15ft Storm Surge Washes Away Homes in Ft. Myers Beach - Hurricane Ian

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Published 2022-09-29
Our surge probe captured the heartbreaking evolution of a massive storm surge in Ft. Myers Beach, FL.

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All Comments (21)
  • UPDATE - We have confirmed via family that the people who were staying in this house at the time of the storm somehow were able to make it out alive even after floating away. We are still getting details and I'll try and post more specific updates but I just wanted everyone to know the good news.
  • This should be shown to everyone who lives in a Hurricane prone area. The storm surge is hard to describe in words. This video shows how deadly it truly is.
  • I live about 7 miles inland from Fort Myers Beach, and the storm surge was about knee deep(I'm 6ft tall) at our apartment complex. The next morning when the water had receded, you can see all of the abandoned cars in the middle of the road from the storm surge. This is a day that I will never forget for as long as I live.
  • @jennpenn8030
    Thank you for allowing me to share this with our clients. Everyone needs to see how much damage Hurricane can cause. You do amazing work...stay safe!
  • @TheDebrisBall
    ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!!!!!
    Some of the best hurricane footage ever captured. I don’t know that I can name another video that better captures the ferocity of catastrophic storm surge. Excellent work as always Max!
  • @designchik
    My God. You HEAR about storm surge, and you READ about storm surge, but it’s still hard to imagine if you’ve never seen it up close like victims of a hurricane have. This is absolutely stunning and terrifying. 😳
  • @oldiesmusic76
    Absolutely breathtaking and very tragic at the same time. We live in North Port and we share our grief to what happened in Ft. Myers too. Such a devastating hurricane!
  • @MB031
    I lived through many hurricanes, but this is the worst destruction I'v ever seen.Many people died during that footage, you can't really think of that your house is being taken down by 15' raging surge and filled with water into the ceiling withiing minutes.. terrifying !! This is the best video capture ever !
  • We’re new to Florida and had a little bit of power outages in our area. My 8 year old was complaining and so I showed him this video to help him understand how lucky we are to still have our home standing. Power outages are nothing compared to what happened to so many peoples homes. My heart breaks for those who were most affected by this hurricane😞
  • @leoyork2037
    This is the first I have seen storm surge demonstrated so well. That was pretty scary. Thank you!
  • I'm blessed that I don't live in hurricane areas but I do feel a tremendous amount of pain for those who live in those areas and have lost their homes and families. This truly shows you how dangerous it is.
  • @lhyork1608
    They made it out alive and wit their 2 dogs. An amazing story and must have been terrifying for them especially when they were separated and didn’t know if each other were still alive. The fact that she hung onto a pole for 4 hrs ! With her 2 dogs ! She is a hero in my books and i wish them a great life going forward… my heart goes out to her … i know how hard she must have fought to save those dogs
  • @Rhi_wx
    Holy crap this footage is unreal! This is absolutely insane, hard to fathom that amount of storm surge. So glad you guys made it out safe! My thoughts are with Florida right now
  • @380LadyVex
    I'm a native Floridian and people always downplay hurricanes and don't fully grasp their destruction. You can lose everything including your life in split seconds. The aftermath is also very dangerous. I've been thru many storms and its hard to comprehend the strength and devastation while its happening. This video is crazy! Great job and stay safe!
  • Amazing footage ... I am glad to hear the family is safe.

    Thank you for the video, it will most definitely make people like myself who've never experienced or never would want to experience a hurricane, evacuate when timely warnings are broadcast.
  • Thanks to this video, I have a whole new respect for the term storm surge. Hard to believe that many did not evacuate.
  • Wow...amazing footage Max! Every TV station near hurricane prone coastal communities needs to have this on file for the next time there is a hurricane evacuation order!
  • @robh5687
    That video should be broadcast before every future hurricane as a testament to what can (and will) go wrong.
  • FOR CRYING OUT LOUD !!!!! That was mesmerizing, I’m glad it wasn’t a long video, because I was stuck !