Miles matter in hurricanes. A perfect example is the exponentially worse damage on the south side of Sanibel Island compared to the north side of Captiva Island.
@@annhefter1593 That's why I thought it might be a repairable building at first glance, the destroyed first floor made it appear it was a single story building sat on it's foundations. Such incredible destructive power. You may have lost your unit but I'm glad you didn't lose your life thats the most important thing. Best of luck to you.
Our hearts go out to the people that we would have wanted for neighbors , servers who we've met, the familes and teachers that make Sanibel their home.
City of Sanibel has 24 hour curfew until they finish search and rescue. No one is supposed to access Island by boat other than authorized rescue persons.
He most likely has a home built with cinder block/poured concrete construction as opposed to the wood/particle board that is common in part of the state.
I remember wanting to vacation on Sanibel Island years ago but never did make it. It is incredibly sad to see such devastation for all areas affected by this hurricane.
I have been there and I am amzed at all of the damage. I would hope the Army Corps could set up a connecting bridge where the bridge went out. Isn't this close to Tiger Wood's place of residence? I know he lives somewhere around there!
Barrier Islands like Sanibel are poor locations for development. Taxpayer money should not be wasted rebuilding the damage on what are actually sand bars that are moved around by the sea and weather.
The white foundation poles were a beautiful white house. My resort tennis courts were right behind it. The light blue huge unit across the street is the 2nd floor of the Surfrider BeachClub. The water pushed it across the street while the 1st floor collapsed which is on your right. At the 2:00 min mark.
So sad to see that the little White House with the blue roof is gone and all that’s left is the foundation beams 😢 we have stayed at the Surfrider for many years since 95 and this truly is devastating to see!
I take issue when you say it’s the water not the wind. Sorry the water driven by the wind is the combination for this disaster. Prayers to all the people impacted by the storm.
Best on the ground footage and commentary I seen. Much appreciated. If you get a chance to do a video of our place that would be great. 2910 W. Gulf Drive, the house all the way to the back of the driveway. Thank you.
Greetings from Socal. Excellent video. Took a vacation to Sanibel island 45 years ago. 👍. Feel for all peeps in Fort Myers and coastal residents. Especially the elderly are gonna need help. My late Grandma and Grandpa retired to a trailer park in Fort Myers in the 80’s from Michigan. You all have the best Governor is the USA... We got Narcissist Newsom 🥴👎🏿
They will see it's way way worse then they think , almost all houses that had water run though them are trashed weakened Lower walls And the mold will take out the Ones that got wet
Hey there Jonathan, Thanks for posting this. We haven’t been able to see much of the south end of the island and how it faired. The very end tip. ( end of String fellow) My folks use to live at 2151 Date St. (corner canal) Took a direct hit from Charlie I believe in 04’ but rebuilt. Did the Waterfront Restaurant survive or the large castle like house across the street??? How about the Double Nickel bar and grill??? Thanks and stay safe
I have been going to Sanibel yearly for about 12 years. This is devastating. There are many family businesses that have been wiped out. There are a lot of full time residents on the island. The wildlife there is beautiful. I hope nature can recover along with the people. 😢
Those alarms going off truly are haunting - they remind me of the same noises that were made from the missing firefighters' locator beacons after the Twin Towers fell during 9/11. Really creepy.
Seems like a lot of wood structure/particle board type construction. Didn't notice much cinder block/concrete. That makes a big difference. Building codes in that area will have to change asap.
They HAVE changed in FL significantly. So much so, that my dad's new MOBILE home in Englewood survived Ian with minimal damage, while most of the others were obliterated. There was a time when no mobile home would make it through a hurricane. Most of these houses that were destroyed were older.
Sanibel and Captiva real estate just tanked... why? Because FL statute will not allow the 1000's of trailers to rebuild unless their new structure is 14 feet high. Which is cost prohibitive. Thus, real estate there is going to be a fire sale... but mostly for large developers, not most private residents, as the trailer parks were large. There will be massive resorts coming.
And Steph - the Florida tourism industry hires MANY low wage earners in service businesses that cater to tourists & Americans enjoying their hard earned, well deserved vacations there. Those low wage people could barely afford their cheaper build residences that have now been destroyed. Lost jobs AND their homes/trailer/apartments AND everything else they owned.... SO many sarcastic hateful ugly comments about "the rich people" but the ones who will suffer the most are the minimum wage workers who lived there - because they did NOT want to live in Oklahoma, or Dallas, or Chicago or Detroit! 😔 sad.
