Goodbye insurance industry. Praying for all of you in the south east. I went through a category 4 as a kid in Corpus Christi Tx.. It was the night of my 4th birthday and I still remember it 54 years later. Aloha
Hurricane Celia was the storm, and it was originally a cat3 of 125mph (110knots) but the Hurdat reanalysis project conducted on the storm 2 years ago found that winds were actually 140mph (120knots), cat4.
Whole towns are being wiped out in NC and TN because of this storm. It’s not just Florida. Chimney rock is basically gone. Just gone. More deaths out of Florida than in Florida because we prepare. We know. More power outages out of Florida than in Florida. It’s not just Florida. That being said as a Florida homeowner I moved 10 miles inland after 2004 season we got hit by two hurricanes in 10 days. It’s exhausting. I also built a poured concrete house. Google it. This nonsense of rebuilding continually on the coast is the fault of these counties who want the tax base and the mortgage lenders who want the money. Homeowners get real! It’s not the dream anymore. It’s the nightmare. Be smart. Take your insurance check and start over somewhere else inland or elsewhere.
Self insured and built my house to withstand 140+ mph winds. My house lost a couple of pieces of soffit but thank goodness that was it. It cost a little extra to build stronger but it’s worth the piece of mind. However there’s some storms that will destroy your home regardless. My prayers are with my friends and neighbors. We’re out of power 2 days already and no end in sight. Maybe 7-10 days this time. They didn’t do anything yesterday except ride around and look at the destruction
Did you take a direct hit from the eye wall? I'm glad you came through without extreme damage, tornadoes in the right front quadrant can do even more extreme damage sometimes.
"They didn’t do anything yesterday except ride around and look at the destruction" Of course. You have to give the responders time to assess the scope, see where their limited resources will make the most sense and put together a plan. It's just how this thing works.
My 1963 cement block and plaster house in SW Florida stood up beautifully as it always does, minus some soffit fascia. There’s a reason they built the houses on one level out of sturdy materials in the 50s and 60s.
Long time surfer here. When the waves get big enough it doesn’t matter what stands in the way. Its getting destroyed. I was surfing beside the Lake Wort pier when it got destroyed, Ive seen poured concrete seawalls pummeled into bits, houses fall into the ocean as land erodes away, entire concrete block houses demolished into rubble, the list could go in but you get the picture.
Same familiar sad story, just in a different part of Florida. At some point rebuilding is going to have to stop, and people are just going to have to get out of the way of forces that can't be stopped.
The rich want to turn Florida into one giant expanse of nothing but golf courses and condos. The question is who will take care of them? If only the rich can afford land there, who will be their servants?
Watching this footage you can’t help but to ask yourself why did they live so close to the water, then you see the Sunset! Absolute beauty for miles, thank you
You’d understand if you ever spent 7 days at Keaton in a house on the canal during scalloping season. Glorious sunsets, cooking seafood you caught that day, good times with friends and making new friends. We went every year from around 1997 to 2004. Great memories of some great people. It makes me extremely sad seeing this.
Thank you so much for documenting this. I think it's important to have a tangible record of this---without any narration, reporters or other distractions.
@@hizzlemobizzle Exactly, a lot of these idiots complain and moan about the destruction while doing absolutely everything in their power to make it worse.
thats why they should not allow people to build right in a area where you know one day one of these storms is gonna get ya.. or DONT allow them home owners so the rest of us dont have to eat the higher insurance cost. i have no sympathy for them.😡
There should be no insurance for houses that close to the ocean….it only raises the insurance for other people houses away from the ocean…insurance company’s are to willing to insure anything and then balk when they have to pay out….a few houses were built to winstand 150 mph winds and there still up amazing
So I guess people should not build homes in earthquake prone areas or in valleys where flooding can happen or even the Great Plains where tornadoes happen frequently. Where should we all build our homes please tell me?
You don't know much about Florida. Most of these homes could not get insurance and what they could get was insanely expensive. I do agree it is time to buy out these folks and restore the land because I'm afraid this is our new normal.
A some point insurance for homes and businesses built right on the edge of a KNOWN and OBVIOUS hurricane hazard should be high risk only and not include people who live 50 or more miles inland. It's not fair to lump them all together like that. Here in California our insurance went sky high because we here on the coast are grouped together with all the other properties within California, including the ones built in "high risk fire zones" up in the mountains. The insurance companies claim that computer models show that we are at "high risk". But we are not. Computer models only spit out results based upon assumptions that programmers build into the program. We have never had a fire in my neighborhood. Ever. Why should we be lumped in with the property owners who CHOOSE to live in "high risk fire zones" up the forest?
This is so heartbreaking to see. Winds were extreme with Helene. We live in Winter Haven and lost power 5 hours last night. Nothing compared to the loss in this video. May God bring you peace and quickly restore what has been lost. It's hard to know what to say after seeing all of the destruction on the East Coast from this storm.
@@efaciler2462 In 2005, I went thru 4 Hurricanes in 5 week period. Trust me, I'm well aware, being a Floridian. I know how you feel. I'm sorry. I'm praying for all who've lost power. How long have you been without power? Location?
