cool videos

[Extremeweatherguy]

I was searching the web for hurricane videos and I came across quite a few good ones. Here are a few of them that I found if you are bored and want to take a look :



http://www.wvlightning.com/rita/ritaweb.wmv
^^Good Hurricane Rita video (SE Texas)^^

http://www.env.leeds.ac.uk/~lindsay/work/chat/091204/CHARLEY_VIDEO.wmv
^^Good Hurricane Charley video (Punta Gorda)^^

http://www.thejohnsonvault.com/HC2.wmv
^^Interesting video from inland central Florida during Charley...it starts off slow, but gets more intense near the end. I do not know how these people kept power!^^

http://www.zippyvideos.com/6803148033540986/hurricane_charley_transformers/
^^This is some of my own personal video that I shot of some of the transformer flashes during the beginning of Hurricane Charley. I lived in Winter Park, Fl (near Orlando) at the time.^^

http://www.zippyvideos.com/3668815533541626/hurricane_charley_damage/
^^This is also personal video of the damage my area saw the next day. Keep in mind..this damage was done a good 3-4 hours AFTER Charley had made landfall. I was inland! The damage I saw was caused by Cat. 1/2 force winds.^^

http://www.radiofilibuster.com/video/RFV03_20051024_VID.MPG
^^Cool Hurricane Wilma footage (Do not know where this was filmed)^^

http://hurricanenow.com/controlroom/media/082905_k_4.wmv
^^Worst of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. This is also a good example of winds being amplified when they pass through buildings.^^

http://www.env.leeds.ac.uk/~lindsay/work/chat/091204/FRANCES_VIDEO.wmv
^^Nice Hurricane Frances video I found^^

..Enjoy..

[Jim Cantore]

cool stuff

[southerngale]

Thanks for posting those. I've watched a few of them so far. Just so ya know...that's not the peak of Rita as Port Arthur (and other areas) completely lost electricity well before Rita even made landfall, and there's power in that video. Not that anyone thought it was anyway...just figured I'd point that out. Many counties in SE Tx. and I assume SW La. had 100% power failure that lasted an eternity. 2 weeks at my house and I was one of the lucky ones! Anyway, in Jasper, where I had evacuated to, we lost electricity for good around 9pm Friday night. I don't think I'll ever get to see a video of Rita at her worst. It was just too dark and nobody stuck around to be able to film it anyway. My gosh....I can't believe Hurricane Season is just around the corner!!

[JtSmarts]

Great vids thanx for posting.

[Extremeweatherguy]

Thanks for posting those. I've watched a few of them so far. Just so ya know...that's not the peak of Rita as Port Arthur (and other areas) completely lost electricity well before Rita even made landfall, and there's power in that video. Not that anyone thought it was anyway...just figured I'd point that out. Many counties in SE Tx. and I assume SW La. had 100% power failure that lasted an eternity. 2 weeks at my house and I was one of the lucky ones! Anyway, in Jasper, where I had evacuated to, we lost electricity for good around 9pm Friday night. I don't think I'll ever get to see a video of Rita at her worst. It was just too dark and nobody stuck around to be able to film it anyway. My gosh....I can't believe Hurricane Season is just around the corner!!

I know! I feel like the season just ended and yet here we go again! Hopefully all affected last season can be spared this year in order to continue the rebuilding process. I could not imagine if another storm were to strike a place like New Orleans...it would be a catastrophe.

[mike815]

yeah awesome thanks

[Extremeweatherguy]

I have another video I would like to add:

http://www.weatheranswer.com/public/2004_Hurricane_%20Charlie_.mov
^^VERY cool. The hurricane Charley footage is some of the coolest hurricane footage I have ever seen! It also features video from Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne. This is a must watch for those who like extreme footage! ^^

[ROCK]

Thanks for posting those. I've watched a few of them so far. Just so ya know...that's not the peak of Rita as Port Arthur (and other areas) completely lost electricity well before Rita even made landfall, and there's power in that video. Not that anyone thought it was anyway...just figured I'd point that out. Many counties in SE Tx. and I assume SW La. had 100% power failure that lasted an eternity. 2 weeks at my house and I was one of the lucky ones! Anyway, in Jasper, where I had evacuated to, we lost electricity for good around 9pm Friday night. I don't think I'll ever get to see a video of Rita at her worst. It was just too dark and nobody stuck around to be able to film it anyway. My gosh....I can't believe Hurricane Season is just around the corner!!

