Lived near the golf course close to downtown ft myers when Charley hit. Tampa was where they predicted it would come onshore and many people evacuated in that area. ( just like Ian) but then it turned 90 deg and the newscasts said it’s too late. “ Hunker Down!” Which became a popular saying .. possible 17 ft storm surge they said.. that’s what scares you . We lived a few blocks from huge river / intercostal waterway, separates ft myers from Cape Coral. We heard stories of Hurricane “ Donna” in 1960 that displaced a lot of that water. We gathered our “ important papers” and hoped the surge wouldn’t happen. Our home was solid concrete built in 1962 one level. Remember stepping outside during the eyewall, it was eerily still for alittle while. Punta Gorda , maybe 20 miles or so to the north took the direct hit as shown in the video. At that time a lot of that area was older and not up to code. I think some of the metal could have been from older mobile homes and older everything in that area at that time. I can’t imagine how it was for people riding it out in a mobile home! We expected to be out of power for some time , I think it was less then a week which was remarkable. Many crews from other states standing by. Florida was pretty good about that. It was mid august and horribly hot and humid so we were in our vehicles in the AC getting dry ice that was portioned out. We were fortunate no serious damage. I worked at Sanibel Harbor resort at Punta Rassa , right before the Sanibel causeway. A lot of water damage because all those glass sliders onto the balcony were not hurricane glass and they had to replace drywall & replace all those to be up to code. We were closed for 4 or 5 months while a major renovation happened but we were fortunate that they let us still come to work and do whatever we could ( mostly cleaning) as long as no one got hurt. The resort was owned by an insurance company at that time and they took good care of us. I moved up to black Mtn , close to Asheville NC early 2012. I have heard that about that time , Florida let a lot of previous restrictions fall to the wayside in order to allow more building on probable flood plains etc. they were struggling with the recession at that time still and more people moving in , investing has been key in Florida s economy. I couldn’t believe people didn’t evacuate , especially on Estero is( ft myers beach) it was literally a thin ribbon of sand with a lot of older homes . I heard some harrowing stories when the storm surge hit. There are some videos out there, some did not survive. I couldn’t believe their were tourists in Airbnb s which should never have been allowed by the owner. After 2004 , which was a hurricane every week for 4 weeks, they started to show a much larger “ cone of destruction “ to show areas that could possibly be impacted. What happened ? Were people in Lee county not properly warned? Usually it’s a good week out when you get initial warning. I realize that is too early to know but watching it up here I would have evacuated because it was a lot bigger and moving much slower then Charley meaning bad storm surge. I know a lot of people moved to Florida over the pandemic and before that. Unfortunately these kind of storms could be more prevalent. I was lucky being in SW Florida for 22 years beginning in 1990 but the west side of the state is “ on the wrong side of the storm “ more storm surge . I hope everyone takes heed and don’t just listen to some people saying “ I’m gone ride it out like I have before.” Even if you have new construction up to hurricane specs and elevated and everything holds up ok and you have generators and a lot of money, not everyone does. It seems coastal Florida will soon be only affordable to the rich. I saw things change on Captiva island, lost a lot of its quaint charm as multi million dollar homes took over. Well, a “ barrier island “ is just that , a barrier before the mainland. I really enjoyed it there for many years, boating every week almost year round. On a positive note, the area in this video , Punta Gorda came back better then ever with new construction after Charley. Not sure if everyone could afford to stay. I hear now that people’s homeowners insurance has tripled after Ian. Sorry I got alittle long winded! Lots of memories I guess. Thanks for the video and showing that being seriously injured or worse is always a risk because I see more young people doing this now.
I'll never forget living in cape coral during this and I still talk about the 2004 hurricane season especially charley it was something else living through that I can still hear the sounds and the noise the storm made incredible for sure
I was a child when this happened, still in elementary school and lived on Port Charlotte. This hurricane is the literal reason I have panic attacks during horrible storms, the days after the storm was a blur - I bearly remember it but i was told by my therapist growing up that we block out bad times as children and I 100% believe this is what happened.
While you guys were going through all that madness, my family and I were riding it out inside our kitchen pantry. I've never prayed so much in my life!!
Okay I can definitely say Charley's winds were more fierce than Ian's. I rode out both hurricanes here in Port Charlotte, I was just turning 13 when Charley hit. Needless to say it was absolutely terrifying for me at the time. I clearly remember it being sunny outside during the eye.
