Hurricane Earl Flooding Video with Jim Cantore - Cape Hatteras, North Carolina

[awesomenesstae]

i love hatteras north carolina we go there every summer i hate to c it look like this

[MultiStorm15]

I did escape Earl down in SC but I pushed the envelope by going down to SC in late August 2011 when IRENE came it was windy we had some thunder loud ones at that. i got some videos of the wind it was strong but amazingly it was stronger in my homestate VA. trees were down everywhere up here.I Hadnt seen widespread damage like this since Isabel in 2003 I was only 6-7 at the time but still found mother nature amazing of what she can do.

[MultiStorm15]

Hey , Jim Cantore wow thats awsome from TWC to Youtube i am a huge fan of TWC see him in thundersnow to severe weather to hurricanes. Everyone that i know says im going to be like jim because i find mother nature trully fascinating its increadible how hurricanes severe weather and snow R caused. BTW The storm serge was pretty intense there

[ohiostormchasers]

did you go there with Jim Cantori or did you just happen to bump into him there? either way thats awesome!

[candigirl1970]

u storm chasers got alot of balls.i keep wait'in 4 a peice of wood or sumthing to come by n knock 'em out.

[juniperbrze]

I stayed for Earl... I am not a storm chaser but we went out to the beach right before it peaked at 2 AM... no we did not have a death wish lol but we did get awesome footage! We did not even lose power. I am worried about this summer's hurricane season though with all of the natural destruction going on :/

[croakerlips]

@juniperbrze i'm negative becuase the Weather Channel is nothing but hacks trying to sell ad time. I've lost cars, boats and lots of income to these storms. I just wish people wouldn't blow things out of proportion. And I don't need some fucking tourist filming my flooded yard and broken trees. Not good judgement. Just like filming a car wreck to make a little money. If thats negative then so be it.

[juniperbrze]

@croakerlips When you put it that way, I can understand where you are coming from. The first comment threw me off guard, this one explained much better.

[candycaneloly]

dude u got balls of steel

[brendonleclair]

I have always had a passion for weather. I read books on hurricanes constantly as a toddler And I wish to become a storm chaser. Late last summer me and my father drove to Nantucket to see what was left of Earl. Next year I hope to see more. I remeber in 2004 I witnessed Frances in Sebastian Florida with my grandmother

[HurricaneChaser]

Dude, you do such a good job documenting these storms !

[eln97]

lol i live there

[cemullen94]

holyshit shut the hell up croaker lips, he is a storm reporter

[cemullen94]

holyshit shut the hell up croaker lips, he is a storm reporter

[croakerlips]

You "storm chasers" glamourize these events. If you had lost a house or a car or a lloved one to one of these storms, you wouldn't ride around filming the destruction they cause so you could put it on you tube. It's like when people film a bloody car wreck. It's not the proper thing to do. IF you want to inform people, go work for the NHC. They do real sceince, helping us make choices about our property and loved ones. Not inflating the facts or creating "news".

[hurricaneadventures]

@croakerlips I can only speak for myself, I do not get any pleasure whatsoever from seeing the damage these storms cause. Likewise, I can most certainly appreciate your viewpoint on how some "storm chasers" might act. I have seen where some don't appreciate just how much a calamity these powerful storms can be. I'm sure I speak for Mike as well when I say that I don't share their misguided attitudes and most certainly don't wish any harm on anyone in the affected areas.

[UltimateChase]

@croakerlips Sounds like you are trying to put me in the same group as an Ambulance chaser, which I am not. I would never film a bloody car wreck. What I am doing is not even close to that. I am documenting an event in history to pass on for generations to come to help educate. I do some work for NHC, I have supplied my videos for years and work directly with the NOAA PR person to put awareness videos together to educate the public.

[MatthewRankin2009]

@croakerlips I THINK THAT IF IT IS COMING AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT, AND ONE WANTS TO TAKE VIDEO OF THE STORM, I THINK IS A OK CAUSE THAT IS ONE WAY WE LEARN ABOUT THE STORM

[juniperbrze]

@croakerlips It sounds like you have lost a loved on to one of these storms if it is hitting such a soft spot. If so, very sorry for your loss. It does not give you the right to put down documentation though. I am thankful for Storm Chasers. It is educational and it shows us what TO be worried about and what we need to be ready for. To tell us what is going on out there. Please take your negativity to another place because it is not wanted here.

[hurricaneadventures]

Another thing to note is that Earl was actually a very large and strong category two hurricane (not weak) when it passed by the Outer Banks and would've likely caused the largest storm surge in that area's history had it made a direct hit. The fact that it delivered HF wind gusts to the Outer Banks as it passed by some 80-90 nm to the E is a testament to just how serious a situation it could've been and just how powerful this storm truly was-as a 105 mph category two no less.

[hurricaneadventures]

Fantastic footage Mike-as usual!:) You did an excellent job capturing this event and people need to realize that HF winds (even in gusts) and storm surge are a significant weather event and can be life threatening. Once again, great job!:)

[UltimateChase]

@croakerlips I appologize, I wil make the correction in my description to mention it was the "Sound". I mentioned it one time in my video but do realize another time i mentioned that it was the bay. In the moment I said it wrong. As far as glamourizing a storm, some news channels do that but I can tell you Jim Cantore does NOT. He only reports it as it is. If its a bad storm he will say its bad, if its not he will not. We are only trying to inform the public of the dangers of Hurricanes.