The homes that survived in this horrific hurricane, all were engineered and built with concrete columns, concrete beams with concrete floors. Obviously the wood post/wood beams with plywood floors all failed from wind sheer forces and uplifting winds forces. In 1992 Hurricane Andrew in Miami was a waking to better engineering of wood structures with metal strapping wood connections. But, Hurricane Ivan (Cat 5) in Cayman Islands in 2004 changed building codes for ever to be only reinforced concrete engineering for any new construction. Also noting the standing seam metal roofs was essential in homes surviving.
What good is their home now since they're surrounded by devastation. How saleable is that house that's still standing? How insurable is it? If they have a mortgage on the home, they must carry insurance, and at what cost now? No thanks. I'd collect the insurance money (if there is any) and move on.
I think it was either Katrina or Ike where the entire development was destroyed except for 1 house. They ended up demolishing it. The support for the house was destroyed. What probably happened is the owners felt guilty that their house was still up and didn't want to be reminded of what happened.
I'm so sorry. I know what it's like to work your whole life, so hard, to live that island/beach/waterfront dream. I finally achieved it, but I know I must leave it now. I worked so hard and sacrificed so much to be here. I wasn't a rich kid. My dad grew up in an orphanage you know? We worked our asses off and became chronically ill from it all, but I achieved that dream. The dream dad and I had decades ago. I wish he was here to see it. And my grandparents that loved FL so much (hell, my GREAT grandparents have roots in FL, too). I never ever thought that I'd live on A1A. I was just a 7 year old chicago girl driving down that road in St. Augustine in the mid 70s when I first saw it and immediately fell in love with it. It was out of picture books. It was the Where the Wild Things WERE!! It was beautiful, lush, warm, and comforting. And so vast and open (the 70s, remember lol)...all of which was the polar opposite of Chicago (Which I still long for and love just as much as I love FL). But with time, I see it's not safe, nor affordable to continue to live here. We've been very lucky, I'm in a newer condo, things are ok, but I see the writing on the wall. But at least I had it. And it was beautiful. And I was so fortunate to have the balcony and views I have now that I'm disabled from my chronic illnesses. So I really appreciate what I do have. And I still have my mom!!! I hate to have to move her, but it's just too much for us both to continue to live here. So, it's back to the Chicago area (not a city girl anymore lol) we go. I sure wish DeSantis hadn't sullied the insurance situation and the high rise BS because it's destroyed the price of my condo, but oh well...not much I can do about that aside from my vote. Please, if you can, donate to help these people. Even if they don't rebuild, they will need help picking up the pieces.
How many times does this need to happen before we learn not to build there anymore? Real estate in FL is a real tough racket as is local governments. These storm surge areas should be left as wild, natural land. Wonder how the Sand bar restaurant on Anna Marie did? I liked that place. So many businesses built right on the ground there. Will any of them return?
All the money in the world and they still build wooden stick houses on the beach and gasp at the destruction. Didn't anyone learn from the 3 little pigs??
ÒMG I was just sitting here thinking of the metal version……thinking damn …..the stilts would have stopped his as from blowing any house down……dam wolf lol 😂👍
I was born and raised in Charleston SC and I still can't fathom the lure of living on the water. Hurricane Hugo was an eye opener for a lot of people here. When they tell you to evacuate here, everybody heads west, no questions asked. You couldn't give me a house on an island or on a beach. Even living inland isn't a guarantee. Nature is an equal opportunity destructor and it spares no one.
Pleasure with each and every one of you. So sorry for all the things you guys are going to. May god's love, mercy and grace be with each and every one of you
How much of Florida is not around water? From what I see it's a peninsula. Water on all sides except for where it connects to the rest of the states. And the other states that it caused damage was not due to them being directly on the water.
Change the laws so that if you're rich enough to build on the ocean, you must self-insure. These are the most expensive houses so put the insurance companies out of business or force them to charge those of us with normal houses astronomical rates to recover. Make them self-insure.
Most of these homes I bet didn’t have insurance to cover this it is really hard to get the right insurance to cover this like flood insurance they will give you flood insurance if you live in a none flood plains insurance is high from greed not these ppl that lost everything
It's just not that simple, both Florida (FL) and Louisiana (LA) have an average elevation of around 100 ft (33 meters) above sea level. And there are other challenges than just how high above water you are. Unlike most of the continental US, Florida is surrounded by water on nearly all sides.
Flordia is about to become competely or mostly uninhabiated because insurance companies are gonna leave flordia like they are in california over wildfires.
@@mrsamsung8184 He's a disinterested TH-cam viewer not the homeowner's friend nor a person close enough to be helpful. None of the comments are genuinely helpful.
To all of you saying why would people build this close to the water….here is why….. My father bought a small lot and house at Keaton Beach when I was around 6 or 7 in the late 1960’s. There was nothing there at that time but a few houses, and a small marina and restaurant. I spent most of my childhood there as we were there almost every weekend. Our house had small space heaters, no AC, no TV, no phone. So we played outside and we fished and scalloped and snorkeled. It was the greatest place ever to grow up. Years later, dad had the house lifted to be on stilts and added another bed/bath. We spent many, many family vacations there. So many beautiful memories. Meeting out at an island with all of our boats so the children/grandchildren can swim, playing guitars and singing into the wee morning hours. Enjoying the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets, sitting on the porch swings watching boats go by. There is always a risk of hurricanes, but for the 40+ years that dad owned this house, there was only minimal damage from storms. Dad died 8 years ago and sold his Keaton house right before he died. I’m happy he isn’t here to see this. Keaton was his escape from the world. It is so sad to see the house completely gone. So sad for everyone that lost their home there.
