in coastal areas.
@@judymanuel4314Heck Debby brought flooding all the way up to PA. It’s not just here! Thing is these homes aren’t covered unless they have flood insurance. Where 1 in 100 have nationally. If they want to rebuild they take out federal LOANS. If they don’t have the cash. However, I wouldn’t build on the ocean!
People’s EVERYTHING wiped out in minutes! My heart and prayers go out to everyone affected by this monster! My heart breaks thinking about all the loss. The loss of life. The loss of animals lives 🙏💔🙏
Most of the destruction does happen quickly but this storm rages on for hours and carries it all everywhere. It's terrifying. Rest in peace to all that perished.
@@YeshoYahu-AeliYahu We don’t know that for sure. Was Job being judged by God? Or was he not being tested? Not everything is judgement. Bad things can happen to those who follow God and that’s ok because it teaches us very valuable lessons, faith, and wisdom which is irreplaceable. God is with us through the storms of life. “The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.” (Job 1:21)
Instead of suffering listening to some brain dead talking head news reporter, this a far more sobering means to witness the aftermath. Godspeed your recovery.
So instead of watching the talking head news reporters we can come to a video like this and read comments by the brain dead commenters complaining about the talking head news reporters!! 😅😂
As Floridians, we often hate the new and expensive hurricane building codes. But, watching this video, we have a better appreciation of why it's necessary. One house is demolished while the better built home next door is fine. My heart breaks for all the victims. I'm waiting to hear from my friend who lives just east of Tallahassee. She took a direct hit. 😢 *UPDATE* She called! She and her animals are safe.
@@BaltimoreAndOhioRR look at the video and look at the names of the businesses... They're like 20+ years old. This place wasn't thriving. It was already empty. Cedar key is mainly 75+ year old vacation spots and businesses
Fantastic drone coverage says more in 12+ minutes than all the hours of reporter's words totaled! Huge amount of storm surge damage but comparatively speaking, surprisingly little damage from 140 mph hurricane winds. Codes & some serious builders were at work there since last disaster. Had nothing but tropical winds and lots of fallen Spanish Moss to pick up in St. Augustine South.
Cedar Key use to be my sanctuary in the 70 ‘ 80 ‘s and 90 ‘ s always camped up that way and stayed in several of the rental apartments and those bungalows went to the art festival just about every year it’s sad to see this devastation although I stopped going there when the started building so much . The place once was like the old Key West of North West Florida. Sad for the original families and small businesses owners 🙏
Note carefully that literally every single home properly built on 15ft stilts or higher and whose owners judiciously chose not to build out the ground level, escaped virtually unscathed, with minimal to zero significant damage, while ground level houses right next door are obliterated. Like with every hurricane, it's not the wind, it's the water. Fortune favors the prepared.
That's really sad. Cedar Key is such a beautiful and charming town. It's heartbreaking to see so much damage. My heart goes out to everyone hit hard by the hurricane.
Sigh, it's a mess. Reminds me of Panama City after Michael. At first, I didn't even know where to start, then, I just started picking up one thing at a time, until I was done. Took a while, like days.
Having lost my home to wildfire in 2017 I cant tell you the empathy I have for these people. You never think its going to be you. It will take them years and many tears to get through this. Please help them anyway you can.
LOTS of ground floor blowouts from storm surge where as upper floors did quite well, comparatively! I think I also see definite tornadic swaths of destruction in areas of far less damage.
Thank you for your channel you feel better picture than the news we need you you're the best thank you for letting us know from Minnesota❤❤❤❤❤ from both of us
The fact that upper floors are good, is really interesting. They're clearly built to withstand the wind, but the water completely demolished the ground floors.
Most of the houses are elevated on wood posts or steel beams that allow water to go underneath. At times, people have enclosed the ground floor for some reason, but most people use that space for parking or storage, or at least that's what they were designed for. The actual house is the second story, and that's protected from all but the worst storm surges.
Lower floor walls are designed to blow out, that looks like a restaurant, put in cheap family type seating, collect from Fed flood, see you for spring break. Understand that no one moves there without knowing what happens every fall. And, yep if we were seeing multimillion dollar homes, that's covered too, yep you pay for it. Flood insurance wqs meant for the average folks living in low lands or farmers flooded by a major river. It covers Taylor Swifts house on the ocean in Westerly RI too. Rates are up 50% this year, thank you Uncle Joe, because of all the big ticket payouts. Here in NC, the working stiffs who got a house before the housing boom are without flood insurance, they can't pay it. No relief in sight.
@@billdurham8477 I've been in the insurance industry for decades. Your comments are laughable. Clearly you don't know all that's involved. Perhaps you're getting your info from right-wing media? Or maybe just putting your own spin on things?
Thank you providing a video of the damage. Fox News all the news channels are not showing anything. They’re showing things from last night or 3 o’clock this morning!! I have family in Carrabelle and there’s nothing about that at all!
@@socialbutterfly4146 I live in NE Florida and it seems like the hurricanes that come up the Eastern coastline always hit at night. It’s terrifying, especially when the power goes out and you don’t know what’s happening. We love visiting Cedar Key, but it’s going to be awhile before we can return. Very sad. We had reservations to stay at the Faraway Inn (white, blue and pink cottages at the start of the video) this coming New Year’s Eve, but not sure this quaint Inn will even rebuild after three storms in 13 months. 💔
Same. They keep rebuilding, we keep paying taxes. Wish there was some sort of reciprocity available for us. Reminds me of childless, single people who have to keep giving presents to other people's showers, weddings, birthdays, graduations. One could go bankrupt. But maybe then they'd qualify for relief!