I live in Port Charlotte, FL. I was there during Hurricane Charley. It is strange looking at areas of Punta Gorda and seeing buildings that aren't there anymore now seventeen years later. Irma was a breeze by comparison to Charley. Thanks for the memories, gents!!!
Most terrifying thing I have ever been through! My family were all huddled together in the master bathroom listening to it tear the house apart. We went out to inspect damage when the eye came over. That was an amazing sight! Then had to hide again for the back half. Mom's house was unlivable for about 6-8 months until repaired. I don't ever want to do that again! Much respect to you guys for what you do!
Watch Hurricane Michael, you may change your mind. Lots of videos out there. It was a monster, I know because we took a direct hit. Never want to do it again. I lived in Deltona for Charlie and it was bad, but Michael was waaaaay worse for sure
I remember this so well. I was living in the Tampa Bay area in Palm Harbor on the Gulf Coast. We boarded everything up and prayed. Then the thing hit Punta Gorda south of us. I felt so bad for the people of that area. What a nightmare this was. Thank you for the video.
Hid in the Hallway with my kids under a mattress during Charley. Still get goosebumps from it. Videos like yours, help to show my children who were all under 5 when it hit, what they went through. I have pictures but it still doesn't do justice.
I have lived in this town all my life and it has made such a come back after this storm . But it was definitely extremely intense during the inner bands moving in and blending everything
@@Tmccreight25Gaming well we got the inner eye wall winds again. Punta gorda isn't devastated like it was after Charlie but it definitely did a ton of damage to houses and infrastructure.
I lived near Punta Gorda when this hit.. We got lucky, but the storm surge was insane in a few areas.. I'll never forget this one. My first hurricane..
I was born and raised in Punta Gorda. I remember driving from Port Charlotte into Punta Gorda afterwards not being able to get ahold of my mom and thinking she was dead and her manufactured home was one of the few to survive. I lived in Port Charlotte and rode out the storm in North Port and even there it was terrifying and I still have PTSD Everytime a hurricane takes a similar path 😬
Punta Gorda native here. Thanks for the great video! My mom weathered Charlie like a trooper, and previously I was in hurricane Andrew in Miami and that was a category 5 with sustained winds at 145 and gusts at 174. It’s no wonder so many peeps are fascinated with storms, it feels like you’re on a different planet entirely! Or like you’re in the belly of an angry, charging T Rex!
I moved to Punta Gorda four years later. Now I know why the whole town was still daily talking about this hurricane. Now it makes sense. Thanks for risking your lives for this footage. Beautiful job. Not easy.
i live right there on the north side of the bridge, it’s 2021 and after the last one that went over me in 2019…. yep everything’s forsale this year going more inland and north ✌🏻
Hurricane Charley was this Irish boy’s first experience of the USA. We arrived mere hours before the storm swept through Orlando. Quite exciting for an 11 year old at the time.
My dad lived in Punta Gorda at this time. I evacuated with him but the storm came right to where we had gone to ....Arcadia, FL. It was a very scary day! He had damage to his house!
I remembered this storm when i was little, we rode it out but almost fled to a shelter but me and my brothers wouldn't shut up about leaving our cat behind so we stayed for it's big turn that had it avoid us, we were lucky and being boarded up with no light with a strobe light was fun for 10 year olds
@@pandaheadcjr That’s because the building codes were different The Punta Gorda Airport reported a gust to 155 mph! Not only that but it was determined that Charlotte County had the highest winds of Ian while Fort Myers Beach had the highest surge. Surge is 10 times more dangerous than wind.
Adrenaline with a touch of power and some possibility to find a Hail Mary. Power of nature makes everyone experience the strongest emotions and thoughts. It’s normal, just taking it for granted is not advisable,... always have respect for the power of nature and your fine... A tip,.. learn to “breath” with your mind with and thruw it. That way the adrenaline, emotions won’t overpower your mind.. stay sane and on the ground. 👍🙂
I remember seeing news reports of the hours long traffic jam. The hood was open to keep the car from overheating. They were fleeing south, TOWARDS Port Charlotte. BTW, they were fleeing over the Skyway bridge, which a barge struck one of the main supporting towers, causing the southbound center span to fall into the sound, taking a Greyhound bus and several other vehicles with it. Many persons involved died that day.
