Hurricane Katrina Historic Storm Surge Video - Gulfport, Mississippi

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Exclusive (Emmy Award) video shot by Mike Theiss from ground zero of Hurricane Katrina's historic 28 foot storm surge that ripped through Gulfport, Mississippi on August 29th, 2005. This video has a time stamp to give a complete and accurate timeline from the Holiday Inn beachfront hotel located directly on the beach in Gulfport. Also, included are shots from the Theiss-Device which is a camera housing designed by Mike to be placed in a place that would be too dangerous from any human to survive. This 13 minute video will give you a sense of just how bad Katrina was on the Gulf Coast without actually putting you in harms way !!!
To see the entire version of this video about 2 hours in duration please purchase the DVD "Battle at the Beachfront". www.BattleAtTheBeachfront.com
We hope this documentation helps enforce a sense of storm awareness and a respect for the power of mother nature. When local officials ask you to evacuate just think of this video and ask yourself do you want to risk being put in a situation like this ?

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  • @terilucas7492
    @terilucas74923 жыл бұрын

    Lost both of my parents in Katrina, in Bay St Louis,Ms. They refuse to leave. They NEVER left for any storm. Dad was 82, Mom was 78. My husband and I floated in 10 feet of water for 3.5 hours. Believe me, nobody should ever go through this. Always stay safe and attempt to help others.

  • @SEXYTRICEY

    @SEXYTRICEY

    3 жыл бұрын

    Im sorry you guys went thru this and sorry for your loss. Do you still live there? If so, how are you feeling about Hurricane Laura?

  • @DominiMex777

    @DominiMex777

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sorry for your loss, Teri.🙏

  • @jacobgreco9865

    @jacobgreco9865

    3 жыл бұрын

    Styx Xoxo wow i am early. 15 seconds ago

  • @wackywagners3463

    @wackywagners3463

    3 жыл бұрын

    I am so sorry for your loss! How terrifying! I live in Ocean Springs for 2.5 years now and I cant help but to be traumatized by this.

  • @jennd.5605

    @jennd.5605

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm so sorry💔 Katrina wasn't just New Orleans storm. People forget that

  • @fairlyvague82
    @fairlyvague826 жыл бұрын

    So land became the ocean. That's some terrifying shit.

  • @candicehoneycutt4318

    @candicehoneycutt4318

    5 жыл бұрын

    Want a Coke? Hyperbole

  • @DefiJwett

    @DefiJwett

    5 жыл бұрын

    @g Bush its called the Sea Bed

  • @matthewgregory8218

    @matthewgregory8218

    5 жыл бұрын

    And they days go by water flowing same as it ever was

  • @matthewgregory8218

    @matthewgregory8218

    5 жыл бұрын

    Shady Jeff lol we had something like this in Ottawa on Friday to end summer

  • @iam_keliss4546

    @iam_keliss4546

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Trash Can are you

  • @destinymoran4983
    @destinymoran49833 жыл бұрын

    It hit the day after my 14th birthday. I remember it like it was yesterday though. Not only was it terrifying, even to a kid used to hurricanes, it didn't end when the storm moved on. We were without power, food, water for MONTHS.

  • @bryanburnap4537

    @bryanburnap4537

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad your here to talk about it !!

  • @destinymoran4983

    @destinymoran4983

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bryanburnap4537 me too, for sure!!

  • @nunya69business

    @nunya69business

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same, I was in New Orleans when it hit. Absolutely terrible. New Orleans East looks like Katrina hit it 6 months ago still.

  • @johngilbanni6385

    @johngilbanni6385

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nunya69business i remember my first trip back to New Orleans, maybe October or November of 05. I don’t even know why I was going but just driving through the east was spooky. No lights or anything until I hit the high rise, maybe.

  • @kevinlee6003

    @kevinlee6003

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nunya69business Yeah NO East has been the slowest to recover

  • @robguzman_
    @robguzman_3 жыл бұрын

    This hurricane taught many people a lesson. Never underestimate a storm and get out when they tell you to.

  • @catherinedean3796

    @catherinedean3796

    2 жыл бұрын

    The unfortunate part is they were MANDATED to leave way too late, the mayor didn’t even make it mandatory until 48 hours before landfall

  • @MF-rw3rb

    @MF-rw3rb

    Жыл бұрын

    The levees failing didn't help the matter. Although you're partly right I guess for blaming the victims.

  • @iknow4913

    @iknow4913

    Жыл бұрын

    Hell the ppl that survived ain’t gon leave still. If you make it through that ofc they gon feel like they can get through another my g ma like that she gon buckle down and ride that mf out again. Shit I was like 5-6 I remember the water burst out front door open and we were all floating on the dining room table.

  • @Lizasteruu1

    @Lizasteruu1

    Жыл бұрын

    Most people didn't leave because they COULDN'T leave! They had no money, no transportation and no where to go! To blame the victims is asinine. Everything that could have been done by government officials was NOT! the levees were built to fail, the rescue missions came way too late, and fell horribly short, the evacuation orders came way too late and no help was offered. Blame the people that sat in air conditioned buildings, kicking the responsibility down the line, while they held all the power to actually make a difference.

  • @MissiSIMPi

    @MissiSIMPi

    Жыл бұрын

    I was in the military at that time and left for Florida the morning before the hurricane arrived. I took US Highway 90 from Broad Avenue (Gulfport) to US Highway 63 (Pascagoula) to the I-10 Freeway (Moss Point) and had no issues with traffic until I arrived in Pensacola. I came back to Gulfport the day after the hurricane went through because I did not want anyone calling me to get back to work. Some left for a few months after the storm. I was only in the country for a week while most people on our deployment were stuck in Atlanta and many of them lost everything. I purposely took HWY 90 because I knew the place would change, but did not think it would change like it did. To this day, I am so glad that I evacuated.

  • @benj1mon
    @benj1mon5 жыл бұрын

    Can we just appreciate for how brave this person is

  • @kathyyoung1774

    @kathyyoung1774

    4 жыл бұрын

    Benjamin Romo I’ve lived in hurricane territory all my life. I was just thinking of how FOOLISH he is. When these storms are coming, smart people,eave.

  • @nickschaefer1066

    @nickschaefer1066

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh yes ma’am

  • @nickschaefer1066

    @nickschaefer1066

    4 жыл бұрын

    I mean sir

  • @nickschaefer1066

    @nickschaefer1066

    4 жыл бұрын

    Kathy Young video

  • @josephineshelton6363

    @josephineshelton6363

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yea he is very brave

  • @SuV33358
    @SuV333584 жыл бұрын

    Wow....water just goes wherever it wants to. The sheer power is frightening. Its like, all of a sudden there's an ocean in the hotel.

  • @marriannehainsworth7644

    @marriannehainsworth7644

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's mother nature.

  • @MrFurley69

    @MrFurley69

    2 жыл бұрын

    That’s exactly what it is

  • @hppypandax5454

    @hppypandax5454

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@marriannehainsworth7644 No it's God

  • @poseidonoceanstorm7396

    @poseidonoceanstorm7396

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hppypandax5454 That's Poseidon buddy xd

  • @hppypandax5454

    @hppypandax5454

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@poseidonoceanstorm7396 No

  • @bacongaming1420
    @bacongaming14203 жыл бұрын

    It just shows the quiet moments. No music, no effects, just, raw, real footage. To show how many people died and survived. This truly shows how nature really doesn't care what's in it's path.

  • @kalely_rae1844
    @kalely_rae18443 жыл бұрын

    I was starting the 2nd grade in August of 2005, in Biloxi Mississippi. I remember all the hurricanes we were hit with in 2004 and I would help my dad board up our windows. We were used to it at that point so we never really feared hurricanes. However, I still vividly remember the look of fear on my dads face as he watched the news coverage for Hurricane Katrina; I remember how he told us to all go and quickly grab clothes, two toys, and our precious belongings. Terrified and panicked, we left in the middle of the night for Texas, since we had family there. For the next six weeks, we were unable to go back home since the roads were un-drivable. But once we were able to go "home", I acquired one of the most painful memories I still have to this day. My town and my home were completely abolished, trash and debris still COVERED the ground more than a month later. I saw dead animals/pets rotting in the road and every belonging that we had in that house was scattered across our front yard in trash. The only thing that stood where our house used to be was the brick walls. The ceilings, furniture, drywall, etc. of our house were completely washed away. Our one-story house was COMPLETELY submerged during the storm! We had to couch surf with people who still had houses for many weeks after that since we were homeless at that point. I'll never forget the force that was Hurricane Katrina nor the look of absolute terror on my dads face and his tears in the aftermath. Its haunting...