First of all glad you guys are safe. Great footage, my heart breaks for these people. 💔💔💔 I know what it is like. I did a round with Katrina myself. It seems impossible now but yall can clean up and rebuild. Prayers for all.
I imagine your government offers subsidies. No one knows better than the government that climate change is real, even when they pretend they don’t. In zones like that, people deserve subsidies so insurance doesn’t inflate across the state.
Or on sandstone, California cliffs are not at sea level but watching Palos Verdes falling my whole life should be an eye opener. Humans want what we want regardless of consequences.
Best coverage of the damage to one community that I have seen online. It hits hard, especially when you think about ALL the communities that were in the path. So much misery for so many people. Prayers from Maui. 🙏🏼
absolutely heartbreaking. Cedar Key is one of the most beautiful parts of Florida. I never had the chance to visit. Will definitely see if i can visit there this year
As a Floridian my heart breaks for anyone who goes thur this…So sorry I know y’all just went thur this, now again. May the Lord give u strength mentally & physically. ❤️
The Lord is chastising us because there is only a tiny remnant of people who are truly Faithful. So many believe some heresy or another and thus worship a false Christ. The world needs to repent, return to the True Catholic Faith, and amend their lives. Or things will continue and progressively get worse until the man of sin is revealed. It's not too late.
@@hungkiet7535 Jesus created a Church (Matthew 16: 18-19). You reject Jesus when you reject His Church which is His Body (1 Cor 12: 12) You have fallen for the lies that have sprung up after Luther.
I love Cedar Key and the people. Wonderful memories of many visits there. It is painful to see all this damage .💔 Prayers to everyone there who is suffering through this. Cedar Key strong !
Refusing to cover certain areas and refusing to pay because of small print is HOW they make those profits. I am no fan of big business, but you have to remember, that first and foremost they ARE a business and are in it for the profit. They aren't a charity, or a cooperative where a group of people regularly pool money for a disaster. They are a business. If they aren't making a profit, they are gone. Honestly, they are like some sort of necessary evil anymore. :/
@@cherylberkey9056 people should stop building houses in stupid places.. almost everybody on the shore of Florida has had an insurance claim do to the weather.. 🤷 and they're all upset that it happened again.. 🤡
No offense, And i do feel bad for these people, but why are people building their houses and property soo close to the coast line and on beaches? As it goes. Foolish is the man who builds his house upon sand.
I talked to a man at a dog park a few years ago who had a condo left to him by his mother on Tybee Island. His monthly insurance then was nearly $2000/month as I recall. Crazy.
@@heehaw8401 My parents live in Cedar Keys and hurricane insurance is 28K a year. unless, you're already wealthy it's unaffordable for most. So many people in Cedar Keys rely on food stamps or some kind of government assistance.
For years. They keep rebuilding in an area we know will get destroyed. Insurance companies will no longer cover people there. Maybe because it happens every year yet folks continue to rebuild . And do you know who pays for it. Taxpayers.
It may not have been meant to be offensive. What will your negative comment be for Georgia, Carolinas, Tennessee, Kentucky? They are already facing the wrath of this storm. I will ask you what about the mid west with tornadoes, what about California with earthquakes and fires? No place is safe from nature.
I think probably a lot of these are second homes or rental properties. There will always be a demand for coastal properties. But will they be able to afford the insurance is the real question.
Most ordinary people have trouble assessing the risk involved in living close to a subtropical ocean front. They see the dream and take it. I don't see people suddenly waking up to the fact that ocean front development is too risky. So it is up to the Federal Government and mortgage lender to make clear the risk involved. That means not issuing any Federal Flood Insurance for high risk areas for any new construction or reconstruction. Also, the Federal Flood insurance needs to properly priced so the program will pay its way. Currently the NFIP is over $20 billion in debt. Mortgage lenders need to be on the hook for some of the risk so that they become more careful in how they lend money out. But if you are rich enough to pay cash for an ocean front property then you should assume the risk solely on yourself. Private insurance companies are generally reevaluating their risk and leaving Florida. There are many places in Florida that have much lower risk but the high risk areas make the whole state too risky.
Insurance is a 100% profit business… they take in millions of paying clients every year and make a handful of payouts in the same amount of time. It’s a literal scam
sounds like a good place to put migrants to start business, and keep these retiree communities from floundering, pump in some new blood, i knew of some fresh ones that know that sort of weather perfectly!
Hi there, I hope you've had a good week. I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you a good weekend. In response to your post, I totally agree with you and share your opinion.
11:09 and the s-5 clamps holding the solar panels on. 120mph and still on the roof amazing. Same clamps holding my panels on my metal roof. I'm about 30 miles west of Jacksonville. We had 80 mph gust and lost a lot. I can't imagine being in that path this was in
That's what we plan to go to next in the Midwest, after so many neighbors/family/friends had to replace their roofs after tornadoes, derechos and hail storms. I'd rather have a dent than a hole. It's more expensive yes, but worth it.
@@twobitsandpepper8235 I would highly recommend it. I have about a 1800 square foot roof. I had an estimate for $18,000 for shingles and $21,000 for metal. We went with the metal and couldn't be happier. Also, if you ever put solar panels on it, the S5 clamps clamp to the standing seam which makes it a no drill no holes in new roof and it passes all inspections.
Amen. I just reroofed my house with steel. The color is guaranteed for 50 years, the steel will last for 100+. The only downside I can think of is that they're a little tricky to get up on and walk around when you need to do some repairs to the chimney or ducts. That steel roof turns into one big toboggan run if you aren't careful.
