It's nearly three years later, and some houses that NEED to be demolished because they're damaged beyond repair, and the homeowner doesn't have the thousands of dollars to pay for demolition. I'm one of them.
@@markpalavosvrahotes5575 Exactly. All you have to do is drive from Callaway westward and the difference is obvious within a few miles. The center of the storm crossed the coast between TAFB and Mexico Beach, headed NNE. It crossed the eastern communities, directly across from TAFB. Make no mistake, Panama City got the worst storm in a lifetime! But, those few miles removed from the heart of the storm made a world of difference. Panama City Beach (not the center of population), which got the most media coverage, got off almost scott free.
@@markpalavosvrahotes5575 I dont know. Me and my GF lived off 15th Street near clay Ave and we experienced psychotic winds. We lived in a brick building with a metal roof and still the roof was ripped off over the kitchen and dining area. When I came from the back of the house to check out the damage I was stunned to see massive hole over our dining room table. You can see straight out to sky. Every tree in the area was leveled too. I never saw anything like it. Panama City Beach is what got spared the 5 winds.
@@texasclass Of course the winds were psychotic. It does not take Cat 5 winds to do what you said. Another thing is not everyone in those locations I mentioned saw it either more Tyndall Airforce Base and Mexico Beach and within a mile or two of the water. Im just stating the facts because when a major hurricane strikes land by the time you are inland a few miles the wind decreases by around 20%. Now PCB probably saw cat 2 or 3 winds only. Thanks for writing in and I hope you are doing better. I sure hope this stupid virus goes away soon. How does Panama City look now other than the trees?
Must not be from here. Cause we grew up going through this. Just wait until a Michael and Opal strength go in together. Cause with Opals storm surge and Michael's winds won't be nothing left but beach sand
There hadn't been a direct hit to Panama City by a major hurricane in a lifetime, before Michael. Near misses which caused significant damage, but not a direct hit. Opal, Eloise, Kate, Erin, all missed us although we had weather from them. Oddly, Hurricane Earl (1998) made landfall at Panama City, but for whatever reason, it is rarely mentioned in local tropical weather lore. ua-cam.com/video/kLroBw_JVOg/v-deo.html
@@mikebarnes7441 No, Earl was definitely not a major hurricane. But, landfalling here, it produced as significant weather in Panama City as other, major, hurricanes did...major hurricanes that made landfall 60-miles or so away from Panama City. That was my point.
I was 9 when this all happened. I’ll never forget sitting in the hall with my cousins, holding my teddy bear, and crying because I was one of the oldest and knew the seriousness of the situation. Thankfully, the house I was staying in wasn’t too badly damaged, but we stayed in several places that year. To this day, there are people who are still struggling, and Panama City won’t ever be the same. I miss the trees, everything, these pics are heartshattering. It’ll be 4 years this year, and no one will ever see this comment, so I’m just spilling all my feelings here. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.
I live on the beach but went to Callaway thinking it would be safer, and ended up right in the middle of it all. It was hard to look around and see the damage. Our county is stiill beautiful though and will continue to build. Its too bad this caused so much price gauging though. Im thankful my place sustained no damage.
Im from Panama City. My family is our house and we just were able to find a new one. Its really sad. I wish it never happens. Bay County is still really bad and people need all they can get
Very upsetting. I've avoided looking at pictures as Panama City is very dear to me. My mom lives in Nola while I live in mid-central Florida and always met up in Panama City may times a years to stay and hang out. I even came close to moving there. We are both Katrina survivors and know what it's like to be weeks or months without a home. We donate what we can and hope the road to recovery continues- but hurries. I find the efforts to be taking a long time, though.
You are crazy to even consider saying Mexico beach was the only place to get cat 5 strength winds,Mexico beach had to worst storm surge yes but cat 5 winds were everywhere around the eye wall…Panama city had gusts 205 mph…if you did not see the damage you have absolutely no idea…Panama city Lynn haven,callaway and all of those towns got the eye wall and endured a cat 5 storm it’s a fact
I was there for Micheal and I was also with the first group to ride into lake Charles after their cat 4…the difference in damage made Panama City look like a cat 8 hit it…no even close and the lake Charles storm was a strong 4
We are coming up on year 4…. Some places still look the same as they did when the storm happened. People are still waiting on their houses to be built. Some businesses are no more. prices for housing has been ridiculous since the hurricane.
Jinks middles school was my school. We lived 2 minuts away. A little futher down by the news herald. We rode out the storm at a friends house behind Everett. Scary stuff to experience a cat 5 hurricane
What the rest of the country doesn't realize, is that, those of us who live in the central and eastern panhandle simply were not prepared for anything like this. Before this, we were not a terribly hurricane prone area. We would get tropical storms, and every now, and then, a CAT one hurricane would come ashore. The major hurricanes always strike well to the west of us, into Alabama and Mississippi. To have the third strongest land falling hurricane in US history, strike on October 10th, of all times, caught everyone here by complete surprise. I still can't believe it. Marianna, FL, 60 miles inland, had sustained winds of 130 MPH. Things will never be the same.
So lulled into complacency. I'm guessing you were born after 1975 and have no memory of hurricane Eloise. Nothing like this but Eloise did blow out 3/4 of the beachfront property. You are on the golf coast and have been watching major hurricanes go into the golf for decades, hurricanes are a crap shoot as to where they will go. It was just a matter of time before one hit PC again.
@@writerconsidered : Wrong. Born in 1955, and remember Hurricane Eloise quite well. Was living in Tallahassee at the time. Eloise was a weakening CAT 3, when it came ashore in South Walton County in late Sep, 1975. NOTHING like Michael. Not even close. Eloise was so damaging to beachfront property, because the building codes were so lax. Much of the beachfront housing was not even elevated. A lot of the homes were slab on grade. Michael produced far stronger winds in Marianna (60 - 70 miles inland) than Eloise produced right along the coast. Opal was actually more damaging than Eloise.
@@Gallagherfreak100 More storms like Michael will hit soon. Noy necessarily Panama City but somewhere in the US. Maybe not this year though because of El Nino.