He is right. As huge as these storms appear on satellite and radar - they really do have an edge. If you get the eye wall and accompanying surge - much more destruction than just 20 miles away. Also such a big difference where you are relative to storms circulation and forward movement. We saw this very directly in Panhandle with Ivan and Michael - total devastation and 30 miles west - no real damage. Surge over ran barrier island and even made new tidal cuts and wiped out first floors - but dishes still on shelves on 2nd floor. Pools so full of sand could walk over them and salt water in A/c units on 19th floor roof !
I stayed at the Sundial resort for a conference. That's been my only visit to the Gulf; I thought it was beautiful. I've looked at drone pictures of the damage, but obviously they don't show everything. Can you tell me if it's still there?
Could you possibly get some footage of the Sundial Beach Resort and Spa on Middle Gulf Dr? Specifically building A? Have family that have 7 units in that building!
Have you went to Periwinkle Trailer Park? My moms uncle lives there,he made contact with us yesterday and evacuated luckily. Just don't know what kinda shape his place will be in when he returns.
Unfortunately there places we should not live even if it’s nice 99% of the time and the tax payers should not be paying to rebuild in these areas. I said the same thing with Katrina.
Older construction on Sanibel made of Wood, Wood will never withstand a Hurricane like that and you can see the evidence. That's why Concrete block as your exterior walls and well done of course will hold up to a Hurricane like Ian, look at all the homes made from concrete block how well the structure did. Either why very Sad for my peeps in Florida wish them the best and god bless them.
When Seeing that dumpster stuck 7’ up in a tree, the first thought that popped into my head was, “This has to be UNDOUBTEDLY, God’s way of saying (shouting) WAKE UP PEOPLE, JUDGMENT DAY is coming!” Get ready folks, you ain’t seen nuttin’ yet, much worse devastation IS coming!
Especially when those structures were built back in the 50s/60s and they should have used cinder blocks/concrete but maybe cheaper to build with wood back then 🤷♂️ that said even concrete crack’s under pressure and time,and storm surge!
@@Blackhorse11773 If you look at many of the newer constructed single homes, they are wood framed. Substantial columns that run the full height of the structure, as opposed to a base with a house attached at the top. Also the 14 ft clearance to allow storm surge to run through. Most of the videos I've seen so far shows all of those homes looking pretty good.
You mention it's much worse in Sanibel than Captiva. The reason was less about proximity then you suggest. Rather -- Captiva was hit so bad in the last hurricane that all *at-risk structures had already been destroyed/rebuilt to much stricter codes.*
Also need to remember that a lot of Captiva was rebuilt up to code after hurricane Charlie when Captiva was hit really hard. Sanibel was not rebuilt as much back then so now we are seeing the difference between building being “hurricane code” and one’s that are not. Yes, there are singular incidences like “mini tornados” but unfortunately this time around most Captiva buildings were more prepared than those on sanibel.
Take a lesson from when Sandy hit the east coast (NJ and NY ) and responses from the gubbermint who at the moment are overwhelmed The Mantalookin bridge was destroyed like the bridges that connect Pine Island and Sannibel Parts of the coastal disappeared
This is My #1 Reason Not to live at the Coastal Town.... When the Hurricane 🌀 hits everything will be like this.... So Scary 😳 and Very Costly and emotionally drained
TV news interviews of people who remained on the island but no word yet about how who stayed but didn’t survive. Unfortunately, none of the interviewers asked why residents didn’t leave despite forecast accuracy and warnings.
@@empressmalaya and Empress I watched weather forecasters say there was no way it would be a cat 4 or 5. The forecasters said a "cold front" was supposed to push south past the Florida panhandle, they said the sheer winds from the cold front would significantly diminish the hurricane! They even showed PICTURES of how the cold front's dry air would literally *wrap around* the hurricane and diminish it.... GUESS WHAT? That cold front never made it to Florida. Oops. MAJOR forecast blooper.
Don't let the evil force win .make the better days better .us old timers in fla have done the storms for a long time just keep moving ahead to the greater days God bless you were praying hard for your recovery ❤️
Governor DeSantis held a press conference defiantly stating he is going to protect that from looting. No one is going to steal Florida's broken dreams.