Cedar key is just in that sweet spot. They have a special community they pull together and miraculously get it back together. They are warriors in Cedar Key, hurricane specialists, and band together for their community.
Hit less than a year ago with a hurricane, then a fire on the water side of the restaurants and shops. Now a cat 4 hurricane to put icing on the cake. Who can afford to stay now with the cost of living with insurance. 😥
Don't feel sad insurance is at all time high soo much development along the waters gluttony money beautiful near water deadly stupid these 👿development s by money hungry lived in fla over 30 yrs
Your footage is 100 times better than the weather channel.This is what needs to be shown instead of listening to them go on and on about the wind speed and how high the water got.My prayers go out to all affected by this.❤❤🙏🙏🙏
and they think glass windows covering the entire front of the house is hurricane proof. I know a plastic surgeon in Ft Myers. Home destroyed by Irma? (can't keep them straight) and he built back. It's almost as if these people think they're smarter than Mother Nature and above science.
10 minutes of drone footage is worth 5 hours of regular news.
For sure! It's awesome coverage.
any of the independent youtube channels (covering this storm) is 1000x better than any 'news' channel could give us.
@@michaelmroz Agree looking at Hurricanes and Hurricanes updates on various UA-cam Channels,They will be more worth watching than the News Media.
Why do people keep building back in the same areas that are effected? Only to have it destroyed again?
I hate how when you search for hurricane footage on youtube, all the news channels appear first.
Thank you, sick of reporters standing around in rain gear in the dark. Wish they'd upgrade to 2024 with more drone footage, which tells the story without the hype.
I agree, this is the best channel footage I have seen. No sound, no talking. 😊❤
Yea because drones to great in hurricanes..get educated
Drones don't work very well in the rain and wind. So you will continue to see reporters in rain gear until the rain and wind stop.
Ya because people who had their houses destroyed want drones flying around them. It’s sickening. I hope they ban them.
If you don’t think drones can work in the rain you are mistaken
Im from Puerto Rico. We know very well what is like getting through this. Be strong people
As a Floridian even when my area doesn't get hit, I ache for my fellow Floridians.. it's devastating to see your community like this, it's not easy in any way. Stay safe and wishing you all a quick recovery friends.
Me, too. 😢
Same here.
Prayers to all affected by this catastrophic storm😢
So are there no sea barriers etcetera in Florida then?
@@forestdweller5581 cedar key is a natural barrier
Thank you. Our local news channels haven't even provided this type of coverage yet.
Sad, huh? They are too busy spinning the next story.
@@Shelley-j2y Or creating more drama where there shouldn't be, in 2024 many and more folks are aware that our country's state of media has and has never been for the citizens, I stopped watching main stream media years ago.
@camf33 I miss the days of the media being unbiased. Now, their whole job is to divide and keep Americans divided
If one is out of Florida , coverage, well, let's move on to next story.
Palm Beach county news stations covered it .
Good point! I was flipping through 3 major cable news stations (one was The Weather Channel) into the wee hours of the morning watching all of the coverage as it was happening. This morning I turned the TV back on to see the aftermath of all I was watching, and everyone's in another state now, showing some high water! I think I heard the word "Cedar Key" maybe once all morning, and there was no video to go with the mention. I was hoping to see some before and after footage so I could better relate to what actually happened.
I guess there's still a place for Mainstream Media in this world, but small, independent journalism is really doing a much better job at bringing the information to the public nowadays.
This is better coverage then all the “news” stations combined ❤
I started going to cedar key on the weekends while in college at UF back in 93. I ended up loving it and doing some grad research project out there. After moving out of Florida, I went back for weekend stays when I could. I love the people and the city. Thinking about them all today.
Same
Aloha. Also at UF, used to skip school for mental health and go to cedar key. Rent a skiff and fish all day. These guys just got whacked last year. They need to catch a break.
Did you miss the March 13'th 1993 NO name storm, was just as bad in that part of Florida as is now!?
@@johnbonner5284 yeah, now that no name storm was crazy!
Pl😊pretty 😊please let 😊play the music live
The real horror begins. Clean up, rebuilding, no power and dealing with the insurance companies. I am sorry you are going through this. The damage is unbelievable.
Rebuild and get destroyed again. Time to move inland.
2:04 And then going through it all again. One of the hotels filmed here didn’t rebuild after last year (Idalia?) and this time Helene took out the ENTIRE bottom floors. (It’s the pink /purple structure)
AND GOOD LUCK WITH FEMA--HURRICANE IAN survivor Ft Myers Beach/Sanibel Island. Prayers to ALL.
@@nddoc2003Beware of f e m a.
Clean up is the easy part 🙄 hopefully no one got hurt
That is one impressive drone, with it's 'stable cam' ability...
With all that wind and the gusts, the way that drone remains so stable is very impressive.
Also amazing how they were able to put together and then edit and release this footage so quickly.
Great video much better then the news!!!!
Non believers get to see 4 themselfs, what real fun is, we dont C ANYONE HAVEING A HURRICANE PARTY, do WE???
@@johnbonner5284amen
Look how Georgia has been caught off guard even in Ashville 😢
I got the video from my cell and shared with dear friends who live in Chiefland not heard back yet they originally from here wpb
Then the news what?
Thank you for the update. You had a long night there. Appreciate you sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Fantastic footage. It gives a better picture of the scene than any of the news stations!
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I was stunned amazed and devastated watching you two last night. I watched from Manchester UK. You deserve some kind of recognition for what you documented. I'm so very sorry for what peeps are living through. Take great care and thankyou gentlemen ❤️🇬🇧🙏
Same!
A bit like what's been happening over there...