I know! I feel like the season just ended and yet here we go again! Hopefully all affected last season can be spared this year in order to continue the rebuilding process. I could not imagine if another storm were to strike a place like New Orleans...it would be a catastrophe.

Sounds like we could start a poll with that one. Another major this year to strike NO. What would happen? If it wiped out whats remaining would it really be worth re-building NO near the coast?

[Extremeweatherguy]

Thanks for posting those. I've watched a few of them so far. Just so ya know...that's not the peak of Rita as Port Arthur (and other areas) completely lost electricity well before Rita even made landfall, and there's power in that video. Not that anyone thought it was anyway...just figured I'd point that out. Many counties in SE Tx. and I assume SW La. had 100% power failure that lasted an eternity. 2 weeks at my house and I was one of the lucky ones! Anyway, in Jasper, where I had evacuated to, we lost electricity for good around 9pm Friday night. I don't think I'll ever get to see a video of Rita at her worst. It was just too dark and nobody stuck around to be able to film it anyway. My gosh....I can't believe Hurricane Season is just around the corner!!

I know! I feel like the season just ended and yet here we go again! Hopefully all affected last season can be spared this year in order to continue the rebuilding process. I could not imagine if another storm were to strike a place like New Orleans...it would be a catastrophe.

Sounds like we could start a poll with that one. Another major this year to strike NO. What would happen? If it wiped out whats remaining would it really be worth re-building NO near the coast?

I was thinking the same thing. If another storm hit N.O. would it be worth rebuilding? Could we even afford rebuilding? If another Katrina-strength storm struck the city (especially if worse than Katrina), then I think it would not be worth it. I think they would either have to move the city inland or forget about it. May be they can even turn it into a tourist attraction for those wanting to see the effects of a hurricane on a major city? Let's just hope it never comes down to them being hit again so badly in our lifetime.

[Scorpion]

That Charley video is incredible. Probably some of the most intense hurricane videos I have ever seen. I mean, that amount of debris flying around is insane.

[skysummit]

What were the winds on that Rita video? They looked nothing more than 60mph at the worst. If that was the worst that New Orleans experienced, they lucked out. Where I rode Kat out, it was at least 3 times worst, and that was north of the Lake. I know, video sometimes doesn't do justice. I have a video of Ivan where I rode it out and it doesn't look nearly as bad as it was in person.

[southerngale]

What were the winds on that Rita video? They looked nothing more than 60mph at the worst. If that was the worst that New Orleans experienced, they lucked out. Where I rode Kat out, it was at least 3 times worst, and that was north of the Lake. I know, video sometimes doesn't do justice. I have a video of Ivan where I rode it out and it doesn't look nearly as bad as it was in person.

I don't know, but as I posted above, that was hours before it made landfall. The electricity went out long before the hurricane arrived, and there's lights in that video. I've yet to see a video of even how bad I saw it up in Jasper. I have some video that I took myself when I could, but there were no lights and it's so dark, you can't see anything.
I'm assuming since it made landfall in the middle of the night, it was dark hours before and after landfall so nobody really got any good footage. Not to mention, close to 100% of the people evacuated so there weren't many left behind to make videos anyway. I'm sure the Katrina images implanted in everyone's head from just a few weeks earlier helped in that evacuation success rate, and saved many lives.

[Lindaloo]

I agree Kelly. One good thing that came out of Katrina was that she actually saved lives long after she came ashore.

[Extremeweatherguy]

What were the winds on that Rita video? They looked nothing more than 60mph at the worst. If that was the worst that New Orleans experienced, they lucked out. Where I rode Kat out, it was at least 3 times worst, and that was north of the Lake. I know, video sometimes doesn't do justice. I have a video of Ivan where I rode it out and it doesn't look nearly as bad as it was in person.