  • @burnit_0193
    @burnit_01939 жыл бұрын

    How are you so calm? I would be freaking out.

  • @rebecca8562

    @rebecca8562

    9 жыл бұрын

    I was shitting bricks go through this😂 hurricane katrina was the worst

  • @cailey8210

    @cailey8210

    9 жыл бұрын

    Becca Martin i woke up in the middle of it and i watched out my house window

  • @burnit_0193

    @burnit_0193

    9 жыл бұрын

    Cailey Geraci LOL. Good one.

  • @cailey8210

    @cailey8210

    9 жыл бұрын

    Scotty Boy im just like really are you kidding me right now why is the wind blowing me it was litterly blowing me down

  • @davidkelly4210

    @davidkelly4210

    8 жыл бұрын

    Scotty Boy I lived thru Andrew (Cat 5) and Charlie (Cat 4) without much issue. Plenty of smaller storms as well. When these things are a fact of life, it loses it's edge. Obviously there are things not to do (like staying in the surge zone which these people didn't) but they can be quite fun to watch.

  • @billionsandbillions
    @billionsandbillions4 жыл бұрын

    I don’t think these guys filming realized how big the storm surge was going to be at the time. Lol. Was a big shocker for sure.

  • @BYUBOY33

    @BYUBOY33

    4 жыл бұрын

    I mean no one really knew...Cat 5's happen a lot. This girl was clearly special. Altered the direction of my life forever.

  • @nordette

    @nordette

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@BYUBOY33 how did it alter your life?🙏💜

  • @willow_flowers8114

    @willow_flowers8114

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah they didn't know that's it would be the biggest hurricane. 😅

  • @Xavier-xr4ol

    @Xavier-xr4ol

    3 жыл бұрын

    septicop And.... after the storm hit and the levees broke I blame.... government response, since it was horrible

  • @laggyfilms4768

    @laggyfilms4768

    3 жыл бұрын

    Xavier either way they weren’t holding up the storm well,imagine if they weren’t there imagine what would have happened

  • @MichaelKinzer
    @MichaelKinzer4 жыл бұрын

    The way he says “We have a car getting ready to come into the lobby now.” Like it’s just a minor misfortune. I would be hiding in some interior room at that point. Great footage though!

  • @MrWolfSnack

    @MrWolfSnack

    2 жыл бұрын

    Definitely do not hide in a room. You will be trapped with no escape. It's better to be in the middle of it then to barricade yourself into a room where you have no exit.

  • @veiledheart0
    @veiledheart08 ай бұрын

    The craziest thing about Katrina was that it never seemed to end. It just went on and on. AND it was daylight. I remember looking out the window, just watching stuff go flying by and it was morning time. I feel like usually the worst of it passes during the night.

  • @sireofzelda
    @sireofzelda4 жыл бұрын

    Baffling to me that 14 years later, I can still drive down the roads in my town and see slabs from homes that were destroyed during Katrina.

  • @1991Meka

    @1991Meka

    3 жыл бұрын

    Have they fixed up all the old neighborhoods

  • @sireofzelda

    @sireofzelda

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@1991Meka Some of them, but a lot of them are just slabs with new trees growing over them now.

  • @FaithandNova

    @FaithandNova

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sireofzelda wow that's crazy. I couldn't see myself returning after such a traumatic event.

  • @breeannwalker8309

    @breeannwalker8309

    3 жыл бұрын

    Then when another major hurricane hits which it will it'll be even worse

  • @talesfromthetrenches9382

    @talesfromthetrenches9382

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hurricane Laura and Marco brought me here. Hope it’s not this bad ❗️

  • @lindalawrence9351
    @lindalawrence93518 жыл бұрын

    wow Mike is either very courageous or a nutcase. To have stayed and filmed, and narrated so calmly just so we could all see it.

  • @kathyyoung1774

    @kathyyoung1774

    4 жыл бұрын

    Linda Lawrence I vote nutcase.

  • @Maplelust

    @Maplelust

    4 жыл бұрын

    the hurricane was ripping his hotel apart and he's just like "..yeah the water is coming in as you can see. "

  • @amesholmes5592

    @amesholmes5592

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Maplelust 😂😂 ikr

  • @rajumeena3053

    @rajumeena3053

    4 жыл бұрын

    Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr4aaaaararrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

  • @kylief2975

    @kylief2975

    2 жыл бұрын

    panic can often make things worse,,, props to mike??

  • @THEhandyman247
    @THEhandyman247 Жыл бұрын

    To this day, I still get aggravated at how New Orleans got all the attention from what happened when Katrina hit. The Mississippi coast was absolutely destroyed and there was hardly any attention from the media.

  • @yagirl_taylor6012

    @yagirl_taylor6012

    19 күн бұрын

    till this day Buildings and structures are still damaged from the hurricane Katrina. Many residents couldn't afford repairs then, and the struggle continues When I visited Mississippi last year in the month of January areas I saw seemed to have recovered well, which felt like a stark contrast in cities of Golf Port , Jacksonville , Hattiesburg , and Laurel it looks nothing happened there it , it looked amazing , it looked like one but did not get distracted . people up there in Mississippi have higher income levels than us in New Orleans decades of community bonds were ripped apart as many residents were forced to flee their homes, some never to return. This scattering left a gaping hole in the social fabric of the city, taking years of painstaking effort to stitch back together. Things are not the same anymore in New Orleans this hurricane killed 1,392 people and most were black . Then here comes hurricane Ida it destroyed even more houses , Buildings , and structures . Ida killed 30 people and i knew half of them . Mississippi has had 2 people who died from hurricane Ida and 238 has died in hurricane Katrina I don't want to diminish their losses , but Mississippi had it bad but they most differently didn't have it worst than us .

  • @susanH1986

    @susanH1986

    6 күн бұрын

    Hurricane Rita cat 4 tore through Lake Charles Louisiana one month later and still all news cared about was New Orleans!!

  • @stephencraig7130

    @stephencraig7130

    3 күн бұрын

    Your local government failed you. New Orleans flooded because of bad management and failed equipment. It's sad that lives were lost, yes. I blame the city of New Orleans and parish government for not protecting its citizens. Katrina contributed, but the real culprit was the government. I was born and raised there. I was living in Biloxi when Katrina hit. I was here!!!

  • @llallogen7380
    @llallogen73803 жыл бұрын

    Even now, events of my childhood are categorized as pre- and post-Katrina.

  • @healingv1sion

    @healingv1sion

    3 жыл бұрын

    llallogen really? 9/11 was only 4 years before this

  • @llallogen7380

    @llallogen7380

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@healingv1sion On the coast of MS, I think Katrina had a bigger impact on us than 9/11. While only ~1800 deaths are attributed to Katrina, the death toll is estimated around 3000. So many people experienced homelessness, poor living conditions, an extreme shift in lifestyle, and experienced the trauma more directly than came with seeing 9/11 on the news. Surfing out of your house on a mattress, going to check on a neighbor only to find their body, standing on an upside down car with a satellite phone on the interstate where the only vehicles that pass you are military ones, or waving down a helicopter in your neighborhood to get MREs...those were more defining for the most severely affected.

  • @uhuh.2232

    @uhuh.2232

    3 жыл бұрын

    Damn, I was born on August 29, 2005 exactly when Katrina hit. We were in Atlanta and my parents told me the lights were going in and out and a crazy ass storm was kicking

  • @yukiruikuta6500

    @yukiruikuta6500

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow. For me it was pre-earthquake, post-earthquake.

  • @cocoababy1948

    @cocoababy1948

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@healingv1sion oh u silent now huh💀

  • @mangythefox2725
    @mangythefox27254 жыл бұрын

    5:09 the water really said “I’m just gonna let myself in.”