It will be cleaned up and rebuilt in no time. Americans are AMAZING hard working people 😊
@@TRUMPWINS-m7rAloha. Cedar Key was still recovering from last year.
Wow, thank you!
Thank you for posting this video helps with seeing the damage first
Homes built with sticks not much protection for the people. The Wolfe is on the rise huffing and puffing blowing their houses down sticks by the Ocean a deadly combination for a storm surge. Praying for all Souls as Florida has been getting hit hard. The world must repent and come home to their sovereign Messiah.
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Glad it helped
@@WxChasing I was wondering about real estate
@@WxChasing btw r the corpsed?!
Thanks for the video. Devastation but many rebuildable structure remain. Love Cedar Key!!
At least the roofing company should be proud of their work
Was thinking the same. All the insurance requirements for roofs....doesn't help much with surge
Amazing that there's still a lot left standing, relatively intact!
@thewatchmen4920 They look like metal, and they tie the rafters to the walls. Back in the day every sing roof would blow right off because they would just sit on the walls.
Good comment! I also noted windows in perfect condition….splayed around piles of house remains.
Some day they may have building codes.
This drone footage is incredible!
My heart breaks for these people and the animals!
It’s like a bomb went off.
💔💔💔
most every time now...
No it’s a naturally occurring weather event. Don’t make it out to be anything more than it is… 😂😂😂
Hurricane beryl destroyed carricou and my mother’s house total destruction to the island so I know how it feels
That you wx chasing for the coverage in carricou thanks to you I made contact with my mom bless you and your team and keep up the good work
@@williewilson8244deep state wants to destroy red states. They CAN use HARRP andDEW to create tornados, hurricanes, DO your research!
This is the best footage I have seen. Good for you. Showing the TRUE damage that has occured!
Thank you Jenny. I really do try to just show what has happened.
You are doing the community a great service. Wish a full recovery for everyone soon!
A great service? By invading privacy with drones? Imagine your house was destroyed would you want it broadcasted front and center on YT? This is disgusting.
@@pearljam_1 What privacy violation? This is all external views and one is there.
@@raybod1775 you don’t have a clue do you. Imagine that was your house. I guarantee you wouldn’t be saying that.
@@pearljam_1I’ve been fielding calls, texts, messages and emails from people wanting to know if their homes and businesses are still standing. I’ll start telling them no because you object. Almost everyone was evacuated, think better.
Why so many nasty comments? So you don't want to live in Florida, well then don't. No one asks you to. Every area in this country has some type of bad damaging weather! Tornados, Flooding, Snow, Fires, etc., I am glad you live in a perfect area. God Bless Beautiful Florida
I’m glad I found this comment. You said it perfectly. Thank you!
May Jesus bless you as well.
Yes, finally a voice with kindness and understanding.
@@My-blooming-garden24 AGREE 100%!! 🎯 My husband and I were just discussing this! Earthquakes on the west coast. Tornadoes in the plains states. Blizzards in the north. Hurricanes in the south. We live on the east coast of Florida and every hurricane season is terrifying - but it’s our home. Everyone lives with some kind of risk. We were just in Maine and saw a house fire! No one is immune from catastrophe. When it’s your turn, it’s your turn.
@@alixhiceexactly!! I’m Happy to call Florida Home! God Bless!
Exactly
Never been a fan of drones…..until now. You have given more information than any news coverage. Thank you!
The first to upload video of what has destroyed the hurricane thanks for the images.
This was amazing, thank you! I'm a 3+ decade Floridian, I love Cedar Key and couldn't yet find updated coverage so I did a 'last hour' YT search. The first 1½ minutes is The Faraway Inn, I followed their blog & watched them rebuild like, 9 yrs ago. These private-owned, old island businesses are absolute treasures and becoming extinct. I can't imagine these businesses being able to rebuild or afford insurance in this current economy. It's just sickening.
you shouldn't afford insurance in a place that's unlivable
@@deepfakestudio7776 yep. But it was quite doable for 100s of years.
I was in Cedar Key in 1976 and really enjoyed the serenity of the small, quaint oceanside town. It was one of my favorite places, as I traveled the coast line, that year. Watching the drone video, I see how it has grown in almost 50 years and am sorry to see all the devastation. I would say, most people who live on the coast are tough and resilient. They will rebuild and be better than before. Prayers of encouragement.
I wouldn't live in Florida, but if that is where I was from or where I had to work, I would not live along the coast. It's a fool's game living coastally, especially these days, and only a matter of time before this happens. I would absolutely live inland and joyfully visit the coast when the weather was different. Shoot, I grew up on the shores of Lake Erie, no hurricanes, no tidal surges, nothing, and still, in the spring, there were several times when the lake flooded and our house was IN the lake along with everyone else's. If you live by water, the water WILL get you at some point. It's powerful and dangerous. God be with you, Floridians.
Thank you🙏
I moved to FL from the Midwest 11 years ago and purposely chose to live in Central, FL for this reason.
It's an island away from FL. Half way between Tampa and the bend of FL, these people have money that's why they lived there. Only people with money can live there.
I loved living right across from the beach in PCB. I'd always evacuate because my grandma told me once that the storm surge came over the fifteen foot sand dunes and across the street. And that was a tropical storm. But I also only ever rented. It would be hard to own something. My great grandpa built a beach house in PCB in the days before AC because the breeze of the coast made it cooler.
We lived in SW Florida in Ft Myers and South of Ft Myers. Where the other hurricane Ian came in. We were there 25 yrs. Lived 10 minutes from the beach. We went through a couple of about cat 2. No damage to our home. It was a newer home built to codes. We were there from 1982 until 2006. Moved back to Midwest. Never liked living there.
