Hurricane Wilma Video - Miami Beach, Florida 

The palm trees be like : IS THAT ALL YOU'VE GOT

This dude is the toughest storm chaser I know. And he records most things on his own. Keep up the good work and stay safe:)

One of the most prominent things I remember from the storm is how fast the clouds moved Was crazy

Damn, who left that classic car out in that shit at the end?

I moved to Miami a month before Wilma. Rode it out. It resembled a war zone afterward. Packed up the car and we all went to Disney World for two weeks while everyone else stayed in Miami in the sweltering heat with no electricity. We had a blast!

I rode out the first half of this hurricane sitting on my 5th floor balcony. It was awsome! You can really feel the power of nature. After the eye passed, the winds came from the opposite direction so I had to retreat inside and close the hurricane shutters. I couldn't see out but the noise was tremendous. I will never forget the experience of Hurricane Wilma.

The 2005 hurricane season was horrible for Miami. We got hit on August 26 by Katrina and then in October it was Wilma. So much damage happened to my city. It was such a horrible few months. Some people were so supportive and helped clean and find people mixed with all the debris and then there were people who were stealing anything they could from people. I don't understand how you could do something like that. People would just go inside others houses and rob them. Truly saddening.

I can't help but marvel at these forces of nature. Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts. Makes me wonder if it's the Planets way of telling us it's still in charge. After all we do to destroy it it's a wonder we don't get more cataclysmic events.

This was probably one of the worst storms I ever witnessed as a child growing up in southwest Florida , I vividly remember our house windows rattling like no other & being terrified! I was 10 years old at the time , we didn’t have power for 2 weeks after this storm. Good Ol Florida , now am in Michigan complete different weather 🤣

Poor palm trees, they don’t get any love 1 like = 1 respect for the palm trees

I was 12 when this hurricane hit, i live in fort Lauderdale just 45 minutes north of Miami. I remember all our windows busting in so we had to hide in the bathroom with a flashlight the remainder of the storm. After the hurricane I remember it looking like a war zone, cars were flipped, trees were uprooted, sewage pipes were broken, power lines were on the ground, and glass was everywhere. We had no power for a month and school wasn't up and running till 6 weeks after. We lived off spam and canned goods since all the lights were out and theifs were looting and breaking into homes. It was a scary time to be living in South Florida but we have been fortunate to not have a major Hurricane hit us 10 years.

I remembered this storm, 10 years ago. Very bad, torn up the roof of my house and no electricity for 2 weeks.

I love to watch storms...

Love this vid, it shows really well to people that have never experienced it how calm it gets when you are in the eye of a hurricane

I lived in Miami Beach. Had moved there the April of that year. Got Katrina as my first hurricane, which did nothing in Miami, so I was unimpressed. When Wilma came along, we were told it was a Cat 2. Based on what I knew about Katrina as a Cat 1, I decided to stay. I lived 2 blocks from the beach, and about half way through, I thought, "Boy, staying may not have been the best decision." Made it through, deciding that if any Cat 3 came along, I was leaving. Later the news told us that Wilma was a 3, but people still argue to this day if it was a 2 or 3. Destruction was pretty wide spread, but the one good thing I remember is that even though we were without power for a week, it was a week of NO HUMIDITY, and was actually kind of nice - except for the people obsessed with blaring their horns at the intersection right outside my building - for that entire week. There were fights at gas stations, people on the radio calling in mere hours after it was over, demanding to know where help was for them, (because people did nothing to help themselves beforehand by preparing), long lines at ice/water pick ups (because people did nothing to help themselves by preparing beforehand) lines at the grocery store, cash only, and only a few people in at a time, etc. Also, our boss really showed he actually cared about each and every single person who worked for him. I'll never forget his generosity to every last one of us.

Wow I’m impressed those trees are very strong Florida’s trees gonna be great

Thanks to you guys for risking so much to make these videos. They're phenomenal.