@IAmaPersion the storm was soo strong it caused damaged in some parts of GA even being responsible for a death.. whether youre coastal or not the average household wouldnt have been able to prepare for this
Lived here since I was 3, 36 now. Rode it out on the beach side with my wife, we got lucky. East of the Hathaway however is truly depressing. Not much more to say than that.
Used to live there for 3 years, so sad to see it like this now. Hopefully they can fix this soon and people can return home. A lot of businesses around the areas needed tourists to sustain, with this happened, there must be a drastic decrease.
Scary and so heart wrenching. We are looking at buying a place nearer Destin and to think of all that loss and hurt it makes you think. I saw all that Coors on the floor and thought since insurance is paying for that, they need to just hand it out to all the community.
After driving to see family in SC 5 years after Hugo, dad told me you could STILL see where every 2nd or 3rd tree along highway 17 had been snapped off well inland. In places here you can see every 6th or 7th tree NOT snapped. Incredible.
I live on the MS Gulf Coast. This is heart breaking but this is unfortunately the reality of living in a coastal city. I wish it didn’t happen but today I’ve chosen to stay. Next week I may decide it’s too much risk. Regardless it happens and we know from June until November this is always possible. I’d find it hard to believe that someone in this country wouldn’t know the risk involved with living here.
the problem is that insurance is rising because of people like you not obeying to mother nature and keep on trying to live where it's very likely to have problems
I live in lynn haven and was at home watching my back porch fly away and shed be demolished i got lucky i know people who lost everything and the news says we're ok no
October 12 2019 people's houses still not repaired some still living in tents and campers/ rv trailer still fighting insurance companies to get the money to rebuild
I own a house that needs to be demolished. I don't have the money to do it, I had no insurance. Soon, I will be facing city hall complaining about it and don't know what I'm going to do.
It takes 8-10 years to recover from this type of disaster...in the case with Katrina they are saying it will take 20 years for recovery...this was devastating.
March 2019 and it’s looking better every day, still a lot to be done. This is my home since birth and had a hard time recognizing places in the footage. Still pretty bad towards the east end of town but I’d say %100 better than day after landfall. Keep PC in your thoughts #850Strong
Jordan Newsom how can we help? Are there people still living in tents. So sad. I am from GA. My family wants to help so badly. I have watched so many UA-cam videos of people getting kicked off of church property who were staying in tents. My heart is broken we live in a world where we are allowing this to continue. What is FEMA doing to help great people of PBC, FEMA please get them shelters, housing, a home, bus them out. Nobody should still be living in tents. This storm hit two days before Y birthday in October. Prayers for Bay county, surrounding area of PBC, Mexico beach. If you know anyway I can help. City not helping me. It’s as they doesn’t us coming in and helping others. Thank you!
Being from here as well and still here. & here during it staying in Hilton garden inn behind the mall it got completely ruined. I also went to jinks. These videos are so hard to watch even 6 months later I cant believe we survived this thing. its slowly getting better
Nicely done compilation. It would've been even better if it were five seconds shorter. Screw Rick Scott. That was a horrible thing to include on an otherwise nice video.
@Desley I can't understand what is going through God's mind that makes him think it's ok to mistreat people and animals soooooo bad. Oh my goodness. Who in their right mind would create such nonsense like hurricanes and tornados, EVER? But this happens in too many places every single year! Is God a "locationist" or something?("Locationist" like racist or sexist, you know.) Every single town and state in every single country needs to have a hurricane for me to even be able to consider accepting God's harsh behavior like this. This is crazy child abuse. And I actually lived in Lynn Haven, Florida which is the town directly north of Panama City. My trailer was destroyed by hurricane Michael. Sadly. Goodness. And now I had to move back with my parents in Connecticut where I grew up and I totally can't stand this place. I don't see any type of valid reason for God to act like this ever. Maybe earth was created so God could live out his child abusing fantasies or something. That's what it feels like to me. If God wants to destroy places, then destroy the wickedest cities in the world first, which he does not do. Panama City & Lynn Haven area had pretty nice people. Everywhere else I lived had so many crazy people that I did not feel it was worth it to try to live the rest of my life there. My hometown in Connecticut. Such a negative vibe here that was almost nonexistent in Panama City. So obviously a place like here in Connecticut should get destroyed before those towns in the Florida panhandle, in my opinion. I don't know what else. Peace.
@Desley I lived in Tampa, Florida in 2008. I lived in the Clearwater, Florida area in early 2009. Those places are EASILY SOOOOOO MUCH WORSE than Lynn Haven, Florida! No dought. Soooooo, why is Tampa Florida still standing "according to God's stanards" and why is Lynn Haven, Florida totally destroyed (almost)? What could be the "valid reason" about why Lynn Haven, Florida was destroyed, but Tampa/Clearwater, & places like Miami, Florida are still "undestroyed"? The Tampa & Miami area are CLEARLY MORE SINFUL! Soooo, why would God do such an evil deed??????😵😵😵😵😵😭😭😭😭😩😩😩😩
I don't know why there are large trees next to homes in an area vulnerable to hurricanes, it's risky, most of the damage is from a tree falling on your house. I know there is no escape at cat 5 but at least minimize the risk get rid of trees in your yard.
Absolutely shocking footage. I can imagine they are still rebuilding today. it must of cost billions in just panama. it looks more like a strong tornado has gone through the entire area.
The pressure was so great it blew the water out of our toilets'. Water in water out,,, ears popping. worse part a lot of doctors said it is time to retire. Now we can't hardly pronounce their names. Storm then Biden. Enough already!
As we proceed in life, there's one thing I've tried to explain to immediate loved ones, and friends and that's.. When near the coastal region of Atlantic hurricane belt (take gulf coastal for example) You have to be so far north of i-10 to be in anything close to being "safe" and even then once you get into the realm of a cat. 4+ all bets are off, I lived in Marianna back in late 80s and even they got walloped, we (as Atlantic hurricane belt residing) have got to realize a strong 3 and up you are in for the most terrifyingly horrific experience you ever want to think about staying and going through...it isn't the place or time to keep women and children along with the men to "ride this one out" I been in Brevard county since late 80s / back to Broward county a few stints, happened to be in Broward when Andrew was gonna have ft Lauderdale as ground zero. And in 04 in Brevard for Charlie, Wilma (different yr) Frances, Gene, and NONE of those were a strong 3 or greater (weak, middle, and strong for each category makes an huge difference too UNTIL you get to a strong 4++ then all bets are off... Mother nature is NO JOKE . batten it down / & G.T.F.O. !