Amazing to see solid roofs on houses that were knocked down. Now that all the poorly built ones are gone the new ones that will replace them will stand as strong as these that were left standing.
Soon the old refrain of "We will Rebuild" will begin . What needs to begin is Insurance companies simply saying NO , your not . This is going to cost every Home Owner in Florida one way or another regardless .
Prayers to all Americans affected in FL, GA, TN, NC, and other places. 🙏🙏 This is bad, and we have not even gotten to the point of the continually rising Sea levels. 🤔🤔
We hope that from this sorrow, we will come together to draw lessons about being vigilant against natural disasters and making thorough preparations to minimize risks in the future.
I pray that everyone heeded the warnings to evacuate and left. A category 4 storm is nothing to think twice about staying for. May God help Florida residents to recover quickly. 🙏
As terrible as I feel for these souls who have lost everything, if they decide to rebuild right there again, my sympathy comes to an end. Mother Nature has given you a subtle hint and spared your lives. You might want to listen to what she's telling you.
A few things to consider... 1. Many of these homes had no hurricane impact windows, panels, shutters or plywood protecting openings, windows and doors. Once even a small opening is breached the pressure change from the atmosphere and the inside of a house cause the roof to lift off and the house to crumble not to mention the extensive water damage inside a home that does not collapse. 2. This area has not been hit by such a strong hurricane in a very long time and many of these older homes and buildings were built before the new building codes necessitated by cat5 hurricane Andrew damages in the nineties. Had they been built up to those codes then the devastation and debris would be significantly reduced. And under those rules all new homes are required to at least have hurricane protective panels installed. Many of these homes would still be standing 3. Newer home construction would be concrete block walls and aluminum metal framing. You can see here the older reliance on a lot of wood. Also the newer codes require more roof straps to keep the roof on the house. Even a mere fence post would have to be set with concrete into the ground at a certain depth according to the newer codes. Everything and anything constructed or installed would have to be done with extra fortification in mind. 5. And this close to the water all the homes should be elevated one story high on concrete columns or pilings to avoid storm surge and flooding damage. But now the old and weak has been brushed away and anything rebuilt will be much more durable and able to withstand future storms.
I read people writing comments on "why would they build" in areas like this, but many of these structures were built many decades ago and hurricanes then WERE NOT this destructive, they were NOT this powerful and big and destructive. There may have been a rare case but I grew up in FL sixty plus years ago and we had hurricanes pass right over us. I can say truthfully that there was never this type of destruction. I don't think we can build in these areas any more because the hurricanes and other natural disasters have gotten so much worse! But please take notice of the devastation that this one hurricane has caused far away from any coastline and up into the interior of many states... just devastating!! Prayers for all!
3:14 - If you look toward the left of the screen, you will see a generator....... It seems like somebody was IN that house when the storm hit..... My god that's horrific.
Our insurance rates are going to go through the roof again. If you're going to build on the Gulf coast I would suggest you build shantytowns and self- insure. They can be replaced cheaply and repeatedly.
I have never had the desire to live close to the ocean, I always said if I had plenty of money that I wouldn't mind having a vacation place there but not a primary residence. I hope all the residents here heeded the warning and evacuated. This is devastating destruction.
How is it some buildings are still standing while others are totally destroyed? I would think the intensity of the wind and water would destroy everything in its path. Something doesn't feel right here.
Buildings that survived these wind forces, were engineered with concrete columns, concrete beams, concrete floors and stand seam metal roofs. Now, watch the video.
Houses need to built out of concrete, like here in Puerto Rico , after Maria most of us did not see this kind of destruction. Just stupid construction ! Same in tornado country.
Unfortunately my insurance in New England goes up annually because everyone pays for this damage. When will folks use common sense and build further inland?
@@karengerace7506 It's not really about common sense so much as whether Florida will remain inhabitable in the face of climate change and sea level rise. Also "New England" is a region, not a state. Plus most of it is 500-1000 ft above sea level, unlike Florida which is maybe 100 ft above sea level. Maybe focus your anger on the for profit insurance business.
this is so sad, let's not dehumanize people by saying they deserved it, shouldn't live there etc. No need to be miserable about it, these are real people just like you and anyone can lose their home at any time.
Looks like it cleared out all the old, under current building code, homes. All new homes seem to have survived. All new homes will survive. Seems like you have to build like 20 feet above water level now to survive it
What people don't realize is that a Hurricane does not need wind speed or a high storm surge to end lives. Simply stopped investments on the coast will not solve anything because these investments causes friction with the hurricane that weakens the storm. If there is no friction, then this same thing will happen, just a little bit more inland
I live in Puerto Rico very closed to the ocean we had survived this kind of event almost every year and most of the structures are build in concret from fudantion to the roof even the inside walls...and the properties rebuild is quick and low cost. The govetment and property owners should consider change the construction codes or methods
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This areas should be used a parks, you want to enjoy the see go camping for a few days! This rebuild is crazy .