Everyone wants a house with a view of the ocean, until they're viewing the ocean inside their house
Cedar Key remains largely intact
I heard that's the first time the bend has ever been hit. Probability is probably less than a tornado or earthquake.
FEMA will retore them if they didn't have insurance so they should be okay. Unfortunately when you are right on the beach.
FEMA will retore them if they didn't have insurance so they should be okay. Unfortunately when you are right on the beach.
@loopthetube that's we you would call climate change propaganda. The big bend has been hit multiple times by far worse hurricanes
We love Cedar Key and this is just heartbreaking to watch. Thank you for showing us more than the regular news has.
Even if I could afford living on the water/beach I would never buy a house on the Florida coast. I'm perfectly happy being about 10 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. I do feel bad for those who have been hurt and had property damage. I hope for a speedy recovery.
Owning property near the coast is knowing you will lose it. It's a matter of WHEN... Not IF.
@@dontblameme6328☝️Yup, they all know this.
Yes, and the rest of us have to pay increasing insurance costs because these people continue to build and rebuild and rebuild their homes in coastal areas.
@@judymanuel4314exactly Judy.
@@judymanuel4314Heck Debby brought flooding all the way up to PA. It’s not just here! Thing is these homes aren’t covered unless they have flood insurance. Where 1 in 100 have nationally.
If they want to rebuild they take out federal LOANS. If they don’t have the cash. However, I wouldn’t build on the ocean!
Thank you for sharing. This is devastation. Happy the folks took heed and got out of there in time. Prayers for all
God bless all the people who are suffering through this. Absolutely heartbreaking. Great footage!
People’s EVERYTHING wiped out in minutes!
My heart and prayers go out to everyone affected by this monster! My heart breaks thinking about all the loss. The loss of life. The loss of animals lives 🙏💔🙏
Most of the destruction does happen quickly but this storm rages on for hours and carries it all everywhere. It's terrifying. Rest in peace to all that perished.
These properties are very expensive, the people who own them usually own multiple homes.
This is the judgment of Yahweh God Almighty. Cedar Key share the same sin and refused to repent. She got judged. ⚡️
@@YeshoYahu-AeliYahuthis is because your genocidal wicked master is here. Yah was a landlord that worshipped baal .
@@YeshoYahu-AeliYahu We don’t know that for sure. Was Job being judged by God? Or was he not being tested? Not everything is judgement. Bad things can happen to those who follow God and that’s ok because it teaches us very valuable lessons, faith, and wisdom which is irreplaceable. God is with us through the storms of life. “The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.” (Job 1:21)
Wow! Incredible footage! Thank you for sharing!
Thnx WHCasing for supplying this incredible video!! Those folks now need to pick up the pieces n decide if they want to rebuild or relocate!!
Excellent coverage of Cedar Key. The destruction is unbelievable. It is good to see a lot of houses did make it through the hurricane.
Instead of suffering listening to some brain dead talking head news reporter, this a far more sobering means to witness the aftermath.
Godspeed your recovery.
Right?
It’s like local news doesn’t know drones exist.
So instead of watching the talking head news reporters we can come to a video like this and read comments by the brain dead commenters complaining about the talking head news reporters!!
😅😂
Absolutely right.
Awwww.....Keeping you all in our Prayers....Courage 🙏 💞 💖
As Floridians, we often hate the new and expensive hurricane building codes. But, watching this video, we have a better appreciation of why it's necessary. One house is demolished while the better built home next door is fine. My heart breaks for all the victims. I'm waiting to hear from my friend who lives just east of Tallahassee. She took a direct hit. 😢 *UPDATE* She called! She and her animals are safe.
You are correct! Don’t buy a stick built house in FL. It HAS TO BE made out of block! Think of the story of the 3 little pigs.
Amen mine is old I mean old but it's cement block😮
Although, the storm simply was not as strong as most expected the cat 4 to be.
I hope she's okay.
I hope your fiend is safe. This is horrible
Great footage! Thanks for posting this. So sad to see so many people's homes and businesses destroyed ☹☹
It looks like most of the problems were caused by water.
😢😮
@@BaltimoreAndOhioRR those businesses weren't destroyed, they were abandoned. You can tell by the signs on the buildings and the empty 2nd floors🤣
@@joshuachambers485 What did the signs say? The owner of the very first building was on TV talking about how he rebuilt the deck after the last storm.
@@BaltimoreAndOhioRR look at the video and look at the names of the businesses... They're like 20+ years old. This place wasn't thriving. It was already empty. Cedar key is mainly 75+ year old vacation spots and businesses
My family is all from here and still have family in Cedar Key. Please keep everyone in your prayers. It will never be the same.
Heartbroken 💔 for you all. Sending much love from Canada 🇨🇦
Got the tracking number?
They hate Canada don’t feel too bad!!
@@JP-lw5xs no, they don't.. they just hate people like you..
Send $$$ not love...
Fantastic drone coverage says more in 12+ minutes than all the hours of reporter's words totaled! Huge amount of storm surge damage but comparatively speaking, surprisingly little damage from 140 mph hurricane winds. Codes & some serious builders were at work there since last disaster. Had nothing but tropical winds and lots of fallen Spanish Moss to pick up in St. Augustine South.
Prayers for all of thr citizens impacted by this horrific storm. Thank you for sharing.
