Thanks for sharing! I rode Ida out in Galliano, she was the strongest storm I lived through. Today, is day 19 with no electricity, still running on generator. Ida showed no mercy on the material things here, but God held his hedge of protection, we suffered no casualties from the storm. Hope you and your family are well, stay strong.🙏🏼
@UCaq4ldkvt_IyhM0bn-fDpbA Try using your brain for once. 1) Every stretch of land on the entire East Coast and Gulf Coast is vulnerable to Hurricanes. So you would have to relocate a hundred million people. 2) A majority of the seafood people eat in this country is because of the people who live on these coastlines. 3) A majority of the petroleum used for energy and products is also brought to you by these people you want to dictate. 4) You may not live in tornado or hurricane alley. But wherever you are - you ARE susceptible to mother nature who can and DOES cost the rest of us money as well.
i wasnt there, but me and a few of my friends were watching a live cam in Golden Meadow, near you. They got blasted, and we watched this gas station get ripped apart as metal started flying through the air. IDA WAS FIERCE!
All I can say is WOW!!! After seeing the strength of that wind and watching the destruction unfold before my eyes, you've convinced me that I will NEVER stay for a hurricane. I will ALWAYS evacuate. I was terrified watching the video, so I can imagine how soiled your underwear was in the middle of all that. I rode it out in the safety of my newly constructed apartment complex, but the storm in New Orleans, was nothing like it was there in Chauvin. Thank God you and your family were blessed enough to stay safe. This video should be used to educate anyone who would consider staying for another hurricane. Thanks for posting!
Yeah New Orleans was spared a direct hit, yet all the news crews went there. And what's worse is that they acted like they were getting the worst of IDA! I personally believe this to be harmful because people will think that is how strong a cat 4 is and not prepare sufficiently enough. And then when they have a storm with 150 MPH wind coming toward them they will think it's all media hype and have their windows blown in and roof blown off and door blown in by the winds! Personally I wouldn't evacuate unless it is a category 5 although I would relocate to a parking garage or similar structure if it was a cat 4 because my house is decently well built. I live east of Naples, FL, and when IRMA came in 2017 I lost part of my roofing and a lot of insulation. I do not have surge as an issue luckily. If I were you (assuming average build construction), I would evacuate if the storm's winds are 110 MPH or greater (High end cat 2 or greater).
That was one of the rawest, saddest, most terrifying video of what happens during a hurricane I have ever seen! I’m grateful y’all were safe. The devastation was all around you. It was an incredible video! I’m sorry your place was tore up. Sending prayers to all of the families that someone they love and everything they owned.
I live in independence Louisiana in Livingston parish and we got slammed. I had no power for 18 days. I'm 54 years old and It was the worst wind I have ever been in. Glad you made it through safe.
Great video. I witnessed hurricane Alisha in Texas in the early 80's. It blew for hours and when the eye reached us the wind stopped blowing and the sky was blue with no clouds whatsoever and within a split second the wind picked up right where it left off and blew again for several more hours. Looking back it was amazing experiencing and surviving a weather event like this in person. Thank you so much for sharing.
This was a lot worse than Alicia (1983), but I would personally like to hear what happened! Texan building codes are extremely weak compared to the rest of the gulf coast, so although Alicia came in (at landfall) as a high end cat 2/low end c3, I bet there were some seriously damaged structures there. The eye is really cool though, I was on the edge of Irma's eye! The person who recorded this video actually missed the eye however.
This is one of the best videos of a major hurricane from a homeowner's perspective, rather than a storm chasing one. Pretty interesting to see the timeline of the storm, and the concentric eyewalls. Hope this area is able to recover, because the damage is catastrophic from a storm like that.
My sister told me about your video posted ...so I decided to come check it out....My family too stayed for Ida..a few miles up the road from you....Watching your video brought back a memory I will NEVER forget or want to experience again....We have stayed for a lot of hurricanes but none as exceptional as this one!!! The media can say what they want about IDA being a Catagory 4...but that's BS...she was a CAT 5+...ask me how I know....cause I LIVED through it!! AND there are graphics and records proving she was more than a Cat4!! Our lil community looks like ground zero ....tornado passed right by my house and spared us but didnt spare some family and friends' homes!! WE will rebuild our town and we will push forward but we will NEVER FORGET THE DAY WHEN IDA CAME THROUGH TERREBONNE PARISH!! :-(
Here in Baton Rouge it was nowhere near that bad, but it still was powerful. Watching this video really had me on the edge of my seat. It felt like being there. Great job and I'm glad y'all are alright.
Wow, u had alot of courage to not only sit there with your family but to record it so we can visually experience the devastation you all went through. God was really with u all.