  • @crystalbubbleaj7581

    @crystalbubbleaj7581

    3 жыл бұрын

    It did tho

  • @mikhailyork8981

    @mikhailyork8981

    3 жыл бұрын

    It did tho

  • @ZombieBarbieOfficial

    @ZombieBarbieOfficial

    3 жыл бұрын

    I shouldn’t have laughed at that lol

  • @aniahshearron1315

    @aniahshearron1315

    3 жыл бұрын

    Im sorry but this was funny

  • @iifr4n816

    @iifr4n816

    3 жыл бұрын

    yes.

  • @ToniiCurtisSmith
    @ToniiCurtisSmith7 жыл бұрын

    11 years ago but still so Scary to watch this video of Hurricane Katrina..

  • @samanthabaker7936

    @samanthabaker7936

    7 жыл бұрын

    Irk XD

  • @davidrepokis2711

    @davidrepokis2711

    7 жыл бұрын

    Samantha Baker

  • @dontknow9254

    @dontknow9254

    6 жыл бұрын

    12

  • @that1chrissie

    @that1chrissie

    6 жыл бұрын

    Tonii Curtis Smith n

  • @lindseymiller1830

    @lindseymiller1830

    6 жыл бұрын

    Tonii Curtis Smith hurricane Katrina was dangerous and UGLY! Cars floating, windows breaking, furniture floating everywhere just So devastating.

  • @tomikostalberte3369
    @tomikostalberte3369 Жыл бұрын

    It sucks that my son was 5 mos. old when Katrina hit, he just made 18yo on Feb. 24, 2023 and this can still affect me on this level. Everyone sees the storm and that was horrible in its own right, but there was so much more that others will never know about. Just the memories of that time exhaust me!😢

  • @renatacuriosa

    @renatacuriosa

    9 ай бұрын

    I’m sorry to hear that, but you should avoid watching these videos then, to reduce triggering stress.

  • @tomikostalberte3369

    @tomikostalberte3369

    8 ай бұрын

    @@renatacuriosa Thank you so much and I know you are right but I have come to find the "silver lining" in that garbage heap of a situation. I was comfortable in New Orleans. It was where I grew up, it was where I knew my safety nets were. If Katrina had not happened, I probably never would have graduated college or have been introduced to all the wonderful things I have had the pleasure of doing and seeing. It sucked at the time but I am starting to see that "the wind from one dose opens another".

  • @fioname3495
    @fioname34952 жыл бұрын

    And now they’re waiting for Ida. Stay safe everyone.

  • @anitasmith4559
    @anitasmith45596 жыл бұрын

    This video is terrifying. The storm surge water rises so quickly it's easy to see how poor souls drowned in these storms.

  • @SavannahJean
    @SavannahJean5 жыл бұрын

    when you have an ocean in your parking lot, you know you’ve got a problem.

  • @michelleburkes2535

    @michelleburkes2535

    5 жыл бұрын

    When u got a ocean coming in your house it's beyond a problem, it's a disaster

  • @jerrysmith8436

    @jerrysmith8436

    5 жыл бұрын

    You should pull up Kid Rock of Detroit & see his 2 million dollar home on the water he's selling for 2 million. He has a river right at his backyard. Its beautiful but makes you think about this.

  • @davidlafleche1142

    @davidlafleche1142

    4 жыл бұрын

    Even more stupid: Californians who build houses on steep hills. The houses are on stilts, with no basements, and they are anchored in sand. One mild earthquake will dump it into the ocean.

  • @Maplelust

    @Maplelust

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@davidlafleche1142 lolz!

  • @lilianafox7401

    @lilianafox7401

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@davidlafleche1142 ok stupid comment

  • @azdrifter3968
    @azdrifter396810 ай бұрын

    Probably one of the most watched storm videos on KZread. I come back to it about once a year and it still blows me away. Wind so strong it strips the wallpaper right off the walls. Just amazing how brutal nature can be.

  • @avalondreaming1433
    @avalondreaming14333 жыл бұрын

    Most incredible footage I've seen. Mississippi was overlooked because of New Orleans. You were all brave and strong!

  • @spencerklein9410

    @spencerklein9410

    Жыл бұрын

    So overlooked! I was 12 when this happened and still, 16 years later when I bring up Katrina to people they automatically assume I lived in New Orleans. Their levees broke. Our cities were destroyed by the surge. Big difference

  • @TLR1988

    @TLR1988

    Жыл бұрын

    @@spencerklein9410 their city was destroyed as well by the surging water from the levees and they lost a THOUSAND more people. That's not being over looked. People just want the spotlight of the tragedy afterwards. They were still rebuilding and had houses that had plastic sides because walls weren't rebuilt 7 years later. Do you know how many families moved to Texas and Tampa FL, let alone anywhere else. The likely hood that someone says they're from New Orleans Katrina is way more high than Mississippi. Y'all didn't relocate nearly as much so stop it when there's books and documentaries of their deceased bodies floating thru the city. Your cities might've been destroyed but what about the 1500 families that still grieve to this day?

  • @niyahboyd7451

    @niyahboyd7451

    Жыл бұрын

    all these years I never knew! I was a kid when it happened and i bad family in mississippi

  • @exarchyrel3056

    @exarchyrel3056

    Жыл бұрын

    I was 23 but wasn't in Katrina's path because I was in my hometown Sacramento watching New Orleans get obliterated by Katrina 😔

  • @Dinnerthedaythebanksareopen

    @Dinnerthedaythebanksareopen

    Жыл бұрын

    @@spencerklein9410 Wait so Mississippi had it worse than Louisiana?

  • @lezgeaux
    @lezgeaux9 жыл бұрын

    Lord I thank you for sparing my life through Katrina. 6 of my family members were not as lucky. I watch this video, now for the first time since 2005, I guess I have just never been ready to look at all the pics and videos. I will never forget august 29, 2005. I watched my whole life as I knew it vanish, and so many people and places that I loved GONE. It made us as a state stronger, gave us the ability to understand that not all things are forever. Mother Nature took nearly 2000 people from us that day...... May they RIP, and may the legacy of our rich culture forever be remembered but mostly radiate for generations to come.

  • @flowforever9084

    @flowforever9084

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm so sorry that you went through this. It was horrible. My condolences. USA 🇺🇸didn't know what to do or how to handle this disaster.

  • @deborahwood9304
    @deborahwood93047 жыл бұрын

    One of the best videos I've ever seen depicting exactly what a storm surge is and how it behaves - with the wind literally pushing and shoving the Gulf of Mexico ahead of the winds - I was stunned at how many people along the Mississippi coast line that DID NOT EVACUATE - that was just insanity.

  • @Zhest-yu8rw

    @Zhest-yu8rw

    7 жыл бұрын

    Well the decision was taken a bit too late and even, some people didn't had a way to evacuate, they were too poor, they didn't had Cars for it, so they had no others choices than staying and the gvt were completely overwehlmed at the moment even weeks, months and years after the Events of Katrina and the guy a who led the FIMA was completely useless, he had no knowledge nor quality for the post, he was just there because he was a Bush's Friend.

  • @yayeet6463

    @yayeet6463

    7 жыл бұрын

    dixie dragon Nobody knew it was going to be that bad.

  • @jacallender25

    @jacallender25

    7 жыл бұрын

    Let me explain to you for those who never experienced this, evacuating isn't cheap, especially if you have a family .. Next, as the previous person stated, the warning to evacuate was given way too late .. I'm born and raised New Orleans, I remember the day my family and I evacuated, it was on a Sunday morning (2am) .. The storm hit on that Monday .. No one thought the storm had a chance of hitting us until it was too late .. I was a manager at Six Flags New Orleans and we opened up that Saturday morning and got the word to shut down only 3 hours into opening

  • @DONIMATOR-pn5rp

    @DONIMATOR-pn5rp

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@jacallender25 wow the manager

  • @mikelmcgill9821

    @mikelmcgill9821

    4 жыл бұрын

    My parents and grandparents stayed they wish they hadn’t they all have bad anxiety now

  • @Deetroiter
    @Deetroiter Жыл бұрын

    I have to say that even all these years later, this footage in this video is by far the most harrowing and wildest first hand experience I’ve ever seen. That wind and power at 12:20 was wicked!