Cedar Key use to be my sanctuary in the 70 ‘ 80 ‘s and 90 ‘ s always camped up that way and stayed in several of the rental apartments and those bungalows went to the art festival just about every year it’s sad to see this devastation although I stopped going there when the started building so much . The place once was like the old Key West of North West Florida. Sad for the original families and small businesses owners 🙏
Note carefully that literally every single home properly built on 15ft stilts or higher and whose owners judiciously chose not to build out the ground level, escaped virtually unscathed, with minimal to zero significant damage, while ground level houses right next door are obliterated. Like with every hurricane, it's not the wind, it's the water.
Fortune favors the prepared.
Hopefully all the junk underneath doesn't break the stilts.
It can be the wind too when they're strong enough, then again homes on the coast in FL are built specifically to withstand 150+ mph winds.
@@Muonium1 this is an abandoned area on the island. The storm just flooded an uninhabited area.
@@joshuachambers485 uhh, yeah, it's abandoned NOW
Stilts and pilings along with good roofing, go a long way in these coastal areas.
Perfect drone coverage. If only i could help, but i can and will PRAY y
for you all
That's really sad. Cedar Key is such a beautiful and charming town. It's heartbreaking to see so much damage. My heart goes out to everyone hit hard by the hurricane.
Wow! Your coverage has been amazing, and ten times more informative than major news affiliates. Thanks for all the hard work!
Wow, thank you!
Amazing footage. Ty for sharing
Sigh, it's a mess. Reminds me of Panama City after Michael. At first, I didn't even know where to start, then, I just started picking up one thing at a time, until I was done. Took a while, like days.
Where did you sleep?
@@shadowfax9177 ... At my cousins house on the west end of the beach.
Great footage and no ads. The major networks are getting rediculous. 30 seconds of ads for 30 seconds of footage. Thanks for your footage.
Having lost my home to wildfire in 2017 I cant tell you the empathy I have for these people. You never think its going to be you. It will take them years and many tears to get through this. Please help them anyway you can.
Storm Surge is NO Joke 😢
LOTS of ground floor blowouts from storm surge
where as upper floors did quite well, comparatively!
I think I also see definite tornadic swaths of destruction
in areas of far less damage.
Moving water is one of the most powerful forces on Earth.
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Thank you for your channel you feel better picture than the news we need you you're the best thank you for letting us know from Minnesota❤❤❤❤❤ from both of us
Wow. Loss for words....
APTTMHGY
The fact that upper floors are good, is really interesting. They're clearly built to withstand the wind, but the water completely demolished the ground floors.
Most of the houses are elevated on wood posts or steel beams that allow water to go underneath. At times, people have enclosed the ground floor for some reason, but most people use that space for parking or storage, or at least that's what they were designed for. The actual house is the second story, and that's protected from all but the worst storm surges.
Look closer though, it's not obvious until you know what to look for, many were swept away 3:02
THE LOWER FLOORS MUST BE ONLY USED FOR CAR PARKING AND SHORT TERM STORAGE, LIKE IN ST GEORGE ISLAND
Lower floor walls are designed to blow out, that looks like a restaurant, put in cheap family type seating, collect from Fed flood, see you for spring break. Understand that no one moves there without knowing what happens every fall. And, yep if we were seeing multimillion dollar homes, that's covered too, yep you pay for it. Flood insurance wqs meant for the average folks living in low lands or farmers flooded by a major river. It covers Taylor Swifts house on the ocean in Westerly RI too. Rates are up 50% this year, thank you Uncle Joe, because of all the big ticket payouts. Here in NC, the working stiffs who got a house before the housing boom are without flood insurance, they can't pay it. No relief in sight.
@@billdurham8477 I've been in the insurance industry for decades. Your comments are laughable. Clearly you don't know all that's involved. Perhaps you're getting your info from right-wing media? Or maybe just putting your own spin on things?
Thanks for sharing. Easier to watch than newscasters. Blessings to all who lost stuff. I know the feeling.
Thank you providing a video of the damage. Fox News all the news channels are not showing anything. They’re showing things from last night or 3 o’clock this morning!! I have family in Carrabelle and there’s nothing about that at all!
😢😢😢 I pray that GOD will comfort those who have lost loved ones, property and livelihoods. Very heartbreaking situation 💔
Yes loveones we have alot to thank God for here we don't get such severe issues of that kind, and also pray deeply for those families. ❤❤❤❤
First off, very happy you guys are okay. And thoughts and prayers for all the Cedar Key community. God bless as you recover and rebuild.
We took a direct hit from Ian two years ago tomorrow. This brings back some bad memories. Good luck to y’all up there
Complete devastation!
I’m so sorry for any life in these areas.
It hit them so hard!
Cat 4!!
In the night!!
I’m praying for all!
💔🙏💔
These people are tough, they will be ok🙏
@@socialbutterfly4146 I live in NE Florida and it seems like the hurricanes that come up the Eastern coastline always hit at night. It’s terrifying, especially when the power goes out and you don’t know what’s happening. We love visiting Cedar Key, but it’s going to be awhile before we can return. Very sad. We had reservations to stay at the Faraway Inn (white, blue and pink cottages at the start of the video) this coming New Year’s Eve, but not sure this quaint Inn will even rebuild after three storms in 13 months. 💔
Wow 😳 incredible footage and absolutely gut wrenching 💔 hopefully everyone got out safely! I’m in St. Augustine and thankfully all is good here 🫶🏻
Living in "paradise" comes at a cost.I live north in an ugly but pretty safe state.I'm good here.
Same. They keep rebuilding, we keep paying taxes. Wish there was some sort of reciprocity available for us. Reminds me of childless, single people who have to keep giving presents to other people's showers, weddings, birthdays, graduations. One could go bankrupt. But maybe then they'd qualify for relief!