Over 15 years later… *How To Break 2005's Record 101*

I was staying with my mom in Fort Lauderdale when this hit. I remember looking out the windows seeing the trees bend, I was real scared, but then it happened! I looked out the window one more time and seen a man's staring at me in scuba diving gear! He wasn't doing anything just standing there. He was there for about 20 minutes and then left. Freaked out!.

Wow, pretty good footage. This is what happens when Wilma gets really mad at Fred. LOL

Man you are a G for staying in your vehicle to give us this amazing footage. How is it that your car isn't moving and other large cars like a limo are flipped upside down?

this guy got the titanium balls

I dont know how the person recordings still standing🤣

I lived in palm beach county for about 6 months out of 2014 (Lake worth & Boynton Beach) and luckily I didn’t experience any hurricanes BUT… just their basic summer time thunderstorms is enough to trip me out. Being born and raised in Ohio my whole life, I wasn’t prepared for the kind of storms y’all get down there. Just a normal thunderstorm causes apartment buildings to vibrate and rattle and at times sound like the windows are gonna bust out or something. Just an eerie feel. I couldn’t imagine a tropical storm or hurricane. Y’all’s day time storms were enough for me!

I was 8 yrs old when wilma blew through. We were without electricity for 2 weeks ,some ppl were longer. Now matthew.

Dude this is the best video I've seen on a hurricane... WOW you even got footage of the eye and how calm it get's before it slams you again... Great video!!! Really gave me and idea of how powerful these storms are... amazing...

Did ya’ll see that stop sign that had a seizure!! xD

Watching this in 2019 as Dorian is coming:( was debating if I should put my shutters on...I guess I am definitely putting my shutters on;(

2:41 dat sign knows how to party.

Anyone else watching this bc it's currently the beginnings of a tornado/ hurricane? Me!

Wilma's eyewall came right over my home here in West Palm Beach Florida in 2005. The backside was wicked cat. 2 conditions quite powerful.

I remember this hurricane right after Katrina way in November the year we had at least 50 hurricanes come thru but Wilma was the last n the worst right after the temperature dropped n no lights for a month I never felt so savage in my life I couldn't believe Katrina did that Louisiana, it hit us and no lights for a week but boy I felt sorry for new Orleans

Is he driving a tank or something?!

2:47 the white board be like - LET ME OUT AHHHHH

Why Hurricane Wilma is so strong: Hurricane Wilma was the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, and the second-most intense tropical cyclone recorded in the Western Hemisphere, after Hurricane Patricia in 2015. Part of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, which included three of the ten most intense Atlantic hurricanes ever (along with #4 Rita and #7 Katrina), Wilma was the twenty-second storm, thirteenth hurricane, sixth major hurricane, fourth Category 5 hurricane, and the second-most destructive hurricane of the 2005 season. A tropical depression formed in the Caribbean Sea near Jamaica on October 15, headed westward, and intensified into a tropical storm two days later, which abruptly turned southward and was named Wilma. Wilma continued to strengthen, and eventually became a hurricane on October 18. Shortly thereafter, explosive intensification occurred, and in only 24 hours, Wilma became a Category 5 hurricane with wind speeds of 185 mph (298 km/h).

I am so glad I live in a country where we don't get natural disasters.We take so many things for granted

Incredible video... Thanks for sharing with us all ... This really gave me a good idea of the incredible power of these storms ...

Thank you for providing these amazing images Mike. Would love to experience a storm like this, safely of course. Cheers!

I could remember this was my first storm chasing video to watch back in 2014 and was recommended on RU-vid and have been a subscriber since 2014. And I still come back to watch Mike Theiss old storm chasing video even hurricane Igor.

my trampoline flew away in this -_-

I am so pumped for erika! I love waiting it out in the house hearing everything go crazy outside! I love Florida so much.

Extremely beautiful. thanks, subbed.