I don't know, but as I posted above, that was hours before it made landfall. The electricity went out long before the hurricane arrived, and there's lights in that video. I've yet to see a video of even how bad I saw it up in Jasper. I have some video that I took myself when I could, but there were no lights and it's so dark, you can't see anything.
I'm assuming since it made landfall in the middle of the night, it was dark hours before and after landfall so nobody really got any good footage. Not to mention, close to 100% of the people evacuated so there weren't many left behind to make videos anyway. I'm sure the Katrina images implanted in everyone's head from just a few weeks earlier helped in that evacuation success rate, and saved many lives.

no doubt those were not the worst of the winds for most of the video, but according to the chasers who shot that video..they tried to stay with the lights/electricity. They said that there were so few places with power left, that many of those places in the video were the only places with power still on (in the entire area) as the eye wall was coming ashore. Also, according to the chasers, the footage near the end of the video IS within the western eye wall of Rita. Here is the site I got the footage from for more info:

http://www.wvlightning.com/rita.shtml
^^It also includes good pictures and a detailed summary from the chasers.^^

[skysummit]

HUH....we might see a lot of this around here if we get another strike this year....


(off the site posted in the above message)

[vbhoutex]

I have a friend who lived on P'cola beach pre-Ivan. Home was messed up real bad and had all sorts of trouble getting help(not usre of the whole story). Got a fema trailer, was living in it. Along came Dennis and messed up the trailer bad and now she lives in P'cola proper. No more beach living for her!!!

[southerngale]

What were the winds on that Rita video? They looked nothing more than 60mph at the worst. If that was the worst that New Orleans experienced, they lucked out. Where I rode Kat out, it was at least 3 times worst, and that was north of the Lake. I know, video sometimes doesn't do justice. I have a video of Ivan where I rode it out and it doesn't look nearly as bad as it was in person.

I don't know, but as I posted above, that was hours before it made landfall. The electricity went out long before the hurricane arrived, and there's lights in that video. I've yet to see a video of even how bad I saw it up in Jasper. I have some video that I took myself when I could, but there were no lights and it's so dark, you can't see anything.
I'm assuming since it made landfall in the middle of the night, it was dark hours before and after landfall so nobody really got any good footage. Not to mention, close to 100% of the people evacuated so there weren't many left behind to make videos anyway. I'm sure the Katrina images implanted in everyone's head from just a few weeks earlier helped in that evacuation success rate, and saved many lives.

no doubt those were not the worst of the winds for most of the video, but according to the chasers who shot that video..they tried to stay with the lights/electricity. They said that there were so few places with power left, that many of those places in the video were the only places with power still on (in the entire area) as the eye wall was coming ashore. Also, according to the chasers, the footage near the end of the video IS within the western eye wall of Rita. Here is the site I got the footage from for more info:

http://www.wvlightning.com/rita.shtml
^^It also includes good pictures and a detailed summary from the chasers.^^

Actually, they don't say that the video was taken in Port Arthur as the eyewall came ashore. In fact, they mention the power failing in Port Arthur (well, Nederland - that's actually where the DQ video is) as night is falling - that would be MANY hours before landfall.
And in Beaumont, they said the video shows power lines sparking and winds blasting through downtown and a local hospital...the fallen lines sparking in the street about 2am. It is a fact that the entire area was out sometime shortly after 1am (and Port Arthur area much earlier than that) and the worst of the winds came somewhere in the 3am-5am range (4am-6am according to these chasers) and there was no power then. If the very end of that video was during the height of it (in Beaumont), I would be surprised as that doesn't seem to match the 100+ winds that were widespread reported, in Beaumont. Port Arthur reported even higher. That looks very similar to what we witnessed in Jasper, except we watched roofs blow off and parts of the motel come apart as well as numerous trees crashing to the ground, and on homes, etc. My gosh...I get shaky just remembering it!

Anyway, I just don't think it should be viewed as the eyewall coming ashore in Port Arthur, as that isn't the case. Thanks for the video and link though. I saved their story and pics. Just unreal...I still can't believe that Hurricane Season is just around the corner again. I'm still waiting on many of my home repairs, as are many others.

[Extremeweatherguy]

What were the winds on that Rita video? They looked nothing more than 60mph at the worst. If that was the worst that New Orleans experienced, they lucked out. Where I rode Kat out, it was at least 3 times worst, and that was north of the Lake. I know, video sometimes doesn't do justice. I have a video of Ivan where I rode it out and it doesn't look nearly as bad as it was in person.

