iCyclone's Hurricane Laura Chase: Intense footage from the violent inner core of Category-4 Laura at "Ground Zero"-- the small Louisiana town of Sulphur.
FYI the railroad crossing is activated as a failsafe due to mains power loss, it's on a battery backup system. This is to warn drivers to PAY ATTENTION while crossing the tracks regardless since the normal train detection circuit is not active.
When the weather channel people evacuate because the danger is too great, you know it’s going to be bad. Thanks for getting this devastating storm documented. I’ve been in Sulphur all my life. We got through Rita, we will get through this. One last note: power has just been restored to my neighborhood-16 days after the storm.
I live in Iowa and I had to stay because my daughter jammed my key in the ignition the wrong way. That was the worst experience of my life. Just the sheer power and energy made you realize how small and helpless you are on Earth
I had an ignition issue due to a slightly bent key (keys aren’t bottle openers!) After 4 hours and 300$ later... replaced the pins. Reliability of vehicles is amazing and when it didn’t work I instantly felt stranded and helpless! Good luck to you!
I also rode this storm out. I live in Sulphur. I very much appreciate this video. More people died from carbon monoxide poisoning than the storm, bc of the generators. I'm still using a generator for my house and it's 2 weeks later.
@@stephensnell1379 Not everyone can evacuate or has the money to. Most of these people live in the poorest regions of the US - myself included. Before I lived in hurricane areas, I always asked “why don’t people evacuate” and now I understand. I rode out a cat 3 in October (hurricane Zeta), but I’m lucky my spouse and I have the resources and family farther up north to take our pets and ourselves to if its a 4 or higher. But a lot of people simply cannot.
I feel so sorry that you’ve been going through this natural disaster and the aftermath of it. Hope everything gets better soon for you and your family. 💛🙏
When it past in Dominican Republic was HORRIBLE and was like a storm, i can't imagine how here would be if it would have been like an hurricane. My heart is with all affected people. PD: sorry for my english, i'm just learning.
Xavier Vasquez thank you, i live in lake charles near sulphur. everything is demolished. we evacuated and our house is livable but has damage, my family is ok. but i’m not so sure about other people. like i said. everything is demolished
@@iCyclone I was a victim though do you know kirbyville that town 2 hours away from lake Charles. I live there and all we had was just trees down power lines tipped a bit and brookshire brothers sign missing the ooks and hire
@No Thanks just got it back yesterday.. bought a small generator. It's enough to keep a fridge, chest freezer and two fans. No ac. It's been 97 here, heat index 103..
I lost power this long from isasis even tho it was barely a tropical storm when it got to me (even then the eye was about 200 miles west). Goes to show the shitty infastructure in new york
I'm from Lake Charles actually Iowa outside of Lake Charles and its almost coming up to 7 months since Laura! I've been in a motel room in Hillsboro, Texas because its still so devastating down there. I miss my home, my people. I keep everyone still trying to stand on our feet again nothing but the best and we for sure we will get thru this. I came across this video. I've watched all the ones from Lake Charles but this one from Sulfur. I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed watching. Nature is a beast sometimes. Upmost respect to each and every one of yall who stayed beside and capture Nature at her best! I want to say Thank You!!!! Wendy Moore Iowa, Louisana
Thanks so much, Wendy, for these kind words. I'm not surprised Iowa had so much damage, because, based on the radar imagery, I believe your town may have had some of the most powerful winds in the whole storm (likely even stronger than what I captured in this video). I'm wishing Iowa a speedy recovery so that you may return home. ❤ Stay strong.
Thank you for this footage... Sulphur is my hometown...we were living in Lake Charles, Louisiana when this hit...lost everything...thank God we evacuated 🙏💚🙏
@Mister Brookes pretty sure that happened while i was sleeping hurricane Laura caused some damage since I'm 130 miles away I think. Lake Charles ppl do y'all know Kirbyville that's my town
Thank you for showing the world what our little town has been through. Though we are a small town, we are a strong town. Sulphur will rebuild and come back better than ever.
I live 17,000km away from Sulphur but even as I watched this, I was shaking. You captured the full devastation and beauty of this storm Josh and I thank you for doing so. To everyone affected, my heart seeps out to you. You have had many nightmare events in 2020, but this one has to be the worst and I am sorry you experienced this.