It hit harder in ft Lauderdale I lived through it , being a 16 year old I thought this was the coolest thing the experience was wild

Thanks for making these 🎥s and it helps with tests

Wow! Such a super video! I so dig the passion creators put into their films here on yt! Can’t wait to see more videos from this channel! I have been creating youtube videos for a few months now and I hope the web appreciates the videos I produce too ;-) Greets Mike!

He’s the only one outside 😂🤣

Frances, Jeane, and Wilma. All direct hits over my house in Stuart, FL about 1.5-2 hrs north of hear. Our house took all three like a champ! Cleanup was long and hard work though. I was 8 and 9 for those three and the best part was getting out of school. Every so often we still find roof shingles in the woods behind our house, even today.

I was there in Miami for Wilma after surviving Katrina in New Orleans the two worst hurricanes of my lifetime so far I have to say I’m very impressed with your videos man probably some of the best I’ve seen

We survived Every hurricane especially Irma ^^

IT'S AMAZING!!!

Wow! I was in this. I lived in Miami Beach at Abbott and Indian Creek Dr. I was in a 2 story apt building that had a larger building shielding it from the east side, which definitely saved us a lot of damage. We still got damage, but nothing like what you filmed just a block away. My friend in another state had been watching it and was telling me later about all the flipped cars and asking if I knew this color building or that. I never did see it on tv because we had no power for 2 weeks. By the time I got power again, no one was talking about it anymore, no pictures anymore...and it was getting back to work after a week off. (We had a very good boss.) It just never ocurred to me to even look until today when I was looking up another hurricane. I got curious...but I remember Wilma well. I was not there for Andrew, so Wilma was the first one out of all the hurricanes I had been in that scared me and made me ask why tf I decided to stay. Someone in comments said it was a Cat 1....not it wasn't. It was a Cat 2-3 when it hit us in Miami and Miami Beach.

Beautiful sound. Quality film work.

relax guys it was just goku going super saiyan 3 a couple of miles away :)

Dude, I love storms! When I was a kid I wanted to be a storm chaser just like you! How do you go about getting this job? Do you just do this on your own and sell videos or how does it work?

Awesome video man

Best video yet I have ever watched about a hurricane. Great

I remember Wilma, I was 5 when it happened. Did a ton of damage to my neighborhood.

How did the Durango you were in handle???

Mike, we miss you!!

The wind: time to take a blow dryer. Palm tree: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Here’s a real question. How is that dumpster at 1:41 not blowing away? It’s on effing wheels.

I am scared just watching this storm!!! I can't even imagine if is was in it!!

Great video!

Hey man hope your doing good happy 2021 from FabzRustRider UK 🇬🇧

I edited this cause I realized I made a big mistake.... Sorry for asking the "who's watching in 2020" question...

Hurricane Wilma was a cat 5 hurricane in the gulf of Mexico

Never forgot in West Palm on my 12th birthday, Dad bought me a prepaid flip phone 2 days before. No power for almost a month, but had a great birthday skating and popping ollies over the trees in the road. Thank god it was in October and not August.

Great footage!

To this day, I still remember the whistling of the wind...*shudders*

That fucking classic at 4:56 I’d be pissed 😤

I was 5 years old in 2005 when Wilma struck South Florida. The eyewall has reached my neighborhood of opa locka, florida. Wilma was horrendous and monstrous. The winds were catastrophically strong it teared down part of our roof and trees around the houses. We were left without power for weeks. It sure is a wild life living in Miami dade.

I love this I got a A plus in my hurican project

How come no ones flying their kite? :(

“A horrible storm will ravage the bikini bottom area.” My Florida portrayal in my United States Portrayed by SpongeBob video.

Remember being a kid in Ft Pierce when this happened. A cold front hit right after the storm. Such a a destructive storm followed by cool, beautiful fall weather.

That's why I never moving to Florida.

Congratulations, congratulations, already vi this video one 20 times, very good work, I have seen others that vc made with much would cry out and without the brightness that this has. Good professionalism and courage, congratulations.