Couldn't be one reason for the difference that Charlie was more fierce on Captiva so a lot more house were rebuilt stronger after Charlie in Captiva than on Sanibel - hence the damage on Captiva is now less than on Sanibel
Sanibel is oriented more or less east to west, unlike other barrier islands. That's a major reason the beaches "catch" so many seashells. I wonder if there are lot of shells left after this storm? Not that I recommend anyone goes there to look for them!
@@sqmus look at the outer banks of North carolina, that's the size dunes I'm talking about. They have to built with a dredge and heavy equipment. Natural dunes are no match for such a storm as evident in the aftermath.
@@RobertHasty Yes I’ve been to the outer banks. You’re right, they have very large manufactured dunes. Two lines of them. My point was that there was an effort to build up some dune and foliage protection on Sanibel. If you look at pictures of the resort from the ‘80s, you’ll see that there was nothing between the gulf and the structures. Over the years the dunes got to about 3-4 feet, and lots of dense foliage. Not nearly enough to stop the surge, but they may have slowed it down in a few spots.
@@kaymill5565 ... making loans and rebuilding in swamps... its a shame a seemingly intelligent person needs a explanation... the FED (FEMA) should not be insuring rich peoples recreation...
Merci pour ta vidéo Jonathan Ça fait vraiment alarmant de voir tous dégueulasse et déclencher quel'ouragan à fait dévastées l'île Florida et les barques de ces habitants de Jonathan.☹️Ho my good.
My prayers go out to all the families and friends of those who have lost their lives may you and all who are suffering find comfort and peace in the Lord Jesus Christ who loves you all. 🙏🌹🕊😪
There is no way that they can tell me that this storm was not a Cat 5? Winds they measured (I don't know where) was at 155 and for a Cat 5 the winds need to be a 157...oh big deal at the time of measure it was 155? I use to live in Ft Myers in 2001 then Charlie hit (which they said at that time that it was going to Tampa too) and can't believe this destruction compared to what Charlie was? I moved from the area up to Volusia county where Daytona Beach is located in 2006 and sure we get storms around but you know I haven't had to rebuild my home. They should never assume where the storm will hit like they did with Charlie and Ian in saying that it was going to Tampa because people don't get prepared enough. People shouldn't be building on those barrier Islands anyway...they are that way to protect the mainland when storms hit.
Ugh the sound of the smoke alarms remind me of the sounds from the firefighters locators who were buried under the world trade center. It's a haunting sound that breaks through the silence and represents all that is lost. I'm so sorry. I pray for the souls that perished and for the survivors to have the strength to carry on. Remember where there is life there's hope. It may be cliché but it's true. 🙏
Merci pour ta vidéo Jonathan Cette la rage tempête qui avait fait l'autre bout du monde que J'ai jamais eu senti de mon cœur 💔et qui avait tous à nouveau dévastées l'île Florida Ho my good!! 😩c'est vraiment 👣 pénible d'avoir leur propre péchés.
If anyone decided to stay in the seaside in there they would be consigned to serious injury or death. This is amazing the video of this catastrophic damage. Reminds me of Katrina on the Alabama coast where the homes were wiped away.
this island will never be the same again. i less care about badly built wooden constructions (like many empty homes used as real estate investments), but look at the nature, the entire flora seems destroyed, fauna has escaped, water is colored with dead alges bacteria and organic remains. takes decades to regrow and sanitate the eco-system. this island never was meant to become urbanized, but people don't respect nature. my advise: don't even start to re-build, next hurricane is around the corner.
Please keep in mind that many of the houses there are built up one story. The area under the house is basically built to be a breakaway if there's a surge. The garage is often underneath the house, there's usually a walled storage area of plastered particle board and drywall. You might throw beach chairs and a few bikes or some gardening stuff in there. The electrical, water heater, A/C & heat pump are not at ground level. In a surge you'll lose the things underneath the house, and if your electrical wiring isn't well insulated from the street into the house it may get fried. Most folks have storm shutters--if your house can stay up above the surge and keep the doors and windows intact you might be ok. I am astounded at all the intact windows in some of these videos. It says something for Florida's stricter building codes.
Not necessarily true, sanibel updated building codes in the 90s, lots of houses from before then are ground level or stick built. Theres also some mobile homes on the island