@@psycotria Yep, my family lives in Bradenton and remember this very well. I live in Orlando but am over in that area all the time, and I use the skyway a few times a month. I have heard of the skyway incident before.
Great footage. I was in Winter Park that night at a friend's cinder block house. My 2nd story apartment in Altamonte Springs had the roof ripped off & so much rain poured in, that the floor collapsed the next day. That summer was awful. Three different hurricanes rolled through Orlando, knocking out power each time & causing tons of damage.
Good hurricane tip: Tape the seams, not the glass, of exposed sliding doors. If you must use the door to get off a balcony, tape that one from the inside. USE CLUMPING KITTY LITTER to keep wind-blown water from entering under the panels. Many neighbors were flooded, while the litter kept 100% of the water out of our fourth floor condo during Irma.
Lived in N Ft Myers driving down middle of Bayshore Rd as it hit, watched trees up rooting roofs flying off and destruction it left behind took months for tree debris to be picked up and years for roofs to be repaired.
Over on the east coast of S FL, we only had 35 mph winds, but our turn came next, as Francis, Jean(?) and Wilma came in quick succession. Stuart Airport, SUA - tornado damage from two in a row, then my next post, Boca Raton Airport, BCT, another tornado wrecked the hangars. Wilma left us at BCT without power for two weeks, as we were at the end of the line, with several poles broken. Wilma brought down a cold front, with a glorious view of the stars and 50sF temps. I cooked many neighbors’ thawing food on my grill, kerosene (Jet-A) heater and Coleman stove. Made good money that season, shuttering many condos, to boot.
Correction - Wilma was 2005 Lake Wales, Florida was directly hit by at least three of the hurricanes in 2004. Charley passed just to the west, if memory serves me.
I remember being 9, sitting in my room playing halo during hurricane charlie. I saw a gutter fly down the street and went "haha wow" and kept playing halo lmao
My wife and I were living in Naples FL. At this time with two of our boys. The boys still live in Florida and survived hurricane micheal in a parking garage in Panama city where they lived at the time. Our first year in Florida we survived all them in Naples that year.
17 years ago On Friday August 15, 2004. It happens about tropical storm on August. Hurricane Charley in Punta Gorda, Florida. Florida places I would have been evacuated before hurricane came in Florida Emergency alert system / EAS The national weather service the gust wind was about 170 mph. hurricane is a monstrous thunderstorm.
We lived in Key West at this time, when I was a baby. My dad tells me how we evacuated to right where it hit the worst, because they thought Florida was going to get wrecked.
@@Tattooedladyd Both of you are wrong. All three of those storms were apocalyptic for the people and areas they affected. It’s extremely disrespectful to say which one made the other look “silly”. Because none of them did.
I was due West on the Gulf side of the cape watching it zero in on me, then take that little jog into the harbor, which it fit *into* like a large tornado with rings around it. That thing was wrapped up so tight there wasn't an amazing amount of damage more than ~5 miles from it. PG/PC took one for the team.
I was born around the time the hurricane hit the US. We lived in the exact town listed on the title and i was like 7 months old. I dont remember much cuz i was a baby. But my family talks about it alot. So i did some research. It was truly a devastating hurrican
My sister had just moved from Maryland to Deland, 175 miles away, two months earlier with her five children, just divorced. She was in for a wild couple of months!
I remember this like was yesterday my parents live in Cape Coral I was back in Pikeville, Ky at the time it hit I was visting them prior to the hurricane.
for such a strong hurricane, the only REAL damage to homes were mobile homes and homes without strong roofs, i.e. hurricane straps. i saw many homes with shingle roofs still intact. glad to know this as a new home owner whos roof was rebuilt after charley
Huh? My home had over $50k damage. If you would have ventured along Edgewater you would have seen damage. A home close to mine had a tree hit the house so hard it knocked an entire corner off the house and ended up in the kitchen. You also realize it cost about $20 Billion... Yes with a B to rebuild.
Good God! 11:45 You guys RULE! DAAAAAMN BRUH! They're absolutely GIDDY WITH EXCITEMENT! FFFFUUU[censored by DGB]CK! LOOK AT THE STONES ON THOSE GUYS!! -Sorry, I got super excited at the prelude to action.