Yeah, exactly. They gloat when it's paradise and cry when it's catastrophe.
What state?
@@stellarnomad42 Indiana.
@@valevisa8429 nice, I've considered moving to Fort Wayne because everything is so expensive.
Best job early images Thank you
First of all glad you guys are safe. Great footage, my heart breaks for these people. 💔💔💔 I know what it is like. I did a round with Katrina myself. It seems impossible now but yall can clean up and rebuild. Prayers for all.
Welp, another 45% increase in all of our insurances in the St of FL...
Insurance goes up everywhere because of Florida.
honestly I thought the same and we can’t afford life now.
I imagine your government offers subsidies. No one knows better than the government that climate change is real, even when they pretend they don’t.
In zones like that, people deserve subsidies so insurance doesn’t inflate across the state.
@@levmoses742 Actually, a state law pushed by DeSantis forbids any government official from mentioning climate change.
@@markb3786hi, where is this information? Have never read.
Note to self dont buy house at sea level.
Nor Springfield Ohio
Note to self don't build homes at sea level in a hurricane highway also don't do like the little pig and.build a home made of this board or sticks
Dummies do it to themselves, then plead for government *assistance*; insurance. I swear they want a NEW house every few years....
Or on sandstone, California cliffs are not at sea level but watching Palos Verdes falling my whole life should be an eye opener. Humans want what we want regardless of consequences.
@@DollyMullet 😂😂😂. They deleted my comment. So I'll laugh at your one!
Best coverage of the damage to one community that I have seen online. It hits hard, especially when you think about ALL the communities that were in the path. So much misery for so many people. Prayers from Maui. 🙏🏼
@@Cherrysmith2809 🙏
Honestly in hurricane areas it should be mandatory to make brick or concrete houses.
Pienso lo mismo 👍 pobre gentes siempre pierden todo 😢😢 fuerza mi gente linda ❤
Exactly
Elevated and engineered properly they can survive these storms.
Yep. This is pure pollution.
It looks like toy houses that can easily be whipped out. It does not need a hurricane.
My sister is on her way back from an inland hotel to see her place in Sarasota.
Which part?
If she is inland she likely faired well. We are fine here in Sarasota.
@@patrickm6012Thank God
Your sister will be fine. I am just south of Sarasota and it was not this bad at all. We a’ight
They all run inland and filll up our hotels ,well we have people inland that need those hotels too that live near flooding areas ,they come first.
absolutely heartbreaking. Cedar Key is one of the most beautiful parts of Florida. I never had the chance to visit. Will definitely see if i can visit there this year
As a Floridian my heart breaks for anyone who goes thur this…So sorry I know y’all just went thur this, now again. May the Lord give u strength mentally & physically. ❤️
The Lord is chastising us because there is only a tiny remnant of people who are truly Faithful. So many believe some heresy or another and thus worship a false Christ. The world needs to repent, return to the True Catholic Faith, and amend their lives. Or things will continue and progressively get worse until the man of sin is revealed. It's not too late.
AMEN!
@@QuisUtDeus828Seek Jesus only not religion🙏
@@hungkiet7535 Jesus created a Church (Matthew 16: 18-19). You reject Jesus when you reject His Church which is His Body (1 Cor 12: 12)
You have fallen for the lies that have sprung up after Luther.
Agreed Jesus is there for everyone not just for the Catholics!!
This place was wiped out years ago..water front property in Florida comes with a risk
Aloha. I think it was just last year.
It was?
I thought Cedar Key hadn't had a direct hit in over 100 years.
No last year
Yeah. Land grabs.
I love Cedar Key and the people. Wonderful memories of many visits there. It is painful to see all this damage .💔 Prayers to everyone there who is suffering through this. Cedar Key strong !
The insurance company’s will cry we are broke. All while recording record profits !!!
Refusing to cover certain areas and refusing to pay because of small print is HOW they make those profits. I am no fan of big business, but you have to remember, that first and foremost they ARE a business and are in it for the profit. They aren't a charity, or a cooperative where a group of people regularly pool money for a disaster. They are a business. If they aren't making a profit, they are gone. Honestly, they are like some sort of necessary evil anymore. :/
Insurance should stop covering waterfront property
Government bail out due to climate change
We who chose to not buy waterfront property have to pay big assessments to pay for their losses. Not fair and makes us angry.
@@cherylberkey9056 people should stop building houses in stupid places.. almost everybody on the shore of Florida has had an insurance claim do to the weather.. 🤷 and they're all upset that it happened again.. 🤡
good job of reporting the hurricane
❤ The crazy thing is so many of us watched this live last night, and this is the aftermath😊 Mind blowing
No offense, And i do feel bad for these people, but why are people building their houses and property soo close to the coast line and on beaches? As it goes. Foolish is the man who builds his house upon sand.
I talked to a man at a dog park a few years ago who had a condo left to him by his mother on Tybee Island. His monthly insurance then was nearly $2000/month as I recall. Crazy.
@@heehaw8401 My parents live in Cedar Keys and hurricane insurance is 28K a year. unless, you're already wealthy it's unaffordable for most. So many people in Cedar Keys rely on food stamps or some kind of government assistance.
For years. They keep rebuilding in an area we know will get destroyed. Insurance companies will no longer cover people there. Maybe because it happens every year yet folks continue to rebuild . And do you know who pays for it. Taxpayers.
It may not have been meant to be offensive. What will your negative comment be for Georgia, Carolinas, Tennessee, Kentucky? They are already facing the wrath of this storm. I will ask you what about the mid west with tornadoes, what about California with earthquakes and fires? No place is safe from nature.