  • @foxxygearreviews7754
    @foxxygearreviews77542 жыл бұрын

    This is one of those “thank a structural engineer” moments.

  • @rsgerman4061

    @rsgerman4061

    2 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely

  • @drderelict7987

    @drderelict7987

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, apparently 60% of buildings in the US aren't up to standard so luckily this one was

  • @Takealiltripnsee

    @Takealiltripnsee

    2 жыл бұрын

    And this who build it accordingly lol. This is a wild video man

  • @michellem7300

    @michellem7300

    2 жыл бұрын

    Is this building still standing?

  • @tinashammas9948
    @tinashammas99489 жыл бұрын

    How can he seem so calm about it I would be screaming my head of

  • @davidkelly4210

    @davidkelly4210

    8 жыл бұрын

    Tina Shamx They're not that scary if you know what you're doing.

  • @franciscosalcido8951

    @franciscosalcido8951

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Tina Shamx If the hotel was only 1 floor the reaction would've been different but since he had 5 floors to work with I can see where he would be calm.

  • @terrievans4791

    @terrievans4791

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Tina Shamx I wouldn't (future storm chaser)

  • @bee3514

    @bee3514

    7 жыл бұрын

    Tina Shamx some people are not afraid of death

  • @eviits

    @eviits

    7 жыл бұрын

    Tell me how does screaming help you (or others) in any way at all?

  • @Sarah-bc1tu
    @Sarah-bc1tu7 жыл бұрын

    This is so crazy!!!!!!!!!! Great footage you guys are brave! I would have been on the top floor of the hotel screaming my head off!

  • @Syndiate__

    @Syndiate__

    7 жыл бұрын

    Yeah!!!!

  • @audriana1113

    @audriana1113

    7 жыл бұрын

    Summer Times that's exactly what I would do

  • @audriana1113

    @audriana1113

    7 жыл бұрын

    Summer Times that's exactly what I would do

  • @taylorlampen2284

    @taylorlampen2284

    7 жыл бұрын

    Summer Times same

  • @angelserene7004

    @angelserene7004

    6 жыл бұрын

    Actually that can be just as dangerous with strong storm surge threatening to rip the floor from underneath you. Biloxi Casinos and Hotels are a testament to that as they were flattened by Katrina.

  • @Uffda.
    @Uffda. Жыл бұрын

    God, watching the water come up the staircase… looks like what it would be like inside a sinking ship. Upper Midwest- I’ve seen tornado damage, lived in Duluth during the flood in 2012, hunkered down while softball size hail broke our windows and caved in car roofs. But never have I ever been stuck retreating up floors pursued by ocean (except in literal nightmares!) This dude is an absolute unit.

  • @Deetroiter

    @Deetroiter

    Жыл бұрын

    When I saw this mayhem in the video, it reminded me of the waters on Lake Superior. Gale force winds and brutal 30+ft waves. All from a freshwater lake. If you lived in Duluth, you know the power of superior. It’s not a joke.

  • @kiac.7123
    @kiac.7123 Жыл бұрын

    My family couldn’t find each other for weeks..months.. RIP to anyone who lost a loved one in Katrina. ❤️ and anyone who lost everything they had.

  • @gibranwerby8989
    @gibranwerby89895 жыл бұрын

    I lost my 4000 sq foot house in Katrina. Nothing was left. I survived Hurricane Camille in 1969 in my Father in Laws beach home. It seemed like the end of the world. My house was a little over a mile from where this video was recorded. The power of nature has made me a humble person.

  • @heariam7557

    @heariam7557

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lived metairie in camille..sis was Biloxi then til she passed Oct '20...camille wiped out those gorgeous old never to see again beach homes. Bless you, storms of all sorts will humble us!

  • @byronchavarria4954

    @byronchavarria4954

    3 жыл бұрын

    Square Meter Not Square METER NOT FOOT

  • @giacomocasanova2418

    @giacomocasanova2418

    2 жыл бұрын

    Did insurance pay?

  • @byronchavarria4954

    @byronchavarria4954

    2 жыл бұрын

    Kilometer Not Mile

  • @gibranwerby8989

    @gibranwerby8989

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@giacomocasanova2418 Long story. My insurance company did everything to back out of coverage. One of my best friends is a super lawyer, we ended up in a lawsuit and I ended up in a decent settlement. However, I lost so many things I can’t replace, like our wedding photos, US Army memorabilia, college photos, five expensive violins and the list goes on.

  • @CoopyKat
    @CoopyKat8 жыл бұрын

    This scares me more than any horror movie I've ever seen! Natural disasters can be quite traumatic....and we're not even seeing all the other people and their reactions/situations....

  • @crazydrummer181

    @crazydrummer181

    5 жыл бұрын

    The day after the storm I went to the beach and I'll never forget seeing coffins in the middle of Highway 90 that somehow where washed up from the ground.

  • @julplwgolden2620

    @julplwgolden2620

    5 жыл бұрын

    So right there ...

  • @MYBIGKINDHEART

    @MYBIGKINDHEART

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@crazydrummer181 oh crap? That sounds crazy

  • @Johtic_

    @Johtic_

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@crazydrummer181 stop lying

  • @crazydrummer181

    @crazydrummer181

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Johtic_ I’m not even capping right now.

  • @-.Kn1ghtM4r3.-
    @-.Kn1ghtM4r3.-2 жыл бұрын

    It's insane to see downtown Gulfport today. I've lived in Gulfport my whole life, and I never really thought too far into the impact of Katrina. I was only 1 when the hurricane hit, so I have no memory of it, but my parents do. Everytime they tell me the story of us evacuating just hours before the storm hit, I get chills. Looking at Gulfport today, you almost can't tell what's gone down. The only reminders we have are the concrete slabs and the signs on the walls of the public restrooms on the beach.

  • @iloveeatinga5985

    @iloveeatinga5985

    Жыл бұрын

    That's mother nature for u bitch

  • @crazydrummer181

    @crazydrummer181

    Жыл бұрын

    Dude, the beach along highway 90 in Biloxi and Gulfport was so cool before Katrina. There were so many more businesses and attractions. The beach looks emptier now.

  • @zerosoma33

    @zerosoma33

    Жыл бұрын

    It never did recover fully

  • @RenTucker

    @RenTucker

    9 ай бұрын

    It seems recovered to you because you’re young and didn’t experience it the way the rest of us did. The coast will never recover or be the same.

  • @heatherbreece3172
    @heatherbreece31723 жыл бұрын

    i live in gulfport and it was awful. my dad is a cop and he worked during it and he has ptsd from seeing all the washed up dead bodies

  • @wendydeshazo2606

    @wendydeshazo2606

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hang tight Brother in Blue. I got your back forever.

  • @cllncl

    @cllncl

    3 жыл бұрын

    i actually feel bad for your dad

  • @lisaswint6630

    @lisaswint6630

    3 жыл бұрын

    Prayers for your father 🙏

  • @4ksc3nep4cks

    @4ksc3nep4cks

    3 жыл бұрын

    123 456 the heck-

  • @darknessdx6176

    @darknessdx6176

    2 жыл бұрын

    Holy shit that’s Scary.. I don’t even wanna know but I hope your father is recovering❤️‍🩹

  • @piplupgirl23cp
    @piplupgirl23cp10 жыл бұрын

    I'm from Pass Christian(only 10 minutes from where this happened) and I remember every detail. My mom's house was destroyed completely. We lost all baby pictures and any furniture we had at the time. My dad's house was slightly damaged. A tree went through the back of the house and we had to re-do the roof. It was a terrible time. Electricity was out for weeks and we lived off of The Red Cross. Many people still are not recovered from Katrina. For years, I helped my mom rebuild houses all along the coast and it is something I will cherish with my kids one day. I may only be fourteen, but these memories will live on forever.

  • @8freshness

    @8freshness

    10 жыл бұрын

    May God bless you and your family

  • @shawnacothran5465

    @shawnacothran5465

    Жыл бұрын

    My heart goes out to you. My mom and brother lived in a town called picayune not really near the coast maby 45 min away. They also went through this storm. They lost everything as well. Flooding and trees took out everything.. no power, water had to be boiled before use, food supply went quick...people from that whole region were displaced, scared.. my love to all .