@Shell 444 I can imagine😕 you guys are very brave though. it’s the worst aftermath of a hurricanes damage I’ve seen it looks more like a strong tornado. How is it looking today is most of it rebuilt?
2019 Michael spares Florida n Carolinas Instead she released her sibling Dorian to visit the Bahamas 2020 she expects her nephews to see the coast of Texas n Louisiana again n proceed to Baltimore for honeymoon Pray for their happiness
He will continue to show you that he is and more than anyone who allows everything good and bad for his purpose, which neither you nor I know and less can we judge
Of course. I live about 40 miles west of Panama City and we were very concerned about its path and monitored it closely. We got lucky in Walton County and dodged a major bullet.
July 11 2020. Houses are still being torn down while others are getting rebuilt. There is still piles of broken trees. It's going to take a long time to recover. Rents are off the charts high and it's hampering people in moving back. Bay county lost 30% of the population. You can't walk into a business without being offered a job so if you can find a place to sleep, there is a lot of opportunity here.
We really need to start building with airflow in mind. How does the air FLOW and not destroy? It can be done where nothing is destroyed in 200mph winds. We just need to spend a few more dollars doing it and make it last more than 50 years.
I wish you would have shown more about the destroyed neighborhoods and city instead of boats , this video doesn't show anything close to what we experienced
Mark Vrahotes I went down a year later and it was bad. I can only imagine what it look like 2018. We went thru the Tuscaloosa tornado in 2011 and it was bad. At least 1/2 mile wide in some places but Michael was miles and miles wide. It’s gonna be years for Panama City/Mexico Beach can fully recover. Mexico Beach actually looks surprisingly good.
@@Harbinger-cx6jv Yes it was bad. I t will take a long time to recover unless they get another storm like Michael which is not out of the question. Could happen next year.
Went thru a few sever floods in the Northeast and lost everything. You can't wait for the government to do anything, you can only move on and rely on yourself
Kartozus Dorian was supposedly a much stronger storm. But what really interest me is that both Dorian and Michael both relatively did the same amount of wind damage. Then you think about that Dorian was a much more slower moving storm, while Michael was a fast mover. Unlike Michael, Dorian had much more time to do its damage. But yet, like I said before, the wind damage they did is basically the same. So that begs the question, what would’ve the damage looked like if Dorian was a fast mover like Michael? Surely the wind damage would be much less, right? Now of course I’m not trying to downplay Dorian in any way because it was obviously a more intense and better defined storm. Having a pressure of 910mb and virtually perfect eye wall structure. Though I don’t believe it’s wind speeds were the same caliber.
@@justinharris5195 Michael caused serious damage to a storm surge on a Mexican Beach. Michael's wind speed is 160 mph, and with those winds, the wave just washes away even the strongest buildings. One thing if we compare the damage in Mexico Beach, and the damage in Panama city 2 suffered much less as the winds were blowing in the opposite direction i.e. not from the Bay and from the first Bay and led to the devastation of the first Dorian had winds of up to 185 mph, although some reports suggested winds could reach 190 mph. Dorian's speed played a big part in the devastation, and the devastation in the Bahamas is much stronger than in Florida. Most of all in the Bahamas, the city of Marsh Harbor was affected-this is the slow movement of Dorian and there was not a storm surge, as in Florida. And if you compare Marsh Harbor to Dorian's slow-motion postrodavshim and Mexico Beach postrodavshim from storm wind form of the body of Michael, then Marsh Harbor suffered much more than it because of the slow movement of the hurricane and strong winds at a speed of 185 mph and possibly 190 mph. Conclusion the speed of a hurricane plays an important role in causing damage. Dorian moved very slowly, for the wind was blowing down. So Dorian garazdo is more destructive than Michael, even though Michael caused a devastating storm surge in Mexico Beach.
Kartozus The storm surge played a huge role in Dorians destruction, it was 25ft. Dorian might as well have been over water since the Bahamas is such a small area and highest elevation in the Bahamas is like, 45ft or so. Of course the devastation was more widespread, it’s all about the geography. And yea, no shit Panama City got lighter winds since the forward motion of Michael combined with land friction is the reason why the west side of most hurricane eye walls are less intense. Which probably was the case with Dorian. And I really don’t sea any evidence for higher wind speeds than 190mph, epically when the wind damage between both hurricanes look the same. And I’m aware the building codes in the Bahamas are quite strict, but even so, I saw wooden buildings that held up pretty well, which basically confirms that the winds were not anything higher than 185mph. The point I was making is that the reason Dorian did so much damage is the combination of 25ft surge and the extreme slow movement of the storm. Which would explain why even reinforced concrete structures were destroyed. I believe the wind damage would’ve been much less than hurricanes like Andrew or Michael if Dorian was a fast mover. Edit: I did looked at Icylones, “Josh Morganmen’s” video in the eye wall of Dorian, and compared it to “stormchasingvideos” 1hour and 43minute long hurricane Michael Mexico beach video, and they both seem to be at the same intensity, though the Mexico beach video being more intense.
@@justinharris5195 As for the winds as we remember at first Michael was a strong category 4 with winds of 155 mph but repeated analysis showed that Michael had winds of 160 mph which is equal to category 5. It is possible that at some stage of life perhaps it was after crossing the island of Abaka Dorian still could reach 190 mph but these winds were short lived in contrast to the winds of 185 mph well in General the difference is very small between 185 and 190 mph well in sezhe I also agree that vryatli he could reach 190 mph . As for the city of Panama city I meant that this city has not experienced a storm surge since the winds were blowing in the opposite direction than in Mexico beach. And so there and there winds reached a maximum of 160 mph.