I'm not sure if "courage" is the accurate word -- especially considering small children RELY on adults to have what's required in emergencies -- Common Sense.
@Dean Deppke Agreed! Rebuilding in chaos zones or under sea level defies logic & common sense to me ...regardless of how many generations were careless enough to "trust" they'd be safe there.
I am so sorry for your loss...I live in Marrero La and I swear did not think it would ever end .Stayed over us for 12 to 13 hours of just constant wind and rain So happy ya'll made it thru Thanks again for the footage
that is one amazing video, i hope you all were safe, it just goes to show the power of nature, i live in the uk, we don't have hurricanes thank god, but we do get bad flooding, you was brave to stand there and film, it's so dangerus due to flying items, thanks for the video,
Thank you for posting a vulnerable and scary moment on your lives. You and your family were very brave. As someone who has been through two hurricanes, I especially understood your caption, of your faith. Mahalo for sharing, and may you and your community rise strong!
(With Commentary) *Commentary* "Finish er off" "We lost the side porch, it's on my boat" "Holy S***" But in all seriousness, I really thought y'all were going to be good halfway through the video until that wind shifted. I'm glad y'all are safe and I hope you'll be able to move on in the next chapter of your life. Much love from Florida
It was a wild ride for sure, there was a lot more talking going on but I cut a good bit of material out. Especially during the end of the day into the night. I was in full on hurricane party mode
Dude.... You were crazy lucky. I mean HOLY SMOKES! :O Glad you made it out ok. Homes can be replaced though painful and hard. I cannot imagine the pain, dude. Lucky being in Chauvin that you werent surged. Nerves of steel, man. Thats all I can say. Storms facinate me but I still wouldnt have rode that out. I used to work in the customer service industry. I wont say what company and its not important. But I always told Louisianans when I talked to them and I talked to quite a few, the spirit and tenacity of those who live in Southern LA is amazing. You guys rock!
In bayou blue we had it hard. Glad you and your family made it. My uncle from Grand isles. They had it bad. My sister inlaw lives in Galliano lost their house.
I stay in Houma off Bayou Black Dr and we got nailed from the storm. The wind speed was unreal. No water damage at all other than roof leaking from losing shingles and tar paper but lots of wind damage.
@Dean Deppke Let me guess, you live in a place where zero natural disasters ever happen. OR... next time you lose your house to whatever catastrophe hits, nobody should help you out either. I think I'd rather be fine with EVERYONE who gets hit, whether it be by tornado, earthquake, flash flood, etc... being able to count on some help. And not just greedy companies saying "We'll be there." then doing everything in their power, once it's actually time, to instead say "But this isn't our problem."
Thanks for sharing. I live in Biloxi Mississippi it was bad enough. We swam in Katrina. It was bad. I'm glad y'all are ok. Prayers for y'all over there
Ida hit my parish(Tangipahoa) at night. We couldn't see what was going on outside but that sound is something I will never forget. Will never forget the sound of trees falling.
I bet you guys are pay a little more attention to storms before they hit you next time. Lol. Sitting and waiting out the storms was def not a smart idea, but you better believe I was rooting for you the whole way through. This is prob one of the best home videos I’ve ever seen for storms. I’ll definitely be sharing this.
@Amanda Cuckhold people definitely evacuate from forest fire and tsunamis. Hurricane are different because you have days to prepare. Earthquakes occur with essentially no warning.
@Dean Deppke yes because absolutely everyone has the economic means to do so. I also wonder if you would say the same thing about people who live in tornado alley or in earthquake prone zones. Severe calamities can happen almost everywhere. Grow up.
I was in the far east bands of Hurricane Michael when it came up through SC in 2018. I was in my parents condo in Myrtle Beach with them 5 stories up and the storm was far enough to the west that we got no rain just winds sustained at 70 mph for like 5 to 6 hours. It was so insane to me how the wind really doesnt stop the whole time. First time i ever experienced anything close to a hurricane. That was 80 or so miles to the east of the main hurricane. And it felt intense to me, especially being up 5 stories surrounded by high rise condos. It felt like being in a wind tunnel constantly. But you being in the heart of a strong cat 4 hurricane, i cant imagine how gnarly that must have been in person. It really shows how violent that inner eye wall is. The storm as a whole was violent but those inner wall winds are no joke! They're a whole other level of intense. Watching your house sway and shake with those winds was scary. I can't imagine how it felt. Sending all the good vibes i can down there! Stay strong to everyone this impacted and still is to this day! I know its been a few weeks but these storms dont just go away. Its the lasting effects. You're not forgot about! 🙏
This video is UNBELIEVABLE!!! The winds literally defoliated the trees and ripped apart the houses. This really shows the power of IDA! And the crazy part is, the strongest winds actually occurred near Grand Isle! You guys caught that left front eyewall and basically had your lives torn apart. Luckily, no surge as that was in the right eyewall. I hope you guys have rebuilt by now, although I doubt it's fully normal yet.