Charlotte Ann if you think about it, it was probably temporarily dark enough to see the Milky Way after the storm assuming the moon wasn’t out. Being to able to see that from the city would have been the only real positive thing that came out of the whole situation
Thanks for showing what Laura did to Sulphur and not just Lake Charles. I've lived here majority of my life and went through Rita 15 years ago. I'm glad you were brave enough to make this video and that you made it through this horrific storm.
I live about 2 miles south of where you exited I-10 in Sulphur. Of course, I didn’t stay for it but I’m grateful you guys had the guts to get this footage.
Thank you for being brave, smart, and kind enough to document this stuff for us, Josh. Your work is greatly appreciated as always! I was up watching your coverage of the storm as it was happening on Twitter because one of my closest friends lives in Louisiana (luckily, she recently moved to Baton Rouge and was totally okay), so it's nice to see all that footage + extras all in one video. Stay safe! :-)
That was great footage, very enjoyable to watch. I've been patiently waiting for it and you didn't dissapoint! Thanks for your hard work in bringing these extreme storm situations a little closer to us enthusiasts. When you were walking over the shattered glass near the end, I was thinking it must be really weird for you to see all that damage happen from something you stared at on the models for days and days, before it was even a monster, and then what was predicted arrives with full ferocity.
Wow what an incredible storm, I'm in the UK so I don't see storms this strong, so it's great to see storms like this on RU-vid, this video is well put together. My heart goes to those who were affected by this hurricane
I'm so glad people are making videos and making people aware of what we really go through when this happens. We have mounds and mounds of help but, still need more, and the only way to get it is if people see what we go through. Louisiana strong 💪but we can always use a prayer.
I only live 30 miles East of Lake Charles and decided to bug out and evac. to Lafayette for this one. Wasn't taking any chances. Lost power for 7 days at home but the folks in Lake Charles, Sulphur and surrounding areas will not have power for 30-45 days post Laura. I've lived thru every Hurricane and tropical storm to hit our state in the last 50 years and Laura was by far the absolute worst. The Cajun Army and Cajun navy 2016-Pinnacle Search and Rescue are playing a large role in disaster recovery. please consider donating to them or volunteering with them. We are #LouisianaStrong.
Joe DeGregorio - Southwest Louisiana Weather when you evacuate, do you go back the day after the storm has passed or do you stay gone for a while then come back when an all clear is given? I’ve never experienced a hurricane so I’m ignorant of the procedures.
@@tomtom1373ify , depends on the damage. Some areas that have experienced extreme devastation will typically be off limits until officials have gotten debris cleared and power lines off the roads, e.t.c. and limited access will be given to residents only and a few members of the media under escort. We only had minor damage to our home along with a few trees down and tons of small limbs and branches down from Laura and got back two days after to survey unattended but power was out for 7 days so I stayed where I evacuated to until power was restored. We're now 3 weeks Post Laura and a lot of areas are still without power around the Lake Charles area and it may be another 3 weeks or longer before power is fully restored. And now with Tropical Storm BETA approaching, Flooding and potential Tropical Storm Force Winds are going to delay the recovery process for those hardest hit areas, potentially knocking power out yet again for those that just got their power back on. Our State just can't catch a break...2020 needs to be done and over with... sigh..
The dead quiet inside the eye, and then the gentle chirping of frogs! What an astounding contrast to the devastation you captured the next morning! This is top quality prime video footage that other networks should pay a premium price to use!
What I think is unique and interesting about your work is the way you put yourself in the middle of the storm. Once there you tape how people react to the storm. You capture their fear, their sense of helplessness. Anyone can capture scenes of swaying palm trees and damage. But how does it affect people? I have especially appreciated your videos taken in hotels that are being torn apart by the unstoppable power of the storms. For me it’s not about the destruction it’s about how we are made to feel when confronted by something we have no power to stop. Thanks
Professional and amazing as always. Once again you set the bar for hawt cane cores !! Thank you Sir for uploading and best of luck with the next one. Thanks Josh !!