Goodbye insurance industry. Praying for all of you in the south east. I went through a category 4 as a kid in Corpus Christi Tx.. It was the night of my 4th birthday and I still remember it 54 years later. Aloha
Hurricane Celia was the storm, and it was originally a cat3 of 125mph (110knots) but the Hurdat reanalysis project conducted on the storm 2 years ago found that winds were actually 140mph (120knots), cat4.
Insurance companies have been pulling out of the state en-masse for the past 5 years. Climate change will bankrupt the industry.
@@justinharris5195 trunp said he had a bigger one at mary largo.
They gave us party boy Gaetz and Rick Scot the Medicaid fraudster can't feel sorry for them one bit.
@@he5975He’s apparently got a bigger everything. 🙄
Whole towns are being wiped out in NC and TN because of this storm. It’s not just Florida. Chimney rock is basically gone. Just gone. More deaths out of Florida than in Florida because we prepare. We know. More power outages out of Florida than in Florida. It’s not just Florida. That being said as a Florida homeowner I moved 10 miles inland after 2004 season we got hit by two hurricanes in 10 days. It’s exhausting. I also built a poured concrete house. Google it. This nonsense of rebuilding continually on the coast is the fault of these counties who want the tax base and the mortgage lenders who want the money. Homeowners get real! It’s not the dream anymore. It’s the nightmare. Be smart. Take your insurance check and start over somewhere else inland or elsewhere.
I just in Chinmey Rock this June. Did the whole thing fall down?
@@MbisonBalrog where is chimney rock???
@@kimlavich7790 between Asheville and Forest City/Charlotte. Near Lake Lure
Washed away@@MbisonBalrog
It's the very rich who build where they want bc theu can afford it. Let them blow their money if they want
Bloody hell, watching from New Zealand
Y'all don't have Cyclones ?
@@hurricaneheather1420 typhoons.
@@thedukeboi that's what I thought. I'm tired from covering Helene.
@@hurricaneheather1420 i understand. rest easy n stay safe, heather.
@@thedukeboi Blessings be to Y'all
Self insured and built my house to withstand 140+ mph winds. My house lost a couple of pieces of soffit but thank goodness that was it. It cost a little extra to build stronger but it’s worth the piece of mind. However there’s some storms that will destroy your home regardless. My prayers are with my friends and neighbors. We’re out of power 2 days already and no end in sight. Maybe 7-10 days this time. They didn’t do anything yesterday except ride around and look at the destruction
Did you take a direct hit from the eye wall? I'm glad you came through without extreme damage, tornadoes in the right front quadrant can do even more extreme damage sometimes.
"They didn’t do anything yesterday except ride around and look at the destruction" Of course. You have to give the responders time to assess the scope, see where their limited resources will make the most sense and put together a plan. It's just how this thing works.
My 1963 cement block and plaster house in SW Florida stood up beautifully as it always does, minus some soffit fascia. There’s a reason they built the houses on one level out of sturdy materials in the 50s and 60s.
Long time surfer here. When the waves get big enough it doesn’t matter what stands in the way. Its getting destroyed. I was surfing beside the Lake Wort pier when it got destroyed, Ive seen poured concrete seawalls pummeled into bits, houses fall into the ocean as land erodes away, entire concrete block houses demolished into rubble, the list could go in but you get the picture.
Yeah but do you really want to be that one house left standing? It’ll be like living in a landfill for the next four years.
Same familiar sad story, just in a different part of Florida. At some point rebuilding is going to have to stop, and people are just going to have to get out of the way of forces that can't be stopped.
What will actually happen is very rich people will buy up all the land since they can afford it.
The rich want to turn Florida into one giant expanse of nothing but golf courses and condos. The question is who will take care of them? If only the rich can afford land there, who will be their servants?
@@hizzlemobizzle yes that is exactly what happens
Do ya think this is a major hint to get out of the way of mother nature? Some out there think they can tame the beast.
@@andreacalkins5189You can’t stop Mother Nature. No one tells the wind which way to blow.
Watching this footage you can’t help but to ask yourself why did they live so close to the water, then you see the Sunset! Absolute beauty for miles, thank you
You’d understand if you ever spent 7 days at Keaton in a house on the canal during scalloping season. Glorious sunsets, cooking seafood you caught that day, good times with friends and making new friends. We went every year from around 1997 to 2004. Great memories of some great people. It makes me extremely sad seeing this.
It’s really amazing what Mother Nature can do. Makes you feel small.
In the big picture we are nothing three generations from now we won't be remembered
Geoengineering 😅😅😅
It is. I mean look at the trees, they all seem to be fine.
No such thing as mother nature. It's God, or man that destroys.
@@DeltaForce86exactly!!
Thank you so much for documenting this. I think it's important to have a tangible record of this---without any narration, reporters or other distractions.
Building houses where no housing should be allowed.
And leaving boats tied off to a dock knowing the hurricanes coming
For sure. How the bldg code got approved? Are they going to rebuild again? I am afraid that they will
@@theone4929 Unless you have insurance you want to activate.
@theone4929 finding a trailer was probably unpossible.