@@tvold9204 not too sure, I don’t really live in Louisiana anymore. If I had to guess they are still trying to rebuild and fighting with insurance companies just like everyone else…
I'm a little further up in Baton Rouge. it hit here at night so you couldn't see it but you could damn sure hear and feel it. I hope y'all were able to get things fixed up, if only just a temporary fix. no one deserves to lose their house and all their belongings. ❤️
I’m really irritated with some people’s mean spirited comments like “you need to move” First of all some people don’t have money to move Second of all some people have lived there for decades and all their family is there. Thirdly when will people realize everybody in the U.S. contributes in some way to our Country. It’s like people always saying people in California are liberals and all rich. It’s not true California has all walks of life and they give alpt of their money to the U.S. AND they grow a lot of vegetable and fruits, and other things to the U.S. it’s the same with Louisiana and other areas. People need to stop putting others down and instead be United with one another. After all we are called the United States and we should be helping one another and uplift one another instead of being mean spirited with each other. United we stand NOT divided!
Right..where are the stupid comments when year after year California get what in my eyes is way more intense and destructive…wild fires..omg could you imagine going through that year after year? Or earthquakes..should stupidly abound when another 7. Or 8. Hits central California? South Louisiana is unlike any other in this country..it is worth every penny to preserve that rich and life filled way of living.. so here’s to all of the beautiful souls in the bayou…you survived another one…who’s ready to put this lazy country back to work? And Go Tigers!
@@CrazyK64 believe me I have gotten those stupid comments about living in CA and enduring the wild fires and earthquakes. But not much you can do when you don’t have money to move. I agree with you. Louisiana is beautiful. And it’s ignorant for people to tell others to just move.
you were very brave to video the storm even when it was at its worst. It felt like it lasted a long time and was much worse than when Ida hit us in Gonzales. We had a tree hit our house but were very lucky it had weakened to a cat. 2 by the time it got to us. Looks like it was a strong cat. 4 when it hit your home. I hope you and your family are doing well and that the damage to your home is repairable but it looks like many homes around you were lost completely. sending prayers to you and your family.
I’m from Laplace and it got hit bad this video tells us never underestimate what a hurricane can do cause they can take everything from you but god will be with you hope you guys are well
Wow. Just watching this gave me just as much anxiety as when it first happened! We're from the east side of Houma. So we were getting whipped the same way! And I don't care what they say, this was definitely more than a cat 4! It was like being inside a tornado that wouldn't move! I hope I never experience anything like this for the rest of my life! I'm glad that you and your family made it out alive!
What we saw in Metairie Louisiana was crazy and makes me question will I ever stay during another really bad storm! The brick house we live in was built in the late 50s and the house made noises I've never heard before during any storm! At one point I thought that the whole house would collapse on our heads! Katrina was a pussy cat compared to Ida! Anyway glad yall made it through and God bless yall!
I’ve been in 3 hurricanes, Laura and Delta in 2020 and Barry in 2019. Delta was a tropical storm for me. The eye went right over. Laura was a Cat 3 and I had the eyewall. Almost the eye on the right side too. I drove into Barry because I was driving home from Arkansas. I won’t forget Laura though. I went outside and it sounded like a tornado. Just that moaning and groaning noise. Laura took two of my trees and I still haven’t repaired the damage from the 80 foot pine tree that fell.
the crazy thing is that I was in the house with my mom and brother where the car porch top ripped off, I thought the whole roof was gone but I looked outside just seeing the car porch rip off. Rip, Swing set on porch. but the house is still okay and still live able . This hurricane i can never forget about
Thank you for sharing your experience it’s not any fun I’m in south Florida and have been through a few myself hope you guys get back to normal ASAP god bless
“Is that the eye?!” “I don’t know! It might be!”🤣😂😂 BTW, I kept looking at that house on stilts the entire time, and I just really felt the structure was not sustainable from the foundation on up. I hollered when it fell and I pray no one was hurt @ 13:38🙏🏾
Holy hell. Somd if these videos look like the apocalypse. Or what I imagine it to be at least. Most chit falling apart vid I've seen. Hope y'all are recovering your your block back
@@slosrtmedia3766 damn well at least your fixed up now. What happened to the house across the street that fell down? You know I kept paying attention to that house expecting the roof to go for some reason. I didn't expect it to just come off it's supports!