And yet again you manage to zero in on just the right spot to get into the eye. You're like the hurricane whisperer! Thank you for bringing us such amazing footage once again, and I'm glad you stayed safe. :)
Hey guys friendly reminder: Never go near a live power line after its fallen, the line may still be able to shock you within 30 feet. It's better if you stay clear from those until you're absolutely positive that its dead.
Dude, I was in Iowa Louisiana, and even though I was in my concrete saferoom, the very foundation of the house was vibrating at one point. I wanted to get some footage, but there was no way I was going out my windowless room. For about 40 minutes the storm got absolutely crazy, roaring and screaming, and several of my neighbor's strong framed brick houses got demolished. It had to be gusting to Cat 5, easily. My house was damaged, but luckily stayed intact, but it was close to failure, considering all the cracked sheetrock throughout.
From Lake Charles! I evacuated to deridder because a family member had a bunker and a big spacious room to put my antisocial dog in and I know I’m late it’s because I don’t have any WiFi at the moment but let me tell you, those winds were intense I remember waking up at 2am and things were so horrible 😔 I won’t forget that sickening feeling not knowing if my home was okay or not or if anyone was okay. Fortunately my house made it with some minor damages such as the shingle of my roof being torn off land a big gaping hole in my bathroom but I’m glad it wasn’t so much worse! My heart aches for those who don’t have a home to come back to
Nice footage, greetings from PR, after being 6 months without electricity because of Maria in 2017, I took on the task of buying flashlights, I noticed at the end of the video that there were ilumination problems, I recommend the following flashlights with premium specifications budget friendly: Sofirn Sp33 V3.0, Sofirn Sp36, Astrolux Ec01, Astrolux Ft03 xhp50.2, Convoy M3.
My brother-in-law lost his home; it was in Lake Charles, just a few miles from Sulphur. There was a tornado in their subdivision, and 3 houses were destroyed. His liked like a giant head just peeled off the top floor and one side, and tossed a hand grenade into the first floor. There were bricks lying around like Legos. It's heartbreaking. The insurance adjusters are still working overtime. This year has really sucked.
Please tell me your show will have a second season!!! Loved watching it and I think it is so important for people to learn how dangerous hurricanes are and how important it is to evacuate. Especially since this year we seem to have a bunch forming in the Atlantic. Even tho they said the huge dust cloud would lessen the hurricanes. Guess they where do her wrong or we should have gotten a whole lot more. So I think that to it show is important. It also will help people see how important it is to donate to those who suffer from hurricanes. Thanks for posting these on RU-vid as well. It gets the message out about hurricanes. And it shows the proof of them during the hurricane. That’s what lacks in the education of hurricanes. We only ever see the aftermath never during the hurricane. Thank you for what you do! It is appreciated. And as always stay safe doing it!
I live in Sulphur. It's almost a year later and most businesses are still at half capacity and some just shut down completely. Our city water is still brown and nasty, but at least there is running water. Watching this and knowing it's hurricane season again made me feel ill.
I watched this marking the 2 years of the storm. I live an hour and a half north of Lake Charles and we still experienced 100 mph winds. It was a scary night, and we didn’t get close to the worst. I had several friends homeless for months because of this storm; they lived in Sulphur and Moss Bluff.
Nothing like 130 mph winds, water rising & busting out your walls at midnight.... no clean water or electric for days. Every American needs to experience it just once.
I used to feel that way. Then I went through this one. It’s not the storm. It’s all the aftermath. Damage, snail-paced insurance claims, work stress and the toll it takes on families, getting elderly family members back home (if they have one left), the stench of rotting wild animal carcasses (they don’t evacuate), weeks without power in August, permanent disruption of routines and normalcy……. I guess you get my drift.
My relatives live in Louisiana, and they live in DeRidder. They we're specifically close to Sulphur at that time and the hurricane nearly DEVASTATED them. I'm so thankful me and the rest of my family weren't hit.
Weren’t you on the northern or western eyeball? Do you think there were stronger winds east of you in the northeastern and eastern eyewall? Awesome footage though! I captured a hotel roof getting ripped off in Ruston, la which is 200 miles inland. It is crazy the power of these storms.
Thanks! I got the exact, dead center of the eye (which was my goal), so I was in the N eyewall. Hard to know where winds were strongest. The radar echoes over my location were very vigorous...