  • @stacyinmsstacy5893
    @stacyinmsstacy58936 жыл бұрын

    I will never forget this day. I was on the other side north Biloxi across the I10 and still swam had 11 feet of water in my home didn't even live near the water.

  • @alexflores9711

    @alexflores9711

    4 жыл бұрын

    no one asked

  • @yeeyee3021

    @yeeyee3021

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@alexflores9711 shut the hell up

  • @nenaj1

    @nenaj1

    4 жыл бұрын

    @ALFredo Cuomo why would you want to move there? It sinks 2 inches per year and will be under water in the future. It's below sea level.

  • @SwagLifeSeries

    @SwagLifeSeries

    4 жыл бұрын

    How many seconds were you from water?

  • @lilianafox7401

    @lilianafox7401

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@alexflores9711 YOUR HATEFUL

  • @roundingitreal1893
    @roundingitreal18933 жыл бұрын

    I will say it again, this is the ultimate video regarding one of the most terrible storm tragedies in the history of man. THIS, is what deadly storm surge looks like and a hurricane that was grossly misinterpreted when it came on shore with winds exceeding well over 130 mph from a pressure read of 920 mb. The weather channel and others even with the technology we had back in 2005 completely misread the power of this storm approaching land as a category 3. Anytime a hurricane's pressure falls down to 920 and less, you have a major, major, storm power. The read of 966 mb at the start of the video was the outer approach bands which is unbelievable considering that wasn't even the start of the wall eye.

  • @jairoortiz8521

    @jairoortiz8521

    3 жыл бұрын

    Imagine if it was a category 5 hurricane 😁

  • @neptune9238

    @neptune9238

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dude what’s your problem?

  • @roundingitreal1893

    @roundingitreal1893

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@neptune9238 I'm sorry??? I don't understand...??? What's my problem?

  • @neptune9238

    @neptune9238

    3 жыл бұрын

    No not you Jairo Ortiz

  • @roundingitreal1893

    @roundingitreal1893

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@neptune9238 Oh, okay bro. My bad.

  • @dj_alboe1360
    @dj_alboe13602 жыл бұрын

    A person can only try to imagine what a storm like Katrina would be like, but this video shows me that I could never imagine how terrifying it actually was. The unforgiving strength of the water and the destruction it caused. The helplessness of there being nothing a person could do but hope and pray. And what about people who couldn't get to higher ground? I can't imagine the horror they went through. It's easy to become desensitized in todays' society, but this video really made me stop and take notice and think about what those people went through. Absolutely heartbreaking.

  • @metalmamasue3680

    @metalmamasue3680

    Жыл бұрын

    It's amazing footage and the raw power of mother nature is insane, she wins almost every time. I've always been a hurricane watching geek. Maybe because when I was 8 yrs old, we had severe flooding from Hurricane Agnes in late June of 1972, in PA. But it wasn't nearly as bad as Katrina. 50 people died just in PA and many places saw over a foot of rain. The small town I grew up in was flanked on either side by a creek, both flooded several feet over their banks. I lived a block from one of them. We had no power for days and the yards & streets were all like a stream, you could've taken a small boat down most of them. I remember it very well, it was the worst weather event I've ever experienced. My grandfather tried to take his rowboat and come check on us but the National Guard made him turn back since it was too dangerous, there was severe flooding between where we lived. In total, the storm caused $2-3 billion dollars in damage, closer to $20 billion by today's cost, it took 128 lives and was the costliest storm ever at that time. Agnes stalled over the Mid-Atlantic states and it rained for like 3 days straight, PA was hit very hard. It's a reminder that the water is more deadly than the wind in tropical systems, between storm surge and flooding. This year, 2022 is the 50th anniversary of Agnes. RIP to all lives lost in these storms, I hope people take them seriously and leave if at all possible. Kudos to the brave or crazy people who stay to record them so we can get an idea of what it's like to be in their path.

  • @ChickenJoe-tq6xd

    @ChickenJoe-tq6xd

    11 ай бұрын

    Hurricane charley was the closest I’ve been to it, Michael too

  • @ericbrown6725
    @ericbrown672510 жыл бұрын

    this guy is so calm haha. "oh another car is coming into the lobby now."

  • @Camille-lj5ew

    @Camille-lj5ew

    10 жыл бұрын

    Lmao

  • @helencatala2966

    @helencatala2966

    10 жыл бұрын

    OMG da dude is so calm XD Lol

  • @CrazyWeatherDude
    @CrazyWeatherDude4 жыл бұрын

    Watching before a potentially hyperactive 2020 Hurricane Season. Edit: wow this comment is aging well.

  • @isamjensen

    @isamjensen

    4 жыл бұрын

    SAME.

  • @michaelbaldwin3003

    @michaelbaldwin3003

    4 жыл бұрын

    Do you guys think it will be worse than the 2004/05 seasons???

  • @CrazyWeatherDude

    @CrazyWeatherDude

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@michaelbaldwin3003 it has the potential with this pandemic.

  • @IIOctaneII

    @IIOctaneII

    4 жыл бұрын

    Michael Baldwin fucking yes dude 😭 unemployment, coronavirus, it will be way worse

  • @selfisht

    @selfisht

    4 жыл бұрын

    Octane riots, maybe ebola

  • @crazydrummer181
    @crazydrummer1813 жыл бұрын

    I’m from the MS coast. This video still makes me sad in 2020. Proud to say I survived. The weeks after the storm was the worst part.

  • @Chris-ib5ht

    @Chris-ib5ht

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm from Brookhaven and we didn't have so much damage but we weren't exactly lucky either. I was only 5 when it hit but some of my most detailed childhood memories come from Katrina and the weeks that followed. We lived in a mobile home at the time with our grandparents and we didn't expect to come out with both our home and our lives

  • @anthonypalermo8816

    @anthonypalermo8816

    3 жыл бұрын

    coolness

  • @bloopnation

    @bloopnation

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wasn't there ANOTHER hurricane right after Katrina? LOL double whammy! The Gov. used Katrina as a baseline for future highly controlled negligence protocol. Thanks for your comment.

  • @Barcelona36978

    @Barcelona36978

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Sweet Dreams yeah i was thinking it was real

  • @crazydrummer181

    @crazydrummer181

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Susana Umana I was a kid at 13 so it was much easier for me than the adults who had to stress a lot harder about what was going on. Thankfully we didn’t lose our house and only had to live without power for a month or two. The city of Biloxi and other near cities I grew up around still have many empty lots and only concrete foundations of swept away buildings from Katrina to this day. It’s crazy to experience a large portion of where you grew up be destroyed.

  • @thedonofthsht76-58
    @thedonofthsht76-583 жыл бұрын

    This is why I'll take half the year of cold and snow in buffalo ny.. wow

  • @strawberryshort4161
    @strawberryshort41617 жыл бұрын

    When they help the woman .. thanks for doing that.

  • @chungus7020

    @chungus7020

    5 жыл бұрын

    yes

  • @Benyikoko

    @Benyikoko

    4 жыл бұрын

    Amen

  • @edweer670

    @edweer670

    4 жыл бұрын

    Why'd she have to stay?

  • @katelinebrown5434
    @katelinebrown54344 жыл бұрын

    This is so sad. I can’t believe my parents and I survived in this. 🙁

  • @gabrielbeyt6267

    @gabrielbeyt6267

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Kateline Brown Hurricane Laura was going to have a UNSURVIVABLE STORM SURGE of 20 FEET , and Dorian from LAST year had a 20 FOOT STORM SURGE too

  • @undisputed4821

    @undisputed4821

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kyleklmondwa9042 dude…

  • @crazydrummer181

    @crazydrummer181

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@gabrielbeyt6267 Katrina has a 20-29 foot storm surge in Mississippi, unfortunately.