I think probably a lot of these are second homes or rental properties. There will always be a demand for coastal properties. But will they be able to afford the insurance is the real question.
So sorry to the people who lost everything.
I’m was up all night with you and you got excellent footage during and after! Thank you for sharing this experience❣️🙏🏼👍🏼
Most ordinary people have trouble assessing the risk involved in living close to a subtropical ocean front. They see the dream and take it. I don't see people suddenly waking up to the fact that ocean front development is too risky. So it is up to the Federal Government and mortgage lender to make clear the risk involved. That means not issuing any Federal Flood Insurance for high risk areas for any new construction or reconstruction. Also, the Federal Flood insurance needs to properly priced so the program will pay its way. Currently the NFIP is over $20 billion in debt. Mortgage lenders need to be on the hook for some of the risk so that they become more careful in how they lend money out. But if you are rich enough to pay cash for an ocean front property then you should assume the risk solely on yourself. Private insurance companies are generally reevaluating their risk and leaving Florida. There are many places in Florida that have much lower risk but the high risk areas make the whole state too risky.
Right on great post
Insurance is a scam anyway…
Insurance is a 100% profit business… they take in millions of paying clients every year and make a handful of payouts in the same amount of time. It’s a literal scam
sounds like a good place to put migrants to start business, and keep these retiree communities from floundering, pump in some new blood, i knew of some fresh ones that know that sort of weather perfectly!
Hi there,
I hope you've had a good week. I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you a good weekend.
In response to your post, I totally agree with you and share your opinion.
this is pretty good advertising for a metal roof, tbh
11:09 and the s-5 clamps holding the solar panels on. 120mph and still on the roof amazing. Same clamps holding my panels on my metal roof. I'm about 30 miles west of Jacksonville. We had 80 mph gust and lost a lot. I can't imagine being in that path this was in
That's what we plan to go to next in the Midwest, after so many neighbors/family/friends had to replace their roofs after tornadoes, derechos and hail storms. I'd rather have a dent than a hole. It's more expensive yes, but worth it.
@@twobitsandpepper8235 I would highly recommend it. I have about a 1800 square foot roof. I had an estimate for $18,000 for shingles and $21,000 for metal. We went with the metal and couldn't be happier. Also, if you ever put solar panels on it, the S5 clamps clamp to the standing seam which makes it a no drill no holes in new roof and it passes all inspections.
Amen. I just reroofed my house with steel. The color is guaranteed for 50 years, the steel will last for 100+. The only downside I can think of is that they're a little tricky to get up on and walk around when you need to do some repairs to the chimney or ducts. That steel roof turns into one big toboggan run if you aren't careful.
Cedar key is just in that sweet spot. They have a special community they pull together and miraculously get it back together. They are warriors in Cedar Key, hurricane specialists, and band together for their community.
@@Dragonfly657 yes
Finally some footage worthy of a proper update …news is useless
There was a guy driving through the storm all night and Livestreaming it
Better than any news network that covered the storm
Hit less than a year ago with a hurricane, then a fire on the water side of the restaurants and shops. Now a cat 4 hurricane to put icing on the cake. Who can afford to stay now with the cost of living with insurance. 😥
@@shirleybaker-jones9191 Hedge funds that’s who
Today I will appreciate what I have. I feel so sad for everyone affected by this. Sending love and hugs from UK ❤🌷🌺🧡
Don't feel sad insurance is at all time high soo much development along the waters gluttony money beautiful near water deadly stupid these 👿development s by money hungry lived in fla over 30 yrs
This a well done Deal it couldn't be better jus watching and No Chatting no adds to Thank you loads 👍👍👍👍💯🙏
what devastation, sending prayers and hope to Floridians impacted. I'm sorry!
Total breaks your heart 🙏😞
Killer footage! thanks for the upload!
Thank you.
WOW!! How horrible! Prayers for Florida! Oh Lord, have mercy on your children!!!!!
@lesliemorgan8504 Amen, Amen, Amen 🙏 🇺🇸🙏
Insurance rates will never come down.
Nor should they. I have no interest in subsidizing insurance rates so people can live on the water in areas that are subject to such damage.
@@johnr5252 Agreed, but they'll go up for everyone because of this.
@@twobitsandpepper8235 Ding ding ding, we have a winner!!!
Your footage is 100 times better than the weather channel.This is what needs to be shown instead of listening to them go on and on about the wind speed and how high the water got.My prayers go out to all affected by this.❤❤🙏🙏🙏
Now we can see what was in all that water last night.
When you need to build your house on stilts that’s probably a hint that you’re gonna face adversity at some point.
@@elizabethchase6528Yep, MAGAts always cry for government when they lose everything.
Well said....
and they think glass windows covering the entire front of the house is hurricane proof. I know a plastic surgeon in Ft Myers. Home destroyed by Irma? (can't keep them straight) and he built back. It's almost as if these people think they're smarter than Mother Nature and above science.
You gotta pay to play
I cried through this whole video. Such devastation. My heart is broken for these people and their loss. Praying for you all!
THANK you for the content! SELF…do NOT buy anything in Florida.
You couldn’t pay me to move to Florida😉🥰
What a mess. I 'm sorry for the people affecte dby this.
Great piloting in strong winds. Having experienced many hurricanes my heart goes out to the communities. I know how this can feel.
Honestly, this is nowhere near as bad as I expected.
Yeah, it’s no surprise the old buildings folded, it’ll get the upgrade it needs.
This is not where the eye wall of Helene hit… this is a bit farther south.
We haven’t seen how bad Perry, FL is.
To think there were people who didn’t take it seriously at all