I love seeing all that stuff flying by in the wind! It begs the question, where exactly does it start piling up and how cool would it be to look through that big giant pile of stuff!
The debris kind of blows along, as if in a river, pieces snagging here and there. The piles were the remains of other people’s buildings; property, and the boards full of nails, tangled in messes of wires, fiberglass and sheet metal make looting it, much less cleaning it up, a dangerous, time-consuming affair.
i remember where i was : location : South Orlando by the Florida Mall in a 2 story condominium on the 2nd floor time 5:30-6.00 pm ...me and 3 of my homies from the neighborhood ... smoking 2 blunts sippin on Hennessey in my condo ....the shingles from the roof started peeling of ...the EYE was 2-3 miles away from our location . the next 3 days no power , i had to throw out all the food inside my fridge . Charlie was a BEAST ...the rest of the Hurricanes following Charlie were a piece of cake for Orlando .
whats with people and putting EAS tones in their vids, not even 3 minutes in and already have chills down my spine. might consider putting a warning that the tone is in the video, that'd be nice...
Lived near the golf course close to downtown ft myers when Charley hit. Tampa was where they predicted it would come onshore and many people evacuated in that area. ( just like Ian) but then it turned 90 deg and the newscasts said it’s too late. “ Hunker Down!” Which became a popular saying .. possible 17 ft storm surge they said.. that’s what scares you . We lived a few blocks from huge river / intercostal waterway, separates ft myers from Cape Coral. We heard stories of Hurricane “ Donna” in 1960 that displaced a lot of that water. We gathered our “ important papers” and hoped the surge wouldn’t happen. Our home was solid concrete built in 1962 one level. Remember stepping outside during the eyewall, it was eerily still for alittle while. Punta Gorda , maybe 20 miles or so to the north took the direct hit as shown in the video. At that time a lot of that area was older and not up to code. I think some of the metal could have been from older mobile homes and older everything in that area at that time. I can’t imagine how it was for people riding it out in a mobile home! We expected to be out of power for some time , I think it was less then a week which was remarkable. Many crews from other states standing by. Florida was pretty good about that. It was mid august and horribly hot and humid so we were in our vehicles in the AC getting dry ice that was portioned out. We were fortunate no serious damage. I worked at Sanibel Harbor resort at Punta Rassa , right before the Sanibel causeway. A lot of water damage because all those glass sliders onto the balcony were not hurricane glass and they had to replace drywall & replace all those to be up to code. We were closed for 4 or 5 months while a major renovation happened but we were fortunate that they let us still come to work and do whatever we could ( mostly cleaning) as long as no one got hurt. The resort was owned by an insurance company at that time and they took good care of us. I moved up to black Mtn , close to Asheville NC early 2012. I have heard that about that time , Florida let a lot of previous restrictions fall to the wayside in order to allow more building on probable flood plains etc. they were struggling with the recession at that time still and more people moving in , investing has been key in Florida s economy. I couldn’t believe people didn’t evacuate , especially on Estero is( ft myers beach) it was literally a thin ribbon of sand with a lot of older homes . I heard some harrowing stories when the storm surge hit. There are some videos out there, some did not survive. I couldn’t believe their were tourists in Airbnb s which should never have been allowed by the owner. After 2004 , which was a hurricane every week for 4 weeks, they started to show a much larger “ cone of destruction “ to show areas that could possibly be impacted. What happened ? Were people in Lee county not properly warned? Usually it’s a good week out when you get initial warning. I realize that is too early to know but watching it up here I would have evacuated because it was a lot bigger and moving much slower then Charley meaning bad storm surge. I know a lot of people moved to Florida over the pandemic and before that. Unfortunately these kind of storms could be more prevalent. I was lucky being in SW Florida for 22 years beginning in 1990 but the west side of the state is “ on the wrong side of the storm “ more storm surge . I hope everyone takes heed and don’t just listen to some people saying “ I’m gone ride it out like I have before.” Even if you have new construction up to hurricane specs and elevated and everything holds up ok and you have generators and a lot of money, not everyone does. It seems coastal Florida will soon be only affordable to the rich. I saw things change on Captiva island, lost a lot of its quaint charm as multi million dollar homes took over. Well, a “ barrier island “ is just that , a barrier before the mainland. I really enjoyed it there for many years, boating every week almost year round. On a positive note, the area in this video , Punta Gorda came back better then ever with new construction after Charley. Not sure if everyone could afford to stay. I hear now that people’s homeowners insurance has tripled after Ian. Sorry I got alittle long winded! Lots of memories I guess. Thanks for the video and showing that being seriously injured or worse is always a risk because I see more young people doing this now.