Kartozus They could revise Dorian higher or lower in the post analysis, though it will probably stay the same since the hurricane hunters didn’t make a lot of errors in this particular storm. As you probably already know the NHC and HRC both look back at their data and review dropsond data, aircraft data, radar velocities, SFMR measurements, satellite presentation, flight level winds and pressure, ground level winds and pressure, etc, to revise a storm. The difference about Michael is that not only they confirmed a cat5 by computer data, but by wind damage and even video evidence, like a mentioned in my last comment, to confirm this. They also did the same thing with Andrew but it took 10years because of a lack of understanding in tropical cyclone eye wall structures. In Dorian’s case, like most other storms, if a revision of the storms winds does happen, it will most likely be from computer data, since the wind damage that it did is obviously cat5 and the storm is already advertised as one.
HS k hundreds in a church next to TAFB , the roof caved in. Not a peep. Our civil servants know though. Talk with people, the horror stories are endless.
I had to move from there recently. I could bear no more. As the video was playing my mind reflected on the things my eyes had seen and story's told by other first responders. Sadly bay co cared more about running off the tourist than there own people. How can they keep such horridness hidden? These people have family's that many people don't just go missing. I worked in nursing 18 years and this broke me. Don't get me wrong we were extremely lucky (in my home) Its impossible to get emotional support from people that don't know and sadly some just don't care. Unfortunately I experienced the don't care in my own home. I'm just not built that way. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
HS k I would be proud to call you a friend. It’s an atrocity. I see folks running off illegal fema funds, ingrates and the rest. My bestfriend is alive because of a bathtub and a mattress- so I get it. Survivors remorse plus the disintegration- it’s appalling. MSM hasn’t told the truth since before I was born. I actually read and research though vs being told what to think and feel. God bless you and yours. I’m sure your struggle is difficult to carry.
@@phloridababe Please watch those that have been through this. I fear PTSD has hit that area hard. Not everyone can recognize the sign's to get the help they need.
Will Ludlam y’all were damaged, but Darlin- we were Godsmacked. This is nothing. Thousands dead- hundreds of dead bodies floated up into Mexico Beach last week- you won’t hear about it in the news. Looters everywhere, crimes awful. I can’t even keep typing it all out. Hurts too much.
They won't release a number they are hiding the fact....lived here my whole life families were swept back into the gulf along with their home....go find a first responder working that area they found mass piles of bodies that were left in the rubble when the surge receded
Walls sucking in and out. Water poured in. Snaps and cracks of the house. It took a lot of damage but stayed up. Can’t say that for many of my neighbors homes. No water for over a month. No power for three weeks. We had frozen stuff from the freezer. Cooked over a fire in the front yard. Glad I had water stored. Heat was unbearable. But we had coffee, tobacco and food/water. Only had to chase off weirdos once. Shotguns are your friend. We survived
These things will continue to happen very often if man continues to follow idols and forgets his creator, and continues to live as if God did not exist
I live here and we’re still waiting for our walls to be rebuilt so we can get the hell out. Don’t move here! It’s so ghetto and two people I know just got arrested for robbing a gas station. 😐
The sad thing is, that it is July of 2019 and there’s still people living in tents from hurricane Michael.
It's September of 2021 and people are still in tents
It's nearly three years later, and some houses that NEED to be demolished because they're damaged beyond repair, and the homeowner doesn't have the thousands of dollars to pay for demolition. I'm one of them.
Well done footage. I miss my old PC
My wife and I rode this storm out in Panama City .. it’ll humble you real fast
For those of us directly affected by Hurricane Michael, we all knew right after it was over, it had been a category 5 hurricane.
@Desley Not in Panama City it wasnt. They probably saw cat 4 winds. But for Callaway Tyndall AFB and Mexico Beach it was a 5.
@@markpalavosvrahotes5575 Exactly. All you have to do is drive from Callaway westward and the difference is obvious within a few miles. The center of the storm crossed the coast between TAFB and Mexico Beach, headed NNE. It crossed the eastern communities, directly across from TAFB.
Make no mistake, Panama City got the worst storm in a lifetime! But, those few miles removed from the heart of the storm made a world of difference.
Panama City Beach (not the center of population), which got the most media coverage, got off almost scott free.
@@markpalavosvrahotes5575 I dont know. Me and my GF lived off 15th Street near clay Ave and we experienced psychotic winds. We lived in a brick building with a metal roof and still the roof was ripped off over the kitchen and dining area. When I came from the back of the house to check out the damage I was stunned to see massive hole over our dining room table. You can see straight out to sky. Every tree in the area was leveled too. I never saw anything like it. Panama City Beach is what got spared the 5 winds.
@@texasclass Of course the winds were psychotic. It does not take Cat 5 winds to do what you said. Another thing is not everyone in those locations I mentioned saw it either more Tyndall Airforce Base and Mexico Beach and within a mile or two of the water. Im just stating the facts because when a major hurricane strikes land by the time you are inland a few miles the wind decreases by around 20%. Now PCB probably saw cat 2 or 3 winds only. Thanks for writing in and I hope you are doing better. I sure hope this stupid virus goes away soon. How does Panama City look now other than the trees?
Yessir it was
A moment in my life that's burned into my memory till the day I die
I agree, same here
Same
Must not be from here. Cause we grew up going through this. Just wait until a Michael and Opal strength go in together. Cause with Opals storm surge and Michael's winds won't be nothing left but beach sand
@@cupcakeof8 I was born and raised here.
I literally can barely see the images with all the tears in my eyes. This is my hometown, still here. #850 strong
There's been a few hurricanes through this area in my lifetime, but this was by far the worst. It messed up PC, but it is coming back.
There hadn't been a direct hit to Panama City by a major hurricane in a lifetime, before Michael. Near misses which caused significant damage, but not a direct hit. Opal, Eloise, Kate, Erin, all missed us although we had weather from them.
Oddly, Hurricane Earl (1998) made landfall at Panama City, but for whatever reason, it is rarely mentioned in local tropical weather lore.
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@@Vector_Ze Earl was not considered a major hurricane.
@@mikebarnes7441 No, Earl was definitely not a major hurricane. But, landfalling here, it produced as significant weather in Panama City as other, major, hurricanes did...major hurricanes that made landfall 60-miles or so away from Panama City. That was my point.
I lived in PC since 2008 and it's by far the worst storm I've ever seen, nothing else since the time I lived there even came close.