I agree . Everyone should enjoy public beaches and waterfronts.
Thank you for filming and uploading. This is the first coverage I've seen on Keaton Beach. I knew it was destroyed. Just didn't know the magnitude.
Going to be tough to live in FLA unless you are rich. Self insured
On the coasts, but that is true of all coastal areas in the US now. You don't have to believe in climate change it believes in you.
@@hizzlemobizzle Exactly, a lot of these idiots complain and moan about the destruction while doing absolutely everything in their power to make it worse.
@hizzlemobizzle fr
@@jadon-sc1zjmy big ass smoke roller makes more smoke than yours! 😢
thats why they should not allow people to build right in a area where you know one day one of these storms is gonna get ya.. or DONT allow them home owners so the rest of us dont have to eat the higher insurance cost. i have no sympathy for them.😡
There should be no insurance for houses that close to the ocean….it only raises the insurance for other people houses away from the ocean…insurance company’s are to willing to insure anything and then balk when they have to pay out….a few houses were built to winstand 150 mph winds and there still up amazing
it's cute you think those homes were still insured...insurance companies have been fleeing hurricane zones for years...
So I guess people should not build homes in earthquake prone areas or in valleys where flooding can happen or even the Great Plains where tornadoes happen frequently. Where should we all build our homes please tell me?
@@planetfabulous5833 Humans should be building underground in drier areas...less heating and cooling needed and less prone to weather related issues
You don't know much about Florida. Most of these homes could not get insurance and what they could get was insanely expensive.
I do agree it is time to buy out these folks and restore the land because I'm afraid this is our new normal.
A some point insurance for homes and businesses built right on the edge of a KNOWN and OBVIOUS hurricane hazard should be high risk only and not include people who live 50 or more miles inland. It's not fair to lump them all together like that. Here in California our insurance went sky high because we here on the coast are grouped together with all the other properties within California, including the ones built in "high risk fire zones" up in the mountains. The insurance companies claim that computer models show that we are at "high risk". But we are not. Computer models only spit out results based upon assumptions that programmers build into the program. We have never had a fire in my neighborhood. Ever. Why should we be lumped in with the property owners who CHOOSE to live in "high risk fire zones" up the forest?
I’m so sorry yall.sending love and prayers from New Orleans ❤
The wise man built his house upon a rock, not on the sand.
Tell that to the people in East, Tenn.. and West, North Carolina !
Water is a solid, no doubt!!!!
@@MrSymbolic7 building on flood planes in the mountains is still building on sand
This is so heartbreaking to see. Winds were extreme with Helene. We live in Winter Haven and lost power 5 hours last night. Nothing compared to the loss in this video. May God bring you peace and quickly restore what has been lost. It's hard to know what to say after seeing all of the destruction on the East Coast from this storm.
You sent party boy Gaetz and Rick Scot the Medicaid fraudster to the capital can't feel sorry for them one bit.
Amen! Thank you for posting a promising comment that wasn't so harshly judgmental like some are here. These are peoples homes and they're gone....
5 hours ? Boohoooo😢Try weeks
@@efaciler2462 In 2005, I went thru 4 Hurricanes in 5 week period. Trust me, I'm well aware, being a Floridian. I know how you feel. I'm sorry. I'm praying for all who've lost power. How long have you been without power? Location?
Imagine how much of this destruction could be avoided if there were a NO BUILD zone within 2 miles of the coast.
from the way people act now there'd probably riots/law suits/ threats with crying about their 'rights'. But yeah, i agree .
The homes that survived in this horrific hurricane, all were engineered and built with concrete columns, concrete beams with concrete floors. Obviously the wood post/wood beams with plywood floors all failed from wind sheer forces and uplifting winds forces. In 1992 Hurricane Andrew in Miami was a waking to better engineering of wood structures with metal strapping wood connections. But, Hurricane Ivan (Cat 5) in Cayman Islands in 2004 changed building codes for ever to be only reinforced concrete engineering for any new construction. Also noting the standing seam metal roofs was essential in homes surviving.
What good is their home now since they're surrounded by devastation. How saleable is that house that's still standing? How insurable is it? If they have a mortgage on the home, they must carry insurance, and at what cost now? No thanks. I'd collect the insurance money (if there is any) and move on.
I think it was either Katrina or Ike where the entire development was destroyed except for 1 house. They ended up demolishing it. The support for the house was destroyed. What probably happened is the owners felt guilty that their house was still up and didn't want to be reminded of what happened.