I'll never forget living in cape coral during this and I still talk about the 2004 hurricane season especially charley it was something else living through that I can still hear the sounds and the noise the storm made incredible for sure
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I totally agree. I was in north cape near pine island road and my family and I were hiding in the hall and thought the roof was going to come off. 🙏
And now you have seen your second major storm
I was a child when this happened, still in elementary school and lived on Port Charlotte. This hurricane is the literal reason I have panic attacks during horrible storms, the days after the storm was a blur - I bearly remember it but i was told by my therapist growing up that we block out bad times as children and I 100% believe this is what happened.
While you guys were going through all that madness, my family and I were riding it out inside our kitchen pantry. I've never prayed so much in my life!!
Okay I can definitely say Charley's winds were more fierce than Ian's. I rode out both hurricanes here in Port Charlotte, I was just turning 13 when Charley hit. Needless to say it was absolutely terrifying for me at the time. I clearly remember it being sunny outside during the eye.
I live in Port Charlotte, FL. I was there during Hurricane Charley. It is strange looking at areas of Punta Gorda and seeing buildings that aren't there anymore now seventeen years later. Irma was a breeze by comparison to Charley. Thanks for the memories, gents!!!
Most terrifying thing I have ever been through! My family were all huddled together in the master bathroom listening to it tear the house apart. We went out to inspect damage when the eye came over. That was an amazing sight! Then had to hide again for the back half. Mom's house was unlivable for about 6-8 months until repaired. I don't ever want to do that again! Much respect to you guys for what you do!
What did it do to the house
Amazing video! Even 16 years later, this is still some of the most incredible footage of a hurricane in the US
Watch Hurricane Michael, you may change your mind. Lots of videos out there. It was a monster, I know because we took a direct hit. Never want to do it again. I lived in Deltona for Charlie and it was bad, but Michael was waaaaay worse for sure
@@sunngrlw781 Michael is one of the few that may top Charley in terms of chasing and footage captured. That storm was an absolute monster for sure
@@ETHANWXCHASING Yep. Gave me ptsd. Paranoid starting June 1st to November 30th
The worst was Dorian in Bahamas ...I think !!
@@duck5407 by far or typhoon haiyan
I remember this so well. I was living in the Tampa Bay area in Palm Harbor on the Gulf Coast. We boarded everything up and prayed. Then the thing hit Punta Gorda south of us. I felt so bad for the people of that area. What a nightmare this was. Thank you for the video.
Hid in the Hallway with my kids under a mattress during Charley. Still get goosebumps from it. Videos like yours, help to show my children who were all under 5 when it hit, what they went through. I have pictures but it still doesn't do justice.
I bet the wind and pounding rain on the windows and roof was extremely loud and scary. Just 60mph wind and heavy rain is kinda scary.
Exactly where we were in our house. Tipped the storm shudders OFF!
Very scary. I still hate trains because of that sound!
I bought the video off of you back in the day. I lived in Port Charlotte at the time. I still have it. Never will forget the day.
Wow, you have a rare copy of it.
I have lived in this town all my life and it has made such a come back after this storm . But it was definitely extremely intense during the inner bands moving in and blending everything
How is it now after Ian?
@@Tmccreight25Gaming well we got the inner eye wall winds again. Punta gorda isn't devastated like it was after Charlie but it definitely did a ton of damage to houses and infrastructure.
I lived near Punta Gorda when this hit.. We got lucky, but the storm surge was insane in a few areas.. I'll never forget this one. My first hurricane..
God love the folks at the Celtic Ray.. That place saved my sanity while living in PG with my retired parents over summers off from UF.
Love me a good, authentic Irish, English pub!