I don't know, but as I posted above, that was hours before it made landfall. The electricity went out long before the hurricane arrived, and there's lights in that video. I've yet to see a video of even how bad I saw it up in Jasper. I have some video that I took myself when I could, but there were no lights and it's so dark, you can't see anything.
I'm assuming since it made landfall in the middle of the night, it was dark hours before and after landfall so nobody really got any good footage. Not to mention, close to 100% of the people evacuated so there weren't many left behind to make videos anyway. I'm sure the Katrina images implanted in everyone's head from just a few weeks earlier helped in that evacuation success rate, and saved many lives.

no doubt those were not the worst of the winds for most of the video, but according to the chasers who shot that video..they tried to stay with the lights/electricity. They said that there were so few places with power left, that many of those places in the video were the only places with power still on (in the entire area) as the eye wall was coming ashore. Also, according to the chasers, the footage near the end of the video IS within the western eye wall of Rita. Here is the site I got the footage from for more info:

http://www.wvlightning.com/rita.shtml
^^It also includes good pictures and a detailed summary from the chasers.^^

Actually, they don't say that the video was taken in Port Arthur as the eyewall came ashore. In fact, they mention the power failing in Port Arthur (well, Nederland - that's actually where the DQ video is) as night is falling - that would be MANY hours before landfall.
And in Beaumont, they said the video shows power lines sparking and winds blasting through downtown and a local hospital...the fallen lines sparking in the street about 2am. It is a fact that the entire area was out sometime shortly after 1am (and Port Arthur area much earlier than that) and the worst of the winds came somewhere in the 3am-5am range (4am-6am according to these chasers) and there was no power then. If the very end of that video was during the height of it (in Beaumont), I would be surprised as that doesn't seem to match the 100+ winds that were widespread reported, in Beaumont. Port Arthur reported even higher. That looks very similar to what we witnessed in Jasper, except we watched roofs blow off and parts of the motel come apart as well as numerous trees crashing to the ground, and on homes, etc. My gosh...I get shaky just remembering it!

Anyway, I just don't think it should be viewed as the eye wall coming ashore in Port Arthur, as that isn't the case. Thanks for the video and link though. I saved their story and pics. Just unreal...I still can't believe that Hurricane Season is just around the corner again. I'm still waiting on many of my home repairs, as are many others.

Thanks for pointing that stuff out. Good info. When I originally posted this I must have just read port arthur and placed that under the video link as the place this video was shot...which as I now realize was not the case. Either way it is still a good video (and one of the few videos) I can find of your area during the storm. My guess for why the winds at the end are not as strong as what you saw was that may be they were on the western or northern side of town...or may be they were just in a bad spot (somewhat wind protected). I guess we will never know for sure..but good video of some 75-95mph gusts none the less. I wish for continued recovery in your area and all areas affected last season and the season before! Only 91 days until hurricane season now and every day closer is more and more fear packed. Who knows what we will see THIS season, lets just hope that Beaumont eastward all the way to Jacksonville can be spared and given time to rebuild.

[cheezyWXguy]

whoa, vboutex...thats probably the weirdest avatar ive ever seen

[radiofilibuster]

I was checking the webstats on our website, and noticed we had received nearly 50 hits in the past seven days from this forum.

Thanks for the interest... and thank you so much for linking one of our Hurricane Wilma videos. We have a few others (they can be found in our "Complete Program Listing", accessible from the main webpage), but you happened to link my personal favorite.

The video was taken in Bonita Springs, Florida, 90 minutes after landfall (when the sun had risen high enough to allow video). We were in the northern eyewall at landfall, with Naples, Marco Island, and Everglades City to the south. You can see one of the trees near the fountain already starting to lean toward the south due to the winds.

The video is impressive... but keep in mind, it wasn't fully reflective of the cat 2/low cat 3 winds. We had a thick line of trees to the north that muffled the most damaging winds. I found it more difficult to stand on the Gulf coast when Wilma had already passed into the Atlantic, than I did in the apartment complex during landfall.

Audiophiles may appreciate this link. I recorded audio from Wilma at landfall, and created a composite file which we used at the beginning of one of our podcasts. The sound of the wind drowns out the rain, and to record the rain, one must be out of the wind; this is why I created this composite which overlaps two recordings from different locations to create an accurate representation of the sound of the hurricane. At the 42nd second, you can hear the transformer blow which would result in me buying a LOT of dry ice for the next three days.

http://www.radiofilibuster.com/raw/wilma.wav