I was 9 when this all happened. I’ll never forget sitting in the hall with my cousins, holding my teddy bear, and crying because I was one of the oldest and knew the seriousness of the situation. Thankfully, the house I was staying in wasn’t too badly damaged, but we stayed in several places that year. To this day, there are people who are still struggling, and Panama City won’t ever be the same. I miss the trees, everything, these pics are heartshattering. It’ll be 4 years this year, and no one will ever see this comment, so I’m just spilling all my feelings here. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.
You were so young. Still are. It had to be traumatic.
@@Vector_Ze
The picture are really bad , but being there and seeing it . Is the worst thing I have ever seen .
I was there in January 2019. I agree with U. Devastation everywhere u looked.
We drove through it just a few days afterwards - it was heart-wrenching.
I live on the beach but went to Callaway thinking it would be safer, and ended up right in the middle of it all. It was hard to look around and see the damage. Our county is stiill beautiful though and will continue to build. Its too bad this caused so much price gauging though. Im thankful my place sustained no damage.
I will never forget how dreadful and hot it was it really made you feel hopeless.
Im from Panama City. My family is our house and we just were able to find a new one. Its really sad. I wish it never happens. Bay County is still really bad and people need all they can get
Very upsetting. I've avoided looking at pictures as Panama City is very dear to me. My mom lives in Nola while I live in mid-central Florida and always met up in Panama City may times a years to stay and hang out. I even came close to moving there. We are both Katrina survivors and know what it's like to be weeks or months without a home. We donate what we can and hope the road to recovery continues- but hurries. I find the efforts to be taking a long time, though.
I friend of mine lost their home and their car, and their parents lost their home and their cars, from Hurricane Ian just a couple days ago
One of the most craziest experiences I have been through
I live in Panama City and there are still problems from Michael.
I was in Panama City in January of 2022, and it's STILL recovering. Mexican Beach is still wiped out. Incredible devastation.
Mexico Beach got the true cat 5 strength of Michael.
Nowhere else got the cat 5 winds expect Mexico Beach and it shows!
You are crazy to even consider saying Mexico beach was the only place to get cat 5 strength winds,Mexico beach had to worst storm surge yes but cat 5 winds were everywhere around the eye wall…Panama city had gusts 205 mph…if you did not see the damage you have absolutely no idea…Panama city Lynn haven,callaway and all of those towns got the eye wall and endured a cat 5 storm it’s a fact
I was there for Micheal and I was also with the first group to ride into lake Charles after their cat 4…the difference in damage made Panama City look like a cat 8 hit it…no even close and the lake Charles storm was a strong 4
@@Hometownsqaures
Re-read my comment.
I said nothing about Mexico Beach being the only place to get Cat. 5 winds!
I was referring to the comment under yours buddy
It’s odd how a hurricane causes so much damage but little of it is caught on camera during it
You haven't looked very hard.
We are coming up on year 4…. Some places still look the same as they did when the storm happened. People are still waiting on their houses to be built. Some businesses are no more. prices for housing has been ridiculous since the hurricane.
thanks for the footage.
Pamela Walker fuck u
I had the privilege to go to Panama City last August, and let me just say; the people of that beautiful city are resilient and strong!
They sure are👍
Jinks middles school was my school. We lived 2 minuts away. A little futher down by the news herald. We rode out the storm at a friends house behind Everett. Scary stuff to experience a cat 5 hurricane
We lived in the trailer park right across the street from jinks scary to think we wouldve died if we stayed
My best friend went to Jinks. Very sad seeing it.
What the rest of the country doesn't realize, is that, those of us who live in the central and eastern panhandle simply were not prepared for anything like this. Before this, we were not a terribly hurricane prone area. We would get tropical storms, and every now, and then, a CAT one hurricane would come ashore. The major hurricanes always strike well to the west of us, into Alabama and Mississippi. To have the third strongest land falling hurricane in US history, strike on October 10th, of all times, caught everyone here by complete surprise. I still can't believe it. Marianna, FL, 60 miles inland, had sustained winds of 130 MPH. Things will never be the same.
So lulled into complacency. I'm guessing you were born after 1975 and have no memory of hurricane Eloise. Nothing like this but Eloise did blow out 3/4 of the beachfront property. You are on the golf coast and have been watching major hurricanes go into the golf for decades, hurricanes are a crap shoot as to where they will go. It was just a matter of time before one hit PC again.
@@writerconsidered : Wrong. Born in 1955, and remember Hurricane Eloise quite well. Was living in Tallahassee at the time. Eloise was a weakening CAT 3, when it came ashore in South Walton County in late Sep, 1975. NOTHING like Michael. Not even close. Eloise was so damaging to beachfront property, because the building codes were so lax. Much of the beachfront housing was not even elevated. A lot of the homes were slab on grade. Michael produced far stronger winds in Marianna (60 - 70 miles inland) than Eloise produced right along the coast. Opal was actually more damaging than Eloise.
@@Gallagherfreak100 More storms like Michael will hit soon. Noy necessarily Panama City but somewhere in the US. Maybe not this year though because of El Nino.
@IAmaPersion the storm was soo strong it caused damaged in some parts of GA even being responsible for a death.. whether youre coastal or not the average household wouldnt have been able to prepare for this
Still scared to mention the elephant in the room boys? (climate change)
Lived here since I was 3, 36 now. Rode it out on the beach side with my wife, we got lucky. East of the Hathaway however is truly depressing. Not much more to say than that.
Used to live there for 3 years, so sad to see it like this now. Hopefully they can fix this soon and people can return home. A lot of businesses around the areas needed tourists to sustain, with this happened, there must be a drastic decrease.
Try ro loose yojr home fore 12 years
Screw Turkey Tourists! Panama City Beach was barely touched by this storm. I would've been happy if it bore the brunt, but such is not the case.
I rode it out like a dumbass in Southport. Never again. Would rather do 2 more tours in Iraq then ever ride out a Cat 5 again.
I was in panama city when it hit worst mistake was staying
Scary and so heart wrenching. We are looking at buying a place nearer Destin and to think of all that loss and hurt it makes you think. I saw all that Coors on the floor and thought since insurance is paying for that, they need to just hand it out to all the community.
I'm not sure what ended up happening to all that beer
So sad and so bad still and I feel people have forgotten some.