  • @gabriellethompson2399

    @gabriellethompson2399

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@crazydrummer181 it was 28 feet. there’s a sign by the ocean that marks it in gulfport

  • @carissafrederick9963
    @carissafrederick99633 жыл бұрын

    Your video made me emotional! God bless y'all for being on the beach during the storm! Also, I noticed he said Cat 4 in the video. Katrina was a Cat 5 when she hit. I don't think everyone was aware of how bad she was at the time. I live in Pass Christian, north of the tracks. Although the area I live in doesn't have to worry about flooding, we had to go through the wind, rain, and tornadoes. I lost my home to a tornado during Katrina. Multiple homes on my street were hit. The house we stayed in during the storm was walking distance to my house. It was a brick home. We had stayed there before for storms, but did not expect this. I sat on the couch during the storm and watched the walls in the hallway weave in and out. The wind picked up the back of one of the vehicles, almost sending it flying, but it landed back down. Nothing in this world could have prepared us for the devastation that Katrina brought. When I tell y'all no one knew it would be this bad, we really didn't. I begged my mama to let me stay in our house (it was a trailer) because none of the other storms had been bad, and I knew this one wouldn't either. I wouldn't be here today had we have stayed. Katrina devastated us all. We lost so much yet gained much more in return. The amount of love and support from so many, including our own communities, was astounding. Katrina will be burned into my memory for the rest of my life, and I can promise you one thing: I will NOT be staying for the next bad one. Hell, I hope I'm not alive by the time the next one comes!

  • @laurim6410

    @laurim6410

    2 жыл бұрын

    It is very scary God bless you for your courage

  • @jlpdotcom

    @jlpdotcom

    2 жыл бұрын

    Katrina was actually a cat 3 when it made landfall. It was a cat 5 out in the Gulf of Mexico a day or 2 before making landfall, but weakened down to a cat 3 before landfall.

  • @Stk_dude38
    @Stk_dude3811 ай бұрын

    Can we take a moment to appreciate these people and how brave they are? Much love

  • @jidongguo172
    @jidongguo1727 жыл бұрын

    Hurricane Katrina, I was there I survived :)

  • @PokeGirlPokeGirl

    @PokeGirlPokeGirl

    7 жыл бұрын

    Your lucky! I wasn't even born when hurricane Katrina came!

  • @tripical

    @tripical

    7 жыл бұрын

    same

  • @gomexusgold5432

    @gomexusgold5432

    7 жыл бұрын

    Nah we ain't lucky it was scary as hell

  • @lorirideout6463

    @lorirideout6463

    7 жыл бұрын

    jidong guo wow

  • @jidongguo172

    @jidongguo172

    7 жыл бұрын

    Good job today is my birthday, I get a like plz.

  • @catboyzee
    @catboyzee9 жыл бұрын

    Some might say this videographer is crazy for doing this. But I thank you for taking the risk and giving us perspective on just how destructive and dangerous these type of storms can be. Whenever you receive a warning, don't take it lightly. This stuff can get you killed.

  • @londonk09
    @londonk092 жыл бұрын

    I’ll never forget Katrina the sound of trees snapping and tornadoes swirling winds shaking the doors and seeing the roof being pulled apart and water coming into your house as a child is disturbing! The aftermath was just as devastating! We still have signs up and only slabs of concrete where somethings use to be!

  • @nancyshirah8427
    @nancyshirah84274 жыл бұрын

    Water can be so tranquil and peaceful, yet powerful and deadly. I lived through Katrina in Nicholson Ms.

  • @rubeng9649
    @rubeng96497 жыл бұрын

    Amazing what a hurricane's winds can do. I am literally speechless.

  • @rubeng9649

    @rubeng9649

    7 жыл бұрын

    Toolman329 IKR I'm experiencing Matthew right now actually. Glad my power is st *connection lost*

  • @fuzedetectz3237

    @fuzedetectz3237

    7 жыл бұрын

    ruben g did ur connection cut of r u ok ? or r u just joking with us ?

  • @rubeng9649

    @rubeng9649

    7 жыл бұрын

    Patricia Ortuño I'm dead now. This is my ghost speaking.

  • @heathersingkum9340

    @heathersingkum9340

    5 жыл бұрын

    Amazing is not the word I would use to describe something as horrific as this hurricane. But yes it is terrible what wind (mother nature) can do and how much can be destroyed by weather.

  • @jonnylee5000
    @jonnylee50004 жыл бұрын

    I was 1.4 miles from there on Keesler AFB. This is exactly how it looked. This footage is amazing and brings me back to that moment hunkered down on the 2nd floor of a building.

  • @seth053

    @seth053

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol funny seeing this comment I’m going to Keesler when I finish bmt for cyber transport

  • @americandefender6884

    @americandefender6884

    Жыл бұрын

    I was also stationed at Keesler AFB when Katrina hit! At that time I was a Security Forces agumentee! I wasn’t permitted to leave so I also stayed in a dorm for 5 days…Allee Hall! I’ll never forget when the high winds arrived we were watching Jim Cantore on Biloxi beach and the satellite on the roof blew off! That was the last time we were able to watch t.v! People started running out of food since they were only expecting for us to be sheltered in for 3 days! I had extra food and shared! The base was a disaster! It was mind blowing to have access to see the destruction from hwy 90 where some of the casinos were gone from their barges! I guarded President Bush’s airplane on Keesler flight line when he arrived and received Accommodation Medal. Freezer trucks were brought on base to store the deceased gathered from various locations. Living in NM now far away from hurricanes, but that experience will always be with me!

  • @christinecanty5409
    @christinecanty54093 жыл бұрын

    I was living in Ocean Springs, MS when Katrina was headed toward the coast. I warned everyone I could to please evacuate. Most ppl stayed. I couldn't believe it. I left 3 days before it hit and watched on TV at my Momma's house in central louisiana. My best friend was living 2 blocks from the beach. I heard from her 5 days after the storm hit. She said she was just getting ready to climb in the attic with the pets who were now floating around on a mattress when she noticed the water started receding. She said it looked like a huge swimming pool when she looked out of her sliding glass doors. Others I know had to swim across streets to neighbors. When I finally made it home I couldn't believe what I saw. I know New Orleans went through hell and I will not make light of what they went through. I am here to tell you, the MS gulf coast was smashed. Flattened all the way past Interstate 10. My cottage was on high ground and amazingly enough, no damage at all. Please evacuate if you are able to. You and your family's life depends on it.

  • @bloopnation

    @bloopnation

    3 жыл бұрын

    "floating on a mattress" LOL terrifying. Thanks for your comment.

  • @Downsouthroots

    @Downsouthroots

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's not that they can't evacuate, they just don't want to and we all see what happens when people are morons!!!

  • @swoop155
    @swoop1553 жыл бұрын

    Anyone else watching this while waiting for Laura !?

  • @EminySanz

    @EminySanz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes thats why i came to see the video because I think its going to be the same or worst and my hubby is going there to help.

  • @swoop155

    @swoop155

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@EminySanz wow same I have a close friend who lives there and I'm worried about them.. your husband is in my prayers

  • @vadinandez

    @vadinandez

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @anoint3d15

    @anoint3d15

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep :/

  • @vickyrae5949

    @vickyrae5949

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yup! This is just absolutely horrifying and Laura is supposed to be worse. Its raining here in canada but like weirdly i just feel such a horrible feeling about this... im paying so hard 😭🙏🏻❤️

  • @tfptravel.food.peace.3788
    @tfptravel.food.peace.37884 жыл бұрын

    7:36-8:10 Why the hell am I holding my breath?! I feel like I'm in the damn water 😂

  • @meow32145

    @meow32145

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lmao

  • @thewalk8979

    @thewalk8979

    4 жыл бұрын

    Girl I swear I was panicking 😰

  • @mercedessmith2646

    @mercedessmith2646

    4 жыл бұрын

    LMAO I know right me too that's soo crazy 😭😭

  • @dammwhatsbusssinnn512

    @dammwhatsbusssinnn512

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lmao

  • @Whyme266

    @Whyme266

    4 жыл бұрын

    😆

  • @RA-yb7sz
    @RA-yb7sz6 жыл бұрын

    Anyone who chooses to stay on the coastline during a hurricanes should watch this. Thank you for this video. It's one of the most important videos I've seen.