I'm so sorry. I know what it's like to work your whole life, so hard, to live that island/beach/waterfront dream. I finally achieved it, but I know I must leave it now. I worked so hard and sacrificed so much to be here. I wasn't a rich kid. My dad grew up in an orphanage you know? We worked our asses off and became chronically ill from it all, but I achieved that dream. The dream dad and I had decades ago. I wish he was here to see it. And my grandparents that loved FL so much (hell, my GREAT grandparents have roots in FL, too). I never ever thought that I'd live on A1A. I was just a 7 year old chicago girl driving down that road in St. Augustine in the mid 70s when I first saw it and immediately fell in love with it. It was out of picture books. It was the Where the Wild Things WERE!! It was beautiful, lush, warm, and comforting. And so vast and open (the 70s, remember lol)...all of which was the polar opposite of Chicago (Which I still long for and love just as much as I love FL). But with time, I see it's not safe, nor affordable to continue to live here. We've been very lucky, I'm in a newer condo, things are ok, but I see the writing on the wall. But at least I had it. And it was beautiful. And I was so fortunate to have the balcony and views I have now that I'm disabled from my chronic illnesses. So I really appreciate what I do have. And I still have my mom!!! I hate to have to move her, but it's just too much for us both to continue to live here. So, it's back to the Chicago area (not a city girl anymore lol) we go. I sure wish DeSantis hadn't sullied the insurance situation and the high rise BS because it's destroyed the price of my condo, but oh well...not much I can do about that aside from my vote. Please, if you can, donate to help these people. Even if they don't rebuild, they will need help picking up the pieces.
You have your life . Stuff is stuff. 40 people died in this hurricane. Prayers for the famlies.
I'm so sorry I hope every people better soon.🤗🤗😇😍
How many times does this need to happen before we learn not to build there anymore? Real estate in FL is a real tough racket as is local governments. These storm surge areas should be left as wild, natural land. Wonder how the Sand bar restaurant on Anna Marie did? I liked that place. So many businesses built right on the ground there. Will any of them return?
It's amazing how some houses are still standing while houses around those houses were wiped out. Prayers for all involved.
So sad, I hope those ppl evacuated. Prayers for you all, from South Florida.
All the money in the world and they still build wooden stick houses on the beach and gasp at the destruction. Didn't anyone learn from the 3 little pigs??
I think you will find it's all old construction. I just hope the feds don't help build it back.
Exactly. American homes are built with the most foolish material ... sticks.
ÒMG I was just sitting here thinking of the metal version……thinking damn …..the stilts would have stopped his as from blowing any house down……dam wolf lol 😂👍
@@nthewalkNatural disasters are not funny. A lot of people have died in this storm. Grow up
Great Footage Fam 😊
Watching the vids of the destruction from this hurricaine is unbleivable. Its so sad. Prayers to the families who lost everything 😢
Looks like tornadoes ripped through there. Prayers and thoughts for everyone affected 🙏🙏🙏💝💝💝
Wind speed of an F2 tornado. For an hour. Plus 20 feet storm surge.
I was born and raised in Charleston SC and I still can't fathom the lure of living on the water. Hurricane Hugo was an eye opener for a lot of people here. When they tell you to evacuate here, everybody heads west, no questions asked. You couldn't give me a house on an island or on a beach. Even living inland isn't a guarantee. Nature is an equal opportunity destructor and it spares no one.
Pleasure with each and every one of you. So sorry for all the things you guys are going to. May god's love, mercy and grace be with each and every one of you
💯The metal roofs have proven themselves! Wow ‼️
Never ever underestimate the power of mother nature.
Yes and special when the people play with nature there is no way to win with this never
Oh it's only a cat 4, we can handle it 😳
@@bywaterbeatsproduction a you can handle 2 3 i 1
No one should be allowed to build that close to any body of water. Water is life.
Look at all the trash in the ocean now😡
You should see what China does to the environment or what the millions of ill lee gals crossing our border are doing to the desert.
People notice Sand and Soil Erosion but they do not Understand Living Space Erosion.
This is why we can't have normal priced insurance in Florida. Because people insist on living on the damn water.
How much of Florida is not around water? From what I see it's a peninsula. Water on all sides except for where it connects to the rest of the states. And the other states that it caused damage was not due to them being directly on the water.
@@TheLightbright01I live inland. You don't have this type of devastating effects from hurricanes.
Change the laws so that if you're rich enough to build on the ocean, you must self-insure. These are the most expensive houses so put the insurance companies out of business or force them to charge those of us with normal houses astronomical rates to recover. Make them self-insure.
@@TheLightbright01Maybe 0.1% of Floridians actually live right on the ocean or those major canals. Those people need to self-insure.
Most of these homes I bet didn’t have insurance to cover this it is really hard to get the right insurance to cover this like flood insurance they will give you flood insurance if you live in a none flood plains insurance is high from greed not these ppl that lost everything
Is all this worth living next to the water? I honestly cannot see it.
Looks like tornado damage. Prayers for all the people who are affected by Helen.
Prayers to all of those hurt and for the safety of every animal. Maybe build further away from the water?
Or don't build at all 😅😅😅
We are a narrow state. Not much not on or near water
@@bonniebriggs3880 SMART PEOPLE LEFT FLORIDA 30 YEARS AGO, THEY KNEW THEN IT WAS UNSUSTAINABLE. oNLY THE DIUMIES REMAINED BEHIND..///
It's just not that simple, both Florida (FL) and Louisiana (LA) have an average elevation of around 100 ft (33 meters) above sea level.
And there are other challenges than just how high above water you are. Unlike most of the continental US, Florida is surrounded by water on nearly all sides.
@bonniebriggs3880 the whole state is in the water, Florida is SWAMP LAND 🙄 😑 😒 smart people left Florida 30 years ago!!@
I am in complete awe of the palm trees.
They seem to be unaffected at all.