Everyone is talking about the strong winds of Hurricane Wilma, but not the fact about how high definition the camera is for its time.

@ 1:48 looked like you were in a tornado !!!😱

as a kid it was fun and shitty at the same time I lived in apts at this time and it had everyone outside.. in the daytime.. night time we play man hunt it was so dark it was pitch black but fun

I live in Florida I'm going to miss you plz pray for me😢

Bad year for Hurricanes. I was still living in Miami Beach during Katrina , Frances and lived through Wilma just up North in Hollywood Beach Fla .

This is the first time I see footage of Wilma. I was 17yrs old and lived in Coral Springs, FL. We lost power hours before the storm hit so we had no clue the storm had intensified or that we would be in the direct path of the eye wall.

One Question, HOW THE HECK IS SOMEONE RECORDING THIS HURRICANE CAN LITTERLY FLIP YOUR CAR! 😅

yass my hurricane project is in the bag

I remember being in my living room with the family when this hit. We had a new daycare back patio complete with air conditioning, couches, t.v, you name it.. Since we lived behind a wide canal, my father knew the winds "could" get strong as there was zero protection on that side of the house from the elements. Well, let's just say his wiring down contraption of the roof did not work. Once the pressure and wind lifted an inch of that roof, it was over. Me and my father crawled through the kitchen window into the patio/daycare in a last ditch attempt to close the door and save the roof from being lifted up by the pressure. We closed the door but it was to late. I have never until this day felt so much power from a storm. Here's this roof weighing thousands of pounds, being jocked around like a piece of tin foil. The impacts it made while it bounced up and down were so strong you could feel it in your chest. Scary s***. Up until then I loved storms (grew up through Andrew) but this storm left it's mark on my family. Seeing my mother sob watching her daycare center being COMPLETELY dismantled changed my view on Hurricanes. They are not to be taken lightly. But, we were fortunate enough to get a perfect cold front literally right after the hurricane. Power was off for three days but we didn't need the A\C! remembering camping out in the backyard making bon fires from broken pieces of nieghborhood fence that were thrown ALL OVER THE PLACE Haha. Wilma was the perfect balance of terrible and good memories. Best night sky views I think Miami ever had for at least 3 days. Cheers! Be safe everyone.

Amazing footage from the eye

Who's here watching this video in 2017 during hurricane Irma?

You in Boca today? ;)

Great hurricane video I enjoyed Hurricane Wilma

I love videos about hurricanes and tornados they so educational and good

Get ready Florida 2017! Summer is coming

its sad because when hurricane Wilma hit as an category 5 i was living In South Florida. I was only 1 years old when it hit us.i still live their. also i was swept up. lucky me a police officer spotted me because i was crying.before i was swept my mom put me on a life jacket. and then the hurricane hit and the door burst open with lots of water rushing in.my mom couldnt find me. but a police officer spotted me. where i lived a total of 569 people died. but me my mom and brothers and sisters survived. also my my baby brother was 8 months and he was with my mom. if i could find that police officer i would think him and i still remember his face. ( : IN 2016 IM 12 NOW. IT WAS 11 YRS AGO. I STILL REMEMBER THAT FATAL DAY. AND THE DAY IT HIT NEW ORLEANS

Hurricane Wilma,Rita,and Katrina: we are all strong storms with unprecedented strengths, fight us. Hurricane Harvey, Irma, and Maria: Hold our beers

The 2005 Hurricane Season was the most destructive hurricane season

2:40 the sign is like "No, not please don't!"

I survived 2 hurricanes the 2 hurricane was faster the wind was going 125mph

431 thumb down ? Yes, I was there too. I saw very strong wind in Naples, Florida! Good experience!

Am I the only one who thinks of The Flintstones whenever people talk about Hurricane Wilma?

I wonder what kind of storm with what power can take out those trees at 0:40 if this one couldnt ??