That is heartbreaking and I know because it happened to me in NC a few years ago.
notatechie you mean a few months ago Florence was bad
Sorry if I made yall mad by repeating myself I just miss panama
OMG cat4 or 5,man that was INSANE!!!!!!
David M
Michael was a cat5, the damage in Tyndall fall and Mexico beach alone definitely confirms that.
After driving to see family in SC 5 years after Hugo, dad told me you could STILL see where every 2nd or 3rd tree along highway 17 had been snapped off well inland. In places here you can see every 6th or 7th tree NOT snapped. Incredible.
We have come a long way but it will be years before we get back to anything like we were pre storm.it was quite the experience. #850strong!
I miss my home
Amareiyah Tillman same 😭😭
Me 2
Wouldn't buy property within 5 miles of that coastline.
:c my home town destroyed 😥😭😭
Same
I live on the MS Gulf Coast. This is heart breaking but this is unfortunately the reality of living in a coastal city. I wish it didn’t happen but today I’ve chosen to stay. Next week I may decide it’s too much risk. Regardless it happens and we know from June until November this is always possible. I’d find it hard to believe that someone in this country wouldn’t know the risk involved with living here.
the problem is that insurance is rising because of people like you not obeying to mother nature and keep on trying to live where it's very likely to have problems
❤ اللّٰهﷻ❤مُحَمَّد ﷺ❤
I live in lynn haven and was at home watching my back porch fly away and shed be demolished i got lucky i know people who lost everything and the news says we're ok no
October 12 2019 people's houses still not repaired some still living in tents and campers/ rv trailer still fighting insurance companies to get the money to rebuild
I own a house that needs to be demolished. I don't have the money to do it, I had no insurance. Soon, I will be facing city hall complaining about it and don't know what I'm going to do.
Jeez the insurance companies suck
It takes 8-10 years to recover from this type of disaster...in the case with Katrina they are saying it will take 20 years for recovery...this was devastating.
Some people never recover. And thousands leave the area never to return.
I've never been more afraid, and yet knowing, that I was going to die that day.
March 2019 and it’s looking better every day, still a lot to be done. This is my home since birth and had a hard time recognizing places in the footage. Still pretty bad towards the east end of town but I’d say %100 better than day after landfall. Keep PC in your thoughts
#850Strong
Jordan Newsom how can we help? Are there people still living in tents. So sad. I am from GA. My family wants to help so badly. I have watched so many UA-cam videos of people getting kicked off of church property who were staying in tents. My heart is broken we live in a world where we are allowing this to continue. What is FEMA doing to help great people of PBC, FEMA please get them shelters, housing, a home, bus them out. Nobody should still be living in tents. This storm hit two days before
Y birthday in October. Prayers for Bay county, surrounding area of PBC, Mexico beach. If you know anyway I can help. City not helping me. It’s as they doesn’t us coming in and helping others. Thank you!
Being from here as well and still here. & here during it staying in Hilton garden inn behind the mall it got completely ruined. I also went to jinks. These videos are so hard to watch even 6 months later I cant believe we survived this thing. its slowly getting better
The percent symbol follows the percent amount. And the dollar symbol precedes the dollar amount.
Nicely done compilation. It would've been even better if it were five seconds shorter. Screw Rick Scott. That was a horrible thing to include on an otherwise nice video.
Great place to visit, never want to live there.
It was a great place ro live to
that's kinda offensive giving that I live there
paradox_halo868 it’s not offensive, it’s just an opinion
part of living on the coast, gotta be prepared to run at any time
It's really not a part of living on the coast. This type of thing should never happen at all.
@Desley I can't understand what is going through God's mind that makes him think it's ok to mistreat people and animals soooooo bad. Oh my goodness. Who in their right mind would create such nonsense like hurricanes and tornados, EVER? But this happens in too many places every single year! Is God a "locationist" or something?("Locationist" like racist or sexist, you know.) Every single town and state in every single country needs to have a hurricane for me to even be able to consider accepting God's harsh behavior like this. This is crazy child abuse. And I actually lived in Lynn Haven, Florida which is the town directly north of Panama City. My trailer was destroyed by hurricane Michael. Sadly. Goodness. And now I had to move back with my parents in Connecticut where I grew up and I totally can't stand this place. I don't see any type of valid reason for God to act like this ever. Maybe earth was created so God could live out his child abusing fantasies or something. That's what it feels like to me. If God wants to destroy places, then destroy the wickedest cities in the world first, which he does not do. Panama City & Lynn Haven area had pretty nice people. Everywhere else I lived had so many crazy people that I did not feel it was worth it to try to live the rest of my life there. My hometown in Connecticut. Such a negative vibe here that was almost nonexistent in Panama City. So obviously a place like here in Connecticut should get destroyed before those towns in the Florida panhandle, in my opinion. I don't know what else. Peace.
@Desley I lived in Tampa, Florida in 2008. I lived in the Clearwater, Florida area in early 2009. Those places are EASILY SOOOOOO MUCH WORSE than Lynn Haven, Florida! No dought. Soooooo, why is Tampa Florida still standing "according to God's stanards" and why is Lynn Haven, Florida totally destroyed (almost)? What could be the "valid reason" about why Lynn Haven, Florida was destroyed, but Tampa/Clearwater, & places like Miami, Florida are still "undestroyed"? The Tampa & Miami area are CLEARLY MORE SINFUL! Soooo, why would God do such an evil deed??????😵😵😵😵😵😭😭😭😭😩😩😩😩
I don't know why there are large trees next to homes in an area vulnerable to hurricanes, it's risky, most of the damage is from a tree falling on your house. I know there is no escape at cat 5 but at least minimize the risk get rid of trees in your yard.
...you realize it's costly AF to remove any tree? Most in the area are pay check to pay check. Things aren't that simple.
Absolutely shocking footage. I can imagine they are still rebuilding today. it must of cost billions in just panama. it looks more like a strong tornado has gone through the entire area.
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My trailer is at 3:09 right next to the one that's diagonal you can barely see it me and my family wouldve been dead if we had stayed in that trailer
The pressure was so great it blew the water out of our toilets'. Water in water out,,, ears popping. worse part a lot of doctors said it is time to retire. Now we can't hardly pronounce their names. Storm then Biden. Enough already!