I was born and raised in Punta Gorda. I remember driving from Port Charlotte into Punta Gorda afterwards not being able to get ahold of my mom and thinking she was dead and her manufactured home was one of the few to survive. I lived in Port Charlotte and rode out the storm in North Port and even there it was terrifying and I still have PTSD Everytime a hurricane takes a similar path 😬
44:28 LMAO!! Sorry.. but that made me laugh 😂
Punta Gorda native here. Thanks for the great video! My mom weathered Charlie like a trooper, and previously I was in hurricane Andrew in Miami and that was a category 5 with sustained winds at 145 and gusts at 174. It’s no wonder so many peeps are fascinated with storms, it feels like you’re on a different planet entirely! Or like you’re in the belly of an angry, charging T Rex!
My grandparents lived in Punta Gorda n were killed during Hurricane Charley 😢 n my uncle was found in a neighbor closet. My uncle survived. 😢
I moved to Punta Gorda four years later. Now I know why the whole town was still daily talking about this hurricane. Now it makes sense. Thanks for risking your lives for this footage. Beautiful job. Not easy.
I was in Orlando and won’t forget it. Also, we were in the only people to keep power on in our neighborhood
i live right there on the north side of the bridge, it’s 2021 and after the last one that went over me in 2019…. yep everything’s forsale this year going more inland and north ✌🏻
Hurricane Charley was this Irish boy’s first experience of the USA. We arrived mere hours before the storm swept through Orlando. Quite exciting for an 11 year old at the time.
1:01:52 these guys just chilling with a drink in a super destructive hurricane is the most Florida thing I’ve seen all day 😂
You think you're 'in it' because of how bad it gets, but you're never in it until the 'white out' hits. And then it HIT!!!!
My dad lived in Punta Gorda at this time. I evacuated with him but the storm came right to where we had gone to ....Arcadia, FL. It was a very scary day! He had damage to his house!
I remembered this storm when i was little, we rode it out but almost fled to a shelter but me and my brothers wouldn't shut up about leaving our cat behind so we stayed for it's big turn that had it avoid us, we were lucky and being boarded up with no light with a strobe light was fun for 10 year olds
Kitties are family, too!
What’s so funny about this is during one of the hurricane Ian livestreams on this channel was literally right next to the justice center lol
Ian was stronger I think Do you agree?
@@markpalavosvrahotes5575 depends on where your talking, punta gorda got off easier this time while fort myers and sanibel got slammed
@@pandaheadcjr That’s because the building codes were different The Punta Gorda Airport reported a gust to 155 mph! Not only that but it was determined that Charlotte County had the highest winds of Ian while Fort Myers Beach had the highest surge. Surge is 10 times more dangerous than wind.
I live in Punta Gorda, waiting for Hurricane Ian to hit, and watching this...what the hell's wrong with me? 🤦♀😄
Adrenaline with a touch of power and some possibility to find a Hail Mary.
Power of nature makes everyone experience the strongest emotions and thoughts. It’s normal, just taking it for granted is not advisable,... always have respect for the power of nature and your fine...
A tip,.. learn to “breath” with your mind with and thruw it.
That way the adrenaline, emotions won’t overpower your mind.. stay sane and on the ground. 👍🙂
Hurricane Ian brought me here
Same an after seeing what it did I think it's safe to say that Ian was alot worse the Charlie an it's crazy they hit at the same spot
One of the first modern bomb hurricanes. I remember it well from my childhood.
5:08 lol no one noticing the car driving with it’s hood open
Lol I saw that
I remember seeing news reports of the hours long traffic jam. The hood was open to keep the car from overheating. They were fleeing south, TOWARDS Port Charlotte.
BTW, they were fleeing over the Skyway bridge, which a barge struck one of the main supporting towers, causing the southbound center span to fall into the sound, taking a Greyhound bus and several other vehicles with it. Many persons involved died that day.
@@psycotria Yep, my family lives in Bradenton and remember this very well. I live in Orlando but am over in that area all the time, and I use the skyway a few times a month. I have heard of the skyway incident before.
Great footage. I was in Winter Park that night at a friend's cinder block house. My 2nd story apartment in Altamonte Springs had the roof ripped off & so much rain poured in, that the floor collapsed the next day. That summer was awful. Three different hurricanes rolled through Orlando, knocking out power each time & causing tons of damage.
Did you guys win a pulitzer prize or national recognition? You darn well deserve it. Steel balls.
nope, did not try to win any awards.