[UltimateChase]

Sorry, but tell the people of Orange Beach after Hurricane Rita not to tell the people to leave. That is a barrier island that was leveled from storm surge and many people die on barrier islands because they don't leave because they want to "protect" their homes. What is someone going to do, hold up their roof when the storm surge knocks down the walls. We are in the business of informing the public of the dangers of Hurricanes and saving lives....

[croakerlips]

@UltimateChase I believe Rita was a cat 4 upon land fall and made a direct hit on Orange Beach. Earl was a week cat 2 and only glanced us. You should know that you can't compare the two. I've lived here for 22 years and weathered numerous hurricanes and noreasters. This was nothing more than a mid size nor'easter, and cantori made it seem like the island was gonna sink. Everyone on this island cn't stand him because he's overly dramatic.

[UltimateChase]

@croakerlips You are right, BUT Earl was a Cat-4 less than 24 hours earlier and very easily could have made a direct hit. The point is you can not evacuate the entire island at the last minute. Look at what happened already. Major traffic jam getting off the island, Image if Earl stayed a cat-4 or even a 3 and wobbled to the west and made a direct hit, if everyone would have left at the last minute people would have been trapped in their cars as the high winds and surge washed them away.

[UltimateChase]

@croakerlips You can not gamble with people's lives and assume that the hurricane will take the computer model tracks. I have seen Hurricanes do some wild things against forecasters predictions. I have heard 70% of the island stayed and an orange beach scenario would have resulted in a high number of deaths. I guess we could debate this all day long NOW looking back and we know that Earl did miss as a Cat-2 but we did not know that at the time.

[croakerlips]

@UltimateChase Maybe 70 % of the locals stayed . Almost every tourist left. Have you ever lived on a barrier island? We stayed because we knew it was't going to be that bad and it's a pain in the ass to get back. If the f-ing park service would let them move Hwy 12 to the west, we wouldn't have these problems. But birds are more important than people at the Department of the Interior.

[UltimateChase]

@croakerlips As far as Cantore. I only saw love for him from the locals. Remember he is only the messengers. Remember the term "Don't shoot the messenger" ? He does not make the storms, he only warns the public about them. He understands the sensativty involved as far as tourism. He was the one on air saying once the water receeds people can come back and enjoy their labor day weekend. Cantore loves the outer banks and was only trying to do his job of warning the public and saving lives.

[hurricaneadventures]

@croakerlips Just for the record, Rita came ashore as a weakening category three (115 mph). You are absolutely correct that there's a huge difference between Rita making a direct hit and Earl passing by 75-80 nm to the E. That being said, Earl was much more than just a "mid-size nor'easter" where I filmed the storm in South Nags Head (and there on Hatteras Island) and can only imagine what would've occurred had the storm not veered off at the last minute-so to speak.

[croakerlips]

@hurricaneadventures Do you live here? Where you here in February of this year? It blew just as hard for alot longer. The sound tide was about 6 in. less in that nor'easter. Until you've spent 20 winters here, don't act like you know what a mid-sized nor'easter is. The March storm of 93' was much worse than Earl. It lasted 3 days and the water was about 18" higher. Isabel in 03' destroyed Hatteras and it never came over the bulkhead in Avon. Figure that one out.

[hurricaneadventures]

@croakerlips I wasn't trying to be argumentative with you and you might try not doing so yourself. I do live along the NC coast and am very familar with what Nor'easters can and have done to the Outer Banks over the decades. You stated that H Earl was nothing more than a "Mid-sized Nor'easter" which is what I took exception with. There may have been more surge from some previous Nor'easters, but they didn't bring the intensity of the winds that Earl produced right along the coastline.

[UltimateChase]

@croakerlips I too can relate. I was born and raised in Key Largo and my families main income is tourism. I understand the hardships these storms can cause on a business but this is not a reason to not warn the public and risk loss of life. In 2004 and 2005 the Keys were evacuated at least 5 times or so (not sure exactly) and this killed 2 summers seasons in a row for us. Its part of having a business in a Hurricane prone area. Every business in the world gets screwed from the weather at times.

[liquidstl]

Awesome Video!!

[floridaboy0523]

Great video Mike!!! best footage i have seen from this storm yet!

[nireklima]

Fantastic video Mike.When Earl hit that area .... that category had exactly? I repeat again as usual .... as I'd like to get out to shoot a video like that.

Thanks for sharing.

[eyewall41]

Nice work! We chased to South Nags Head where we had gusts to hurricane force. We didn't have the sound side surge though because Roanoke Island protected us to the West. youtube.com/watch?v=pKQn4mof_z­Y

[kris1991]

fail storm

[larry2043]

Thank you for a fantastic video, Mike!!!

Take care and be safe!!!

[TropicalWeatherAlert]

Mike, Very very nice! Glad you got to get some footage of Hurricane Earl. Wonderful footage at that!!! Cool that you got to film Jim there!

[neinoctober]

GREAT stuff Mike! Thanks for bringing us the best footage anywhere!

[huracanado1]

Absolutely amazing footage, Mike! Keep on with the great work. Best Regards from Puerto Rico....

[vmax135]

Absolutely AWESOME footage, Mike!!! Those winds and surge are amazing... reminds me a lot of Gloria! It's hysterical to see Cantore there in your truck! LOL

[neptoon07]

this is awesome footage