Pretty good design, whoever designed them knew what they were doing.
I was taught when I was very young that if you can’t say something nice don’t say anything at all.
I see the new homes designed for hurricanes did really well.
Flordia is about to become competely or mostly uninhabiated because insurance companies are gonna leave flordia like they are in california over wildfires.
All done by design. Watch who replaces the residents.
@@Shelley-j2yalligators??
@@Ratso_au not in saltwater .
Insurance is nothing but legalized crime anyway, it’s only there to protect…..BANKS, not really the individual.
Insurance companies can't cover the nefarious debauchery going on anymore and don't think for a second they don't know exactly whats really going on.
Absolutely foolish to build that close to water.
Not always true. New all concrete structure engineering is the way to go.
What part of seeing a house built on stilts says buy me ??????
It sucks, but they have too because they surge frequently since there by the coast, even if there is no hurricane.
The part that says 15 foot storm surge happens.
If you want your home built flat to the ground, don't build it in a flood zone.
Many old historic homes were built this way for good reason.
The better view of water
On narrow strips of land ~ all the way down the coast!!
WHY was anyone ever allowed to build and be insured within feet of the ocean was stupid.
These people built homes on a 50 Ft wide street plopped into the ocean. What do you expect??
Right
Not helpful mr selfish
@@mrsamsung8184 He's right though.
@@mrsamsung8184 He's a disinterested TH-cam viewer not the homeowner's friend nor a person close enough to be helpful. None of the comments are genuinely helpful.
@@keouineA lot of them are miserable teenage boys pretending to sound cool.
Your closeups really show the level of destruction.
What a devastation 🤯
To all of you saying why would people build this close to the water….here is why…..
My father bought a small lot and house at Keaton Beach when I was around 6 or 7 in the late 1960’s. There was nothing there at that time but a few houses, and a small marina and restaurant. I spent most of my childhood there as we were there almost every weekend. Our house had small space heaters, no AC, no TV, no phone. So we played outside and we fished and scalloped and snorkeled. It was the greatest place ever to grow up.
Years later, dad had the house lifted to be on stilts and added another bed/bath. We spent many, many family vacations there. So many beautiful memories. Meeting out at an island with all of our boats so the children/grandchildren can swim, playing guitars and singing into the wee morning hours. Enjoying the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets, sitting on the porch swings watching boats go by.
There is always a risk of hurricanes, but for the 40+ years that dad owned this house, there was only minimal damage from storms.
Dad died 8 years ago and sold his Keaton house right before he died. I’m happy he isn’t here to see this. Keaton was his escape from the world. It is so sad to see the house completely gone. So sad for everyone that lost their home there.
I’m always amazed that next to utter destruction a building is still standing looking barely touched
Amazing to see solid roofs on houses that were knocked down. Now that all the poorly built ones are gone the new ones that will replace them will stand as strong as these that were left standing.
I bet you they will rebuild here and complain that another hurricane took their houses again and again
Mary go round. The houses should not be there to begin with
I wonder, do you say the same thing to those whose homes have been destroyed by wildfires, or tornadoes, or earthquakes, or landslides?
It's hard to have sympathy for the people who stay there
Soon the old refrain of "We will Rebuild" will begin . What needs to begin is Insurance companies simply saying NO , your not . This is going to cost every Home Owner in Florida one way or another regardless .
Prayers to all Americans affected in FL, GA, TN, NC, and other places. 🙏🙏 This is bad, and we have not even gotten to the point of the continually rising Sea levels. 🤔🤔
We hope that from this sorrow, we will come together to draw lessons about being vigilant against natural disasters and making thorough preparations to minimize risks in the future.
What a beautiful area of Florida. So sorry about this brutal destruction and loss😢
People who build hurricane bait shouldn't drive up the insurance rates of those who don't. Just saying.
I pray that everyone heeded the warnings to evacuate and left. A category 4 storm is nothing to think twice about staying for. May God help Florida residents to recover quickly. 🙏
Go where? ATL got flooded. No where safe except Canada 🍁
As terrible as I feel for these souls who have lost everything, if they decide to rebuild right there again, my sympathy comes to an end. Mother Nature has given you a subtle hint and spared your lives. You might want to listen to what she's telling you.
Anything that wasn't built up high on 20ft-tall pilings, (or made of poured reinforced concrete, like a bridge), is GONE.
Seriously devastating...😑
Look at the flippn mess we make !
Developers are salivating 😢
Blackrock and Vanguard and Gates and China etc etc etc
Nothing like that here. That's heartbreaking to see that prayer to those who lost their lives.
It’s heartbreaking to see it like this..
A few things to consider...
1. Many of these homes had no hurricane impact windows, panels, shutters or plywood protecting openings, windows and doors. Once even a small opening is breached the pressure change from the atmosphere and the inside of a house cause the roof to lift off and the house to crumble not to mention the extensive water damage inside a home that does not collapse.
2. This area has not been hit by such a strong hurricane in a very long time and many of these older homes and buildings were built before the new building codes necessitated by cat5 hurricane Andrew damages in the nineties. Had they been built up to those codes then the devastation and debris would be significantly reduced. And under those rules all new homes are required to at least have hurricane protective panels installed. Many of these homes would still be standing
3. Newer home construction would be concrete block walls and aluminum metal framing. You can see here the older reliance on a lot of wood. Also the newer codes require more roof straps to keep the roof on the house. Even a mere fence post would have to be set with concrete into the ground at a certain depth according to the newer codes. Everything and anything constructed or installed would have to be done with extra fortification in mind.