  • @sesskag17
    @sesskag172 жыл бұрын

    Mississippi resident. Stayed in Gulfport when this storm hit, I was 13. I'll never forget it. Driving through Biloxi 2 weeks after was...seeing banana trucks in buildings and casinos ripped apart was horrible. Also saw the slab that was the Bay St Louis bridge.. Mississippi doesn't get near the amount of recognition for what we lost.

  • @hoodhorrors8410
    @hoodhorrors841010 ай бұрын

    This footage is insane

  • @SuV33358
    @SuV333584 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely horrifying.......i dont think i breathed once watching this. Im in upstate ny, so i cant possibly imagine. Thanks for the footage

  • @carmine_

    @carmine_

    2 жыл бұрын

    Especially for New York and Long Island .. sandy was barely even a hurricane and look what it did .. could u imagine even a cat 3.. forget a 4 or 5 the whole state will be washed away

  • @SuV33358

    @SuV33358

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@carmine_ yes . Sandy was a bad one for you guys

  • @nicolemarie011
    @nicolemarie0116 жыл бұрын

    Best footage I've seen yet of a storm surge/Katrina! And I've seen quite a few..can't believe I've never seen this before. Absolutely insane!

  • @amberstreetfilms
    @amberstreetfilms Жыл бұрын

    This footage is really intense. Got those people out of the downstairs room(s) just in time! Thank you for helping them.

  • @MississippiGirl0103
    @MississippiGirl01033 жыл бұрын

    Horrifying watching this knowing so many lives were lost so heartbreaking 💔

  • @butterflyfam2522
    @butterflyfam25229 жыл бұрын

    This is one of the reasons why I don't wanna live anywhere near a beach. Beaches are very beautiful, and they're fun to visit. But when hurricanes or tsunamis come around, it's time to watch out. I remember when this happened. I was about 7 years old. My family from Florida had to come stay with me and my family in Georgia.

  • @luckyluckyyy9730

    @luckyluckyyy9730

    9 жыл бұрын

    I have the same thoughts on living in a beach area...I'm terrified of hurricanes and tornadoes

  • @cheddar2648

    @cheddar2648

    9 жыл бұрын

    FallenEmoAngel In this age of radar and satellites, hurricanes are never a surprise.

  • @LANEREESP

    @LANEREESP

    9 жыл бұрын

    I live near the beach on the Mediterranean so no problem about tsunamis or hurricanes ... It's not possible on the Mediterranean

  • @luckyluckyyy9730

    @luckyluckyyy9730

    9 жыл бұрын

    oversoul ....still terrified.

  • @sumoni

    @sumoni

    9 жыл бұрын

    oversoul Still makes them a major pain in the ass. You live in hurricane zone, you have high insurance costs. Then you spend all that money on a beautiful home, filled with your things. A hurricane comes and rips it to shreds.

  • @Me-wk7dz
    @Me-wk7dz6 жыл бұрын

    It's like they are on a sinking ship ... on land ...

  • @gordonjamesedward1639

    @gordonjamesedward1639

    4 жыл бұрын

    Titanic

  • @matthewbelczyk5264
    @matthewbelczyk5264 Жыл бұрын

    Storm surge this high is insane. It was 29 feet I saw. They said the damage looked very reminiscent of the 2004 tsunami 8 months earlier

  • @zachplushvlogs3381
    @zachplushvlogs33812 жыл бұрын

    Its amazing how he stays calm through this entire storm. If it was me im not even sure if I would have one little bit of sanity or calmess in me. It takes a lot of courage to even become a storm chaser in the first place, and to do something like this it takes a lot more.

  • @wallywutsizface6346
    @wallywutsizface63467 жыл бұрын

    It's funny. Katrina destroyed much of what I had, but if it weren't for it, I wouldn't know several of my now close friends.

  • @demolisher7778

    @demolisher7778

    7 жыл бұрын

    Huh. I guess things really do happen for a reason :)

  • @markaylapeters1350

    @markaylapeters1350

    7 жыл бұрын

    TheUnstoppableScythe And I guess u believe in fate

  • @Favled

    @Favled

    7 жыл бұрын

    Wallywutsizface Hurricanes are known to show mutual love for some lucky individuals........

  • @trinakindred2991

    @trinakindred2991

    7 жыл бұрын

    Wallywutsizface well... I'm glad to be hurricane Katrina

  • @mauigio

    @mauigio

    7 жыл бұрын

    Humble as a Jedi. Bless you

  • @fatbaby73
    @fatbaby736 жыл бұрын

    I went down to Gulfport a year after Katrina came through. I was with a group from my church in North Carolina, and went down to help with the clean up and rebuild . Over a year later, and it still looked this bad. All the buildings, especially on beach Blvd, looked lime they had been hit by bombs. I even remember seeing a cemetery on the Blvd that had all the crypts and tombstones completely demolished. It was so sad seeing this. That big long bridge was still completely gone. And like I said, this was a little over a year after the storm. This video is so scary, and is what nightmares are made of.

  • @crazydrummer181

    @crazydrummer181

    5 жыл бұрын

    fatbaby73 there are still neighborhoods I had friends in growing up that are concrete slabs with grown up brush all around. It's depressing to see.

  • @mattg7952

    @mattg7952

    4 жыл бұрын

    They were still rebuilding in 2014 last time I was there. Thank God all the casino's got reopened though.......

  • @CrazyWeatherDude

    @CrazyWeatherDude

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, Lake Pontchartrain Bridge needed complete reconstruction.

  • @mikelmcgill9821

    @mikelmcgill9821

    4 жыл бұрын

    We still haven’t recovered 15 years later but we’re getting there

  • @Maplelust

    @Maplelust

    4 жыл бұрын

    I also went down to gulfport a year after Katrina. i was with a group from my church in north Carolina and we went there to clean up and rebuild. it was over a year later and it still looked really bad... especially on beach boulevard kinda like bombs had gone off. the long bridge was also completely gone. this video is definitely what nightmares are made of.

  • @JaxonSmithers
    @JaxonSmithers10 ай бұрын

    Some of the most amazing storm footage ever. Very sorry for anyone who lost friends and/or loved ones.

  • @nolagirl7082
    @nolagirl70823 жыл бұрын

    This is so hard for me to watch. I’m from New Orleans and I lost my home in Hurricane Katrina. This brings back a lot of bad memories. Currently, hurricane Laura is riding by us as I’m writing this comment. Thank God this hurricane is not as close to New Orleans, but I’m praying for everybody in West Louisiana and Texas right now

  • @Natalie_36

    @Natalie_36

    3 жыл бұрын

    stay safe we didt get. The. Bad part. Hopefully yall dont get. The bad part to. Get safe

  • @angiekelley9038
    @angiekelley90385 жыл бұрын

    I'm an avid horror junkie and this is scarier than anything I've ever watched.

  • @mikelmcgill9821

    @mikelmcgill9821

    4 жыл бұрын

    Angie Kelley in Mississippi that’s basically every hurricane but hey we’re used to it

  • @amesholmes5592

    @amesholmes5592

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ikr! They were 4 stories up 😳😳😳 there was A SHIT TON of water jeez

  • @Bluebelle51

    @Bluebelle51

    3 жыл бұрын

    because horror movies are movies this is real

  • @sammyholdem2492

    @sammyholdem2492

    2 жыл бұрын

    That boy blowing at 12:30

  • @Skybound.

    @Skybound.

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thedonofthsht76-58 in Louisiana, the gulf states, and the East Coast (where I reside) many hurricanes and tropical storms, even if not categorized like Katrina. Are very deadly and very scary. Cause you have to remember, that’s where most hurricanes touch down.

  • @jerseyfinest7152
    @jerseyfinest715210 жыл бұрын

    You guys captured history. Excellent footage and I do not know how you managed to stay so calm. I'm literally sitting here shaking like a leaf watching this. There is noway I could have been able to do what you did. Absolutely amazing!

  • @zoeykillah
    @zoeykillah Жыл бұрын

    I was 11 when this happened, I remember randomly waking up and seeing it was 5 AM in Cali, and just thinking about the people living this tragic event. Before going to bed the night before I had watched families interviewed by the news, so many people were warned. Some were skeptical about the storm, and others just didn’t have the means to get up and leave. 💔

  • @elenaswift1854
    @elenaswift18542 жыл бұрын

    Had to leave Mississippi and stay with my Grandma in Arkansas. I had just turned 4 and I can still remember almost everything. I’m 20 now. Crazy how time flies

  • @Kn1feShift
    @Kn1feShift7 жыл бұрын

    Let's all take a moment to appreciate people like this, risking their life so others won't be at risk. Hats off, man.