As we proceed in life, there's one thing I've tried to explain to immediate loved ones, and friends and that's..
When near the coastal region of Atlantic hurricane belt (take gulf coastal for example)
You have to be so far north of i-10 to be in anything close to being "safe" and even then once you get into the realm of a cat. 4+ all bets are off, I lived in Marianna back in late 80s and even they got walloped, we (as Atlantic hurricane belt residing) have got to realize a strong 3 and up you are in for the most terrifyingly horrific experience you ever want to think about staying and going through...it isn't the place or time to keep women and children along with the men to "ride this one out" I been in Brevard county since late 80s / back to Broward county a few stints, happened to be in Broward when Andrew was gonna have ft Lauderdale as ground zero.
And in 04 in Brevard for Charlie, Wilma (different yr) Frances, Gene, and NONE of those were a strong 3 or greater (weak, middle, and strong for each category makes an huge difference too UNTIL you get to a strong 4++ then all bets are off... Mother nature is NO JOKE . batten it down / & G.T.F.O. !
I had 4 holes in my roof, but still felt extremely lucky my home was still there. Every storm now scares me though, would love to move!
@Shell 444 I can imagine😕 you guys are very brave though. it’s the worst aftermath of a hurricanes damage I’ve seen it looks more like a strong tornado. How is it looking today is most of it rebuilt?
The name confused me, since I live in the country of Panama, and when I saw the title I was like, What?
Understandable
This was a bad hurricane
2019 Michael spares Florida n Carolinas
Instead she released her sibling Dorian to visit the Bahamas
2020 she expects her nephews to see the coast of Texas n Louisiana again n proceed to Baltimore for honeymoon
Pray for their happiness
Song?
Still happening now fort Myers who is next ?
I stayed put in Panama City Beach after they told us to go into Panama City
He will continue to show you that he is and more than anyone who allows everything good and bad for his purpose, which neither you nor I know and less can we judge
Amen and Amen
sad.....
He give and also has the power to take away
I didn’t think they got hit that hard crazy
It got downplayed alot
I stayed in my house for the whole ride it was the loudest most deafening and sickening feeling you go through!
In did you guys know hurricane Michael went through what's called RTI rapid intensification rapidly modified overnight from Cat 1 to CAT5
Of course. I live about 40 miles west of Panama City and we were very concerned about its path and monitored it closely. We got lucky in Walton County and dodged a major bullet.
I live in Walton County what part are you from @@8fiftyproductions1
@@8fiftyproductions1I would like to meet you
It was nothing short of an act of God. And it cannot be denied...
July 11 2020. Houses are still being torn down while others are getting rebuilt. There is still piles of broken trees. It's going to take a long time to recover. Rents are off the charts high and it's hampering people in moving back. Bay county lost 30% of the population. You can't walk into a business without being offered a job so if you can find a place to sleep, there is a lot of opportunity here.
Are you working there?
We really need to start building with airflow in mind. How does the air FLOW and not destroy? It can be done where nothing is destroyed in 200mph winds. We just need to spend a few more dollars doing it and make it last more than 50 years.
Yep I’m in Lakeland and I responded to go fix the 1000 gas leaks that were blowing
No one saved the beer? WTH
lol that's what I said
I wish you would have shown more about the destroyed neighborhoods and city instead of boats , this video doesn't show anything close to what we experienced
October 2019 and Panama City still looks like a war zone!
Well if Michael hit 12 miles west northwest it would have been a lot worse. Believe me.
Mark Vrahotes I went down a year later and it was bad. I can only imagine what it look like 2018. We went thru the Tuscaloosa tornado in 2011 and it was bad. At least 1/2 mile wide in some places but Michael was miles and miles wide. It’s gonna be years for Panama City/Mexico Beach can fully recover. Mexico Beach actually looks surprisingly good.
@@Harbinger-cx6jv Yes it was bad. I t will take a long time to recover unless they get another storm like Michael which is not out of the question. Could happen next year.
Daym
Went thru a few sever floods in the Northeast and lost everything. You can't wait for the government to do anything, you can only move on and rely on yourself
2018 Hurricane Michael rips through Florida. 2019 Hurricane Dorian empties the Bahamas. And both category 5 on land.
Kartozus
Dorian was supposedly a much stronger storm. But what really interest me is that both Dorian and Michael both relatively did the same amount of wind damage.
Then you think about that Dorian was a much more slower moving storm, while Michael was a fast mover. Unlike Michael, Dorian had much more time to do its damage. But yet, like I said before, the wind damage they did is basically the same.
So that begs the question, what would’ve the damage looked like if Dorian was a fast mover like Michael? Surely the wind damage would be much less, right?
Now of course I’m not trying to downplay Dorian in any way because it was obviously a more intense and better defined storm. Having a pressure of 910mb and virtually perfect eye wall structure.
Though I don’t believe it’s wind speeds were the same caliber.
@@justinharris5195 Michael caused serious damage to a storm surge on a Mexican Beach. Michael's wind speed is 160 mph, and with those winds, the wave just washes away even the strongest buildings. One thing if we compare the damage in Mexico Beach, and the damage in Panama city 2 suffered much less as the winds were blowing in the opposite direction i.e. not from the Bay and from the first Bay and led to the devastation of the first
Dorian had winds of up to 185 mph, although some reports suggested winds could reach 190 mph. Dorian's speed played a big part in the devastation, and the devastation in the Bahamas is much stronger than in Florida. Most of all in the Bahamas, the city of Marsh Harbor was affected-this is the slow movement of Dorian and there was not a storm surge, as in Florida. And if you compare Marsh Harbor to Dorian's slow-motion postrodavshim and Mexico Beach postrodavshim from storm wind form of the body of Michael, then Marsh Harbor suffered much more than it because of the slow movement of the hurricane and strong winds at a speed of 185 mph and possibly 190 mph.
Conclusion the speed of a hurricane plays an important role in causing damage. Dorian moved very slowly, for the wind was blowing down. So Dorian garazdo is more destructive than Michael, even though Michael caused a devastating storm surge in Mexico Beach.
Kartozus
The storm surge played a huge role in Dorians destruction, it was 25ft.