Good hurricane tip: Tape the seams, not the glass, of exposed sliding doors. If you must use the door to get off a balcony, tape that one from the inside. USE CLUMPING KITTY LITTER to keep wind-blown water from entering under the panels. Many neighbors were flooded, while the litter kept 100% of the water out of our fourth floor condo during Irma.
Lived in N Ft Myers driving down middle of Bayshore Rd as it hit, watched trees up rooting roofs flying off and destruction it left behind took months for tree debris to be picked up and years for roofs to be repaired.
Over on the east coast of S FL, we only had 35 mph winds, but our turn came next, as Francis, Jean(?) and Wilma came in quick succession. Stuart Airport, SUA - tornado damage from two in a row, then my next post, Boca Raton Airport, BCT, another tornado wrecked the hangars. Wilma left us at BCT without power for two weeks, as we were at the end of the line, with several poles broken.
Wilma brought down a cold front, with a glorious view of the stars and 50sF temps. I cooked many neighbors’ thawing food on my grill, kerosene (Jet-A) heater and Coleman stove. Made good money that season, shuttering many condos, to boot.
Correction - Wilma was 2005
Lake Wales, Florida was directly hit by at least three of the hurricanes in 2004. Charley passed just to the west, if memory serves me.
I remember being 9, sitting in my room playing halo during hurricane charlie. I saw a gutter fly down the street and went "haha wow" and kept playing halo lmao
It was destiny...Friday the 13th and coming into Charlotte & Lee County Florida aptly named Charley.😯😯
Those flying metal panels will slice you like a hot knife thru butter. Amazing footage of the power of CAT 4 Charley! 8/13/2004.
Charley one of the most Destructive Hurricanes to Hit Florida
Omfg!! Hands down best Hurricane video compilation!! Thank god you crazy MF’s survived to tell your stories!
Another great one is, Michael - The Forgotten Cat 5, here on YT.
@@psycotria that’s a good one too
Doug, you are one of the best storm chasers, and one of my favorite. Cheers
My wife and I were living in Naples FL. At this time with two of our boys. The boys still live in Florida and survived hurricane micheal in a parking garage in Panama city where they lived at the time. Our first year in Florida we survived all them in Naples that year.
Here we are on the 17th anniversary (to the day), and I still have the DVD I bought from you, years ago..
17 years ago
On Friday August 15, 2004.
It happens about tropical storm on August.
Hurricane Charley in Punta Gorda, Florida. Florida places I would have been evacuated before hurricane came in Florida
Emergency alert system / EAS
The national weather service the gust wind was about 170 mph. hurricane is a monstrous thunderstorm.
We lived in Key West at this time, when I was a baby. My dad tells me how we evacuated to right where it hit the worst, because they thought Florida was going to get wrecked.
Charley : I'm a real badass
Katrina : Hold my beer
Then Michael made those look silly..
@@Tattooedladyd
Both of you are wrong.
All three of those storms were apocalyptic for the people and areas they affected.
It’s extremely disrespectful to say which one made the other look “silly”. Because none of them did.
What about Harvey?
@@justinharris5195 well there's a difference between personal experience and meteorological phenomenon. I think you got them confused.
@@MoMoMyPup10
Except I don’t. But thanks anyways I guess.
Wow.. This must be one, if not the best hurricane chasing video I've ever seen. Thank you for sharing this with us!
thanks for watching.
My mothers cousin was there. Fortunately for her she evacuated and her condo was okay.
I was due West on the Gulf side of the cape watching it zero in on me, then take that little jog into the harbor, which it fit *into* like a large tornado with rings around it. That thing was wrapped up so tight there wasn't an amazing amount of damage more than ~5 miles from it. PG/PC took one for the team.
It was 2020 and Hurricane Charlie was still trending
Friday 13 2021 17th anniversary of hurricane charley that hurricane was my first one and had to go into a hotel
I was born around the time the hurricane hit the US. We lived in the exact town listed on the title and i was like 7 months old. I dont remember much cuz i was a baby. But my family talks about it alot. So i did some research. It was truly a devastating hurrican
5:09 any explanation on why that car is driving like that?
I lost my home in Punta Gorda to Charlie. Now live in the mountains of North Georgia..........
3 hours! That will be a little after 3sm MST. A tease but something to wake up to. Cheers!