  • @amulyagupta441
    @amulyagupta4417 жыл бұрын

    2:36 the moment when the wave hit the window I had a reflex reaction and backed from my phone 🙈

  • @Lizzysheart777

    @Lizzysheart777

    7 жыл бұрын

    lol! Me too!

  • @bigdaddy3736

    @bigdaddy3736

    7 жыл бұрын

    Amulya gupta I was in Texas but my dad was in New Orleans I'm from New Orleans

  • @teresajeffries3934
    @teresajeffries39342 жыл бұрын

    Katrina came directly up Mississippi. It hit us and took out 2 70 year old pecan trees that fell on my in laws house. They had over $40,000 worth of damage to their home. We spent most of that day in an underground storm shelter. It was frightening, but also maddening because the weather Channel ignored our state, calling us a land mass, and freaked over new Orleans. Mississippi took a direct hit, but we were ignored.

  • @Trtevoorryu
    @Trtevoorryu2 жыл бұрын

    This just appeared in my recommended just as Ida is about to hit Louisiana

  • @fabfab5450
    @fabfab54508 жыл бұрын

    Dell, Louisiana's tragedy was the result of a poor levee system. I rode Katrina in Mississippi and witnessed this what you have just watched. The worst of the storm had already passed before New Orleans went under water due to the levees breaking. New Orleans thought they were spared, then the levees broke. Entire cities on the Mississippi Gulf Coast were not only flooded but completely wiped out from the wind.

  • @biakkhun2644
    @biakkhun26444 жыл бұрын

    I experienced Hurricane Katrina and it was the worst experience in my life. I now have a scar on both legs from when i was washed away by the water and cut my leg, almost ripping it entirely off, from the strong currents and glass and who knows what. I still feel pain every now and then but im just glad i survived

  • @Ssj4Samurai012

    @Ssj4Samurai012

    7 ай бұрын

    Geez I can’t imagine on how that’s like hope you are okay especially your close ones 🙏

  • @mrpowell143
    @mrpowell1432 жыл бұрын

    A good friend of mines. Told me that Katrina hit Mississippi first before new Orleans. And all you heard about was new Orleans on the news but I never knew Mississippi was affected as well. Alot of people lost their lives from this catastrophe. God bless all the families affected

  • @rickcolbert3102
    @rickcolbert310210 ай бұрын

    Hands down the Best video I have ever seen. you can feel the surge. Wow!

  • @mariamendez2076
    @mariamendez20764 жыл бұрын

    Today is hurricane Dorian pls be save everyone

  • @iradaisayeva6583

    @iradaisayeva6583

    4 жыл бұрын

    maria mendez yep

  • @supertastypoptart469

    @supertastypoptart469

    4 жыл бұрын

    I live in Florida so I’m next

  • @eso1666

    @eso1666

    4 жыл бұрын

    I live in Jupiter, FL and I’m waiting for Dorian🤨

  • @Matp345

    @Matp345

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not gunna lie, I’m a little jealous of Floria. I have the same sick obsession with weather...especially severe. During sandy I was at all the beaches here in NJ while it was rolling in.

  • @adb8003

    @adb8003

    4 жыл бұрын

    Man y’all gonna be fine, it’s coming for our asses in the Carolinas now

  • @kapricheialewis
    @kapricheialewis6 жыл бұрын

    I was 3 when Katrina hit. I evacuated with my family. So glad we were safe😊

  • @jamiem7965
    @jamiem796510 ай бұрын

    I know a man whose entire family was killed. He was away for work when it happned. He came home to his house destroyed. He was walking around the destruction looking for them. Some were never found 😢 My condolences to anyone that was affected by this horrific event.

  • @selenafavors8323
    @selenafavors83233 жыл бұрын

    The best footage I have ever seen by far. Glad you and the family are ok. Great job Mike.

  • @rendtheheavensallthetimele7474
    @rendtheheavensallthetimele74746 жыл бұрын

    I survived Katrina,in Pearl River Louisiana.On Mississippi and Louisiana border.

  • @nancyshirah8427

    @nancyshirah8427

    4 жыл бұрын

    I grew up in Slidell. My church was Abundant Life on Crowe’s Landing in Pearl River. Many of us stayed there at the church together after Katrina.

  • @nobodynobody783
    @nobodynobody7838 жыл бұрын

    Imagine all the poor little animals, domestic and wild, that were out there without shelter. Many must have died.

  • @WatersOfNazareth

    @WatersOfNazareth

    8 жыл бұрын

    Look at the human fatality but the plants animals stop signs ect died stop signs have feelings too #stopsignlivesmatter

  • @biancar3932

    @biancar3932

    7 жыл бұрын

    I know how sad

  • @user-nz5mv3kj8k

    @user-nz5mv3kj8k

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Thefuzz1234555 oh my god. Katrina died too. #hurricanelivesmatter

  • @WatersOfNazareth

    @WatersOfNazareth

    7 жыл бұрын

    #nonlivingthinglivesmatter

  • @daviddaniel5714

    @daviddaniel5714

    6 жыл бұрын

    The storm killed 1900 people. BUT THE RABBITS?!!!!

  • @plutoic4909
    @plutoic49092 жыл бұрын

    Watching from Louisiana, USA, and I seriously can’t believe we’re dealing with Tornadoes now on top of Hurricanes. Praying for all. We’re just an ant nest amongst Mother Nature. All we can do is experience and rebuild over and over again until we can’t.

  • @Alex-dn9bm
    @Alex-dn9bm Жыл бұрын

    These dudes have balls of steel

  • @blackjackmusic1107
    @blackjackmusic11076 жыл бұрын

    The sea was angry that day my friends, like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli.

  • @leonchalita2169

    @leonchalita2169

    3 жыл бұрын

    Love Friends!

  • @Chris-ib5ht

    @Chris-ib5ht

    3 жыл бұрын

    I work in a deli and that's a very accurate description 🤣

  • @robertlettjr6012
    @robertlettjr60125 жыл бұрын

    Hurricane Katrina was no joke.

  • @bigslatt708

    @bigslatt708

    5 жыл бұрын

    Of course it was like u lived in a underwater world..

  • @ryansmith-gj9qi

    @ryansmith-gj9qi

    4 жыл бұрын

    finding nemo

  • @sadiingraham5519

    @sadiingraham5519

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ryansmith-gj9qi 😂😂😂

  • @GEVINCHYGAMEZ

    @GEVINCHYGAMEZ

    3 жыл бұрын

    No joke!!!!!! U mean no fuckin Joke!!!!

  • @Chris-ib5ht

    @Chris-ib5ht

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bigslatt708 those who "lived in underwater world" were drowned corpses floating in their homes

  • @alexglass2927
    @alexglass2927 Жыл бұрын

    2:46 That gave me a jump scare!!!

  • @ScottRandolph-dd7dr
    @ScottRandolph-dd7dr2 ай бұрын

    😮 Cajun greetings from coastal Mississippi and Twelve Oaks plantation. I survived Camille and Katrina. May all heed warnings when given out. ❤

  • @mipajaro1
    @mipajaro15 жыл бұрын

    I know Katrina did a lot of damage and many lost homes. Our prayers were with all and still praying for all the storms, flash floods, tornadoes and all natural disasters.

  • @eyeoftherose09
    @eyeoftherose095 жыл бұрын

    This really puts it in perspective. Thanks for recording it and sharing it with us. I'm glad you're safe and I hope you didn't suffer too much damage to vehicles/stuff. :(

  • @owenorwhatever7629
    @owenorwhatever76293 жыл бұрын

    Scary to come back and compare Laura to this, they’re so similar. Praying for everybody in the way of the storm

  • @SEXYTRICEY

    @SEXYTRICEY

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agreed

  • @Goproarchive7678
    @Goproarchive76783 жыл бұрын

    "And there's the Gulf of Mexico coming into out parking lot" This man is a legend