Dorian might as well have been over water since the Bahamas is such a small area and highest elevation in the Bahamas is like, 45ft or so. Of course the devastation was more widespread, it’s all about the geography.
And yea, no shit Panama City got lighter winds since the forward motion of Michael combined with land friction is the reason why the west side of most hurricane eye walls are less intense. Which probably was the case with Dorian.
And I really don’t sea any evidence for higher wind speeds than 190mph, epically when the wind damage between both hurricanes look the same. And I’m aware the building codes in the Bahamas are quite strict, but even so, I saw wooden buildings that held up pretty well, which basically confirms that the winds were not anything higher than 185mph.
The point I was making is that the reason Dorian did so much damage is the combination of 25ft surge and the extreme slow movement of the storm. Which would explain why even reinforced concrete structures were destroyed.
I believe the wind damage would’ve been much less than hurricanes like Andrew or Michael if Dorian was a fast mover.
Edit: I did looked at Icylones, “Josh Morganmen’s” video in the eye wall of Dorian, and compared it to “stormchasingvideos” 1hour and 43minute long hurricane Michael Mexico beach video, and they both seem to be at the same intensity, though the Mexico beach video being more intense.
@@justinharris5195 As for the winds as we remember at first Michael was a strong category 4 with winds of 155 mph but repeated analysis showed that Michael had winds of 160 mph which is equal to category 5. It is possible that at some stage of life perhaps it was after crossing the island of Abaka Dorian still could reach 190 mph but these winds were short lived in contrast to the winds of 185 mph well in General the difference is very small between 185 and 190 mph well in sezhe I also agree that vryatli he could reach 190 mph . As for the city of Panama city I meant that this city has not experienced a storm surge since the winds were blowing in the opposite direction than in Mexico beach. And so there and there winds reached a maximum of 160 mph.
Kartozus
They could revise Dorian higher or lower in the post analysis, though it will probably stay the same since the hurricane hunters didn’t make a lot of errors in this particular storm.
As you probably already know the NHC and HRC both look back at their data and review dropsond data, aircraft data, radar velocities, SFMR measurements, satellite presentation, flight level winds and pressure, ground level winds and pressure, etc, to revise a storm.
The difference about Michael is that not only they confirmed a cat5 by computer data, but by wind damage and even video evidence, like a mentioned in my last comment, to confirm this. They also did the same thing with Andrew but it took 10years because of a lack of understanding in tropical cyclone eye wall structures.
In Dorian’s case, like most other storms, if a revision of the storms winds does happen, it will most likely be from computer data, since the wind damage that it did is obviously cat5 and the storm is already advertised as one.
Share this shit people are still living in tents
stopped me in my tracks and made me watch, thank you
The state had been oofed
Thousands dead. That’s a fact.
I know and they will never tell the real numbers also those that committed suicide waiting on help are not counted.
HS k hundreds in a church next to TAFB , the roof caved in. Not a peep. Our civil servants know though. Talk with people, the horror stories are endless.
I had to move from there recently. I could bear no more. As the video was playing my mind reflected on the things my eyes had seen and story's told by other first responders. Sadly bay co cared more about running off the tourist than there own people. How can they keep such horridness hidden? These people have family's that many people don't just go missing. I worked in nursing 18 years and this broke me. Don't get me wrong we were extremely lucky (in my home) Its impossible to get emotional support from people that don't know and sadly some just don't care. Unfortunately I experienced the don't care in my own home. I'm just not built that way. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
HS k I would be proud to call you a friend. It’s an atrocity. I see folks running off illegal fema funds, ingrates and the rest. My bestfriend is alive because of a bathtub and a mattress- so I get it. Survivors remorse plus the disintegration- it’s appalling. MSM hasn’t told the truth since before I was born. I actually read and research though vs being told what to think and feel. God bless you and yours. I’m sure your struggle is difficult to carry.
@@phloridababe Please watch those that have been through this. I fear PTSD has hit that area hard. Not everyone can recognize the sign's to get the help they need.
Damn the beer warehouse too!
Yeah i lived next to gold ring distribution
We lost A lot
Com A natureza não se brinca, so Deus pode controlar a natureza
Us here in Southeast Alabama and Southwest Georgia were hit just as bad as the Florida Panhandle.
Will Ludlam y’all were damaged, but Darlin- we were Godsmacked. This is nothing. Thousands dead- hundreds of dead bodies floated up into Mexico Beach last week- you won’t hear about it in the news.
Looters everywhere, crimes awful. I can’t even keep typing it all out. Hurts too much.
@@phloridababe Source?
They won't release a number they are hiding the fact....lived here my whole life families were swept back into the gulf along with their home....go find a first responder working that area they found mass piles of bodies that were left in the rubble when the surge receded
No it was not. Bay County was damaged way worse than any where else. So please stop stating lies
@@kyledoughty9456 true that we have friends who tell us that they are hiding the real numbers
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there is manifested the power of God in nature
That’s what y’all get for voting for Trump
not all of us did 😕
Typhoon haiyan is x5 the destruction
Walls sucking in and out. Water poured in. Snaps and cracks of the house. It took a lot of damage but stayed up. Can’t say that for many of my neighbors homes. No water for over a month. No power for three weeks. We had frozen stuff from the freezer. Cooked over a fire in the front yard. Glad I had water stored. Heat was unbearable. But we had coffee, tobacco and food/water. Only had to chase off weirdos once. Shotguns are your friend. We survived
all that destroyed beer what a waste lmao
Play death metal instead
mark palavos3 *crawling in my skinnnnnnnn*
homeless.
Эфрниысвм❤❤❤
Very thankful for hurricane Michael!!! I'm a multimillionaire now thanks to the damage I suffered on all of my properties!!!!🤣 yea!!!!!!!
Fuck off
These things will continue to happen very often if man continues to follow idols and forgets his creator, and continues to live as if God did not exist
I have footage. Have no idea how to put it together.
Your video is one of the best so far.
Thank you. I edit in Final Cut Pro or iMovie is pretty easy
I live here and we’re still waiting for our walls to be rebuilt so we can get the hell out. Don’t move here! It’s so ghetto and two people I know just got arrested for robbing a gas station. 😐