41:30 the noise of the wind was so strong that it destroyed the audio quality of the camera
My sister had just moved from Maryland to Deland, 175 miles away, two months earlier with her five children, just divorced. She was in for a wild couple of months!
I remember this like was yesterday my parents live in Cape Coral I was back in Pikeville, Ky at the time it hit I was visting them prior to the hurricane.
🏆🏆🏆😊🙏
Thank you for sharing
I think that I missed 1/one of my callings in life; that would be to be a professional storm chaser !!!!!
How are the winds THAT strong but the vehicle you see in the parking lot doesn’t get flipped? 🤔
for such a strong hurricane, the only REAL damage to homes were mobile homes and homes without strong roofs, i.e. hurricane straps. i saw many homes with shingle roofs still intact. glad to know this as a new home owner whos roof was rebuilt after charley
Huh? My home had over $50k damage. If you would have ventured along Edgewater you would have seen damage. A home close to mine had a tree hit the house so hard it knocked an entire corner off the house and ended up in the kitchen. You also realize it cost about $20 Billion... Yes with a B to rebuild.
Happy 17th Anniversary Charlie
Charley...
I lived on the road the eye of this went through, I lost everything,
Good God!
11:45
You guys RULE! DAAAAAMN BRUH!
They're absolutely GIDDY WITH EXCITEMENT!
FFFFUUU[censored by DGB]CK! LOOK AT THE STONES ON THOSE GUYS!!
-Sorry, I got super excited at the prelude to action.
I have never heard of this one.
i’ve never heard of this hurricane
Is V2 just another version of this?
I was on the beach this day bc I’m not scared of anything. Went swimming too
extreme, is an understatement of vast proportions
Was in Tampa, FL💪🏾
Great video!
I was in that hurricane I was vacationing in Florida in 2004 it nearly almost wrecked my vacation
I love seeing all that stuff flying by in the wind! It begs the question, where exactly does it start piling up and how cool would it be to look through that big giant pile of stuff!
The debris kind of blows along, as if in a river, pieces snagging here and there. The piles were the remains of other people’s buildings; property, and the boards full of nails, tangled in messes of wires, fiberglass and sheet metal make looting it, much less cleaning it up, a dangerous, time-consuming affair.
The guy on the street corner, what was he in?
My 4 Children were born in a Dr's Office in Punta Gorda 1980's
are there enough ads in this? might could use like 50 more ads… maybe one every 3 seconds
Do you want to pay for TH-cam or be subliminally spammed with advertising every 20 minutes? People gotta eat
Liked it very much.
Seria bom se tivesse uma legenda!
29/08/2021 19:30hs São Paulo/Capital Brazil
3:08 for the longest time i thought that was footage of hurricane andrew
I agree it should have been a cat 5!!!! I was there!!!!!
Are you gunna be here for halene
How to tell you got great landscaping
Your plants are still where they where planted after a hurricane
I were in Winter Haven Fl at the time and yeah it got ugly 👍👍🌫️🌀🌧️☔🌪️
i remember where i was : location : South Orlando by the Florida Mall in a 2 story condominium on the 2nd floor
time 5:30-6.00 pm ...me and 3 of my homies from the neighborhood ... smoking 2 blunts sippin on Hennessey in my condo ....the shingles from the roof started peeling of ...the EYE was 2-3 miles away from our location . the next 3 days no power , i had to throw out all the food inside my fridge . Charlie was a BEAST ...the rest of the Hurricanes following Charlie were a piece of cake for Orlando .
jim sounds like kermin and he doesnt even need to try lol
X???
It is never a "real" storm until all your trees are one sided.
What is that for a place? Is this the Justice Center? If yes, i was there too! Greetings from Germany!
wow. That is intense!
Jesus no, not Doug Kiesling! This looked like it might be good too.
I like to chase tacos.........
Now I wasn't even born yet lol
I was in that hurrcaine
10 Stars
there was no time for cartoon network at that time
Is it me or are they filming their self more than the storm.
whats with people and putting EAS tones in their vids, not even 3 minutes in and already have chills down my spine. might consider putting a warning that the tone is in the video, that'd be nice...
Lol....i have that tone as a Whatsapp notification.
Only one I remember was Florance flooding my neighborhood
5:07. WTF with that hood?
The year 4 hurricanes hit Florida Charley was the worst one