5. And this close to the water all the homes should be elevated one story high on concrete columns or pilings to avoid storm surge and flooding damage.
But now the old and weak has been brushed away and anything rebuilt will be much more durable and able to withstand future storms.
Stop building on barrier islands unless you want to go through all these disasters and heartbreaks over and over again! It's only gonna get worse! 😟
Holy wow. That is so awful. It makes my heart hurt bad.
Prayers
So according to many of you, no one should be able to live in fl.? yet you all flock down here in winter or vacation.
I wouldn't even want to rebuild. Clean up and then allow the land to be reclaimed by nature. Turn it into a preserve. The storms are getting stronger.
Love how the ones built with good stilts seem to always survive with minimal damage …..
great vid ... horrible devastation .. probably where storm entered
I only really saw a few houses that had diagonal support on those pilings. It’s asking a lot of the house to withstand storms without that.
I read people writing comments on "why would they build" in areas like this, but many of these structures were built many decades ago and hurricanes then WERE NOT this destructive, they were NOT this powerful and big and destructive. There may have been a rare case but I grew up in FL sixty plus years ago and we had hurricanes pass right over us. I can say truthfully that there was never this type of destruction. I don't think we can build in these areas any more because the hurricanes and other natural disasters have gotten so much worse! But please take notice of the devastation that this one hurricane has caused far away from any coastline and up into the interior of many states... just devastating!! Prayers for all!
3:14 - If you look toward the left of the screen, you will see a generator....... It seems like somebody was IN that house when the storm hit..... My god that's horrific.
Our insurance rates are going to go through the roof again. If you're going to build on the Gulf coast I would suggest you build shantytowns and self- insure. They can be replaced cheaply and repeatedly.
How you self insure?
I have never had the desire to live close to the ocean, I always said if I had plenty of money that I wouldn't mind having a vacation place there but not a primary residence. I hope all the residents here heeded the warning and evacuated. This is devastating destruction.
How is it some buildings are still standing while others are totally destroyed? I would think the intensity of the wind and water would destroy everything in its path. Something doesn't feel right here.
space aliens ? World Consiracy ? Or just different building methods, materials and heights ? you choose but I suggest a bit of thinking hon
Buildings that survived these wind forces, were engineered with concrete columns, concrete beams, concrete floors and stand seam metal roofs. Now, watch the video.
there MAY be physics involved.
Mother nature is showing us what she can do
The late model hurricane rated houses are sure easy to spot.
Houses need to built out of concrete, like here in Puerto Rico , after Maria most of us did not see this kind of destruction. Just stupid construction ! Same in tornado country.
Can you do cedar island?… that’s where my home was
Exactly why people shouldn’t build in these places. Humans NEVER learn.
Who keeps loaning money for these builds? Who keeps selling insurance for these builds?
Same people who did CDOs before GFC likely. They never stopped that either
Coastal living, think again. YOu can't fool nature all the time by keep building bars,restaurans,marina,hotels etc..
Unfortunately my insurance in New England goes up annually because everyone pays for this damage. When will folks use common sense and build further inland?
@@karengerace7506lmao talk about making it about yourself. Also that’s not how it works 😂
@karengerace7506 there is not much inland as our state is basically 50 mile wide
@@karengerace7506 It's not really about common sense so much as whether Florida will remain inhabitable in the face of climate change and sea level rise.
Also "New England" is a region, not a state. Plus most of it is 500-1000 ft above sea level, unlike Florida which is maybe 100 ft above sea level.
Maybe focus your anger on the for profit insurance business.
Of course she’s a “Karen” lmao 😂😂🤨
Striking to see the homes properly designed and built to withstand these extreme weather events. They’re not affected at all.
How many marine life will die after eating all that crap in the ocean???
100 years ago only poor people lived on the coast and land was cheap, smart people wouldn't build there.
Nature will dictate..how and where we build and live.
were those concrete pads insured?
this is so sad, let's not dehumanize people by saying they deserved it, shouldn't live there etc. No need to be miserable about it, these are real people just like you and anyone can lose their home at any time.
Devastating, 💔
Stay storng pray god. From India 🇮🇳
Looks like it cleared out all the old, under current building code, homes. All new homes seem to have survived. All new homes will survive. Seems like you have to build like 20 feet above water level now to survive it
Please post Pinellas county. It's total destruction on the beaches. John's pass demolished
What people don't realize is that a Hurricane does not need wind speed or a high storm surge to end lives. Simply stopped investments on the coast will not solve anything because these investments causes friction with the hurricane that weakens the storm. If there is no friction, then this same thing will happen, just a little bit more inland
I live in Puerto Rico very closed to the ocean we had survived this kind of event almost every year and most of the structures are build in concret from fudantion to the roof even the inside walls...and the properties rebuild is quick and low cost. The govetment and property owners should consider change the construction codes or methods
Wind and water - when combined can do impressive damage.