@@janicekamalski5938 that house was demolished about 3 weeks after the storm, the stilts it was sitting on we’re old just like the house. It just couldn’t withstand the winds
Before Ida hit I heard peaple saying we been through many hurricanes in Lafourche Parish those statements were untrue unless they went through Betsy we had many near misses but besides Betsy this one hit us direct and I'll never forget the sounds of that wind the roar and the sounds of things hitting the house iam glad I got to experience it but I'll never stay for another one
If I was you I'd add some diagonal bracing on your stilts. Top of one to the bottom of one it's next to. You can also add the braces when we are about to get a storm. It will slow some side to side movement and hopefully keep your place from doing what the pink one did across the road. Glad y'all made it and thanks for making this. Good luck
Bad idea for 2 reasons: 1) it's really expensive to add the diagonals. 2) If you add the diagonals - the supports will survive, but then the structure on top would just get shredded anyway. So why waste money on diagonals?
@@gman21266 with or without the diagonal braces the house is going to withstand damage but the diagonal braces will help the piles which rot at ground level stay upright. You must not live in a house like that.
@@captron7814 I'm 55. I'm a very experienced Construction Safety Professional. And I've lived 90% of my life in South Lafourche. So yeah... I know a thing or two on this subject.
@@captron7814 Please understand that I am not trying to be offensive. I'm just explaining that there are reasons for not using diagonals... Also, be aware that the piles are creosote and do not rot at the ground. What happens is the ground is too soft to keep the piles upright. There are tons of images of utility poles leaning waaay over which are not broken at the ground level - because they are not rotted at the ground level. It's the water-logged ground which fails to keep the piles upright. So, with or without diagonals - it will come down anyway. And again, there's no point in wasting the money.
Rode Katrina out 45 miles south of New Orleans in 2005. Rode the house down the street and then back up the street when the eye passed over and the wind shifted. Got picked up by the Coast Guard that afternoon. Dumbest thing I've ever done.
From river parishes (st.james) been thru Andrew , Katrina, etc...never seen this amount of damage in my area, ever from any previous storm. We got power two weeks after storm. Few etc got power days after two weeks passed.
I can honestly say that I know the feeling of watching your neighborhood be blown around and into pieces. Im 35 miles north of the beach here in north sulphur and took a direct hit from the north and dead center of hurricane Laura and i must say, even at night, i watched as everything went completely white like in your video and that's when the first of seven adult long leaf pine trees smashed into the roof of my house while I was in the garage. N eedless to say I no longer own a home, well more like half a home lol.. i lived in houma for 10 years and actually recognize one of the trailers in your video as an aunt's to my ex-wife.. I pray for everyone's quick recovery back to how things were and better.
We rode out the storm in Walker, La. By far the worst I've ever experienced in my 56 years. I came down to Chauvan, Montegut and Pointe du Chene to deliver supplies. It was heartbreaking to see all of the destruction.
Thank you for sharing your video, its very shocking and humbling to watch. I'm sorry for the damage and destruction caused by the hurricane and hope that you're doing ok. I'm in the UK, producing a television documentary series which will highlight the impact of Hurricane Ida in Louisiana. I'd like to ask if you would speak with me about your experience? Thank you
Wow that’s crazy, but, then it is a hurricane. All the financial losses are so great after a hurricane and I hope that these owners can get assistance.
Wow. Thanks for sharing! According to your description this storm will happen two weeks in the future? That’s an incredible prediction that’s even more impressive than your footage.
@@slosrtmedia3766 oh my gosh how scary. So the ocean always surging in often? These people are tough. I would be so scared. This storm was scary enough. I can’t imagine having water come through the streets too. My prayers to everybody 🙏❤️😞
@@Toltecgrl no it is not often. Only for these hurricanes, we also have a levee protection system that helps out a lot. The houses are raised just to make sure that our furniture/personal belongings are high and dry if the levee gets overtopped or breaks. It’s happened before
@@slosrtmedia3766 oh my gosh. I couldn’t believe the strength of that storm. I kept watching thinking “it’s going to slow down now” and when I thought it couldn’t get worse, that wind just blew harder. It’s almost like nowadays we are going to have to not only retrofit for earthquakes but also for wind and for fires. 🙏🙏 Stay safe!
Once you can see the eye is that the very worse or once you see the wall is that the worse I live in Kansas I don’t know we have tornadoes and bad storms
@@slosrtmedia3766 wanted to keep a clear mind for my kids! Wasn’t worried about me! My daughter words Dad you didn’t tell me it was going to be like this I would have left with mawmaw! My words never seen nothing like this
It looks like the eyewall and eye with the strongest winds missed just to the east. This is mostly minor roof damage with sheet metal, roofing paper, and shingles blown off and siding and awnings peeled off. No structural damage visible. The pylons loosening and dropping that house to the ground notwithstanding. Those pylons were poorly secured, a poor job obviously. Equivalent to a weak tornado about EF1 strength.
