Hurricane Ivan technically missed Cayman islands but was a CAT 5 when it hit Jamaica. CAT 5 winds would have easily removed the roofs of those houses. But still looks like 90 mph +winds to be sure.
@dyad2r1 true, but tornadoes may be 1 to 2 miles wide, hurricanes can be up to 200 wide. tornadoes travel at 30 to 40 mph while hurricanes only travel 0 to 25 mph. hurricanes can include tornadoes/twisters while tornadoes are by themselves. tornadoes only destroy what is in its path but a hurricane destroy more than what is in its path because hurricanes are much wider. a tornado at 200 mph wind will probably do the same damage as a hurricane at 160 mph wind. pm me if u want more info
A category 5 cyclone is currently heading towards Queensland Australia now. Cyclone Yasi is due to hit sometime in the next few hours and will hit Cairns affecting an area 400km's wide! The eye of the storm will take one hour to pass over. That is one big mutha of a storm!
Thanks for the great video. I cant imagine what it must have been like to witness that power. I love how you all were talking and laughing and most importantly safe. I love weather and want to experience being in a hurricane someday, of course safely. That's on a chaser scale, I have no right to say it like that sorry.
@ThePituka111 I think this is something normal for those people, saying like "Oo yea , another Hurricane? i must go to work please finish faster!! :))
all this Crazy stuff going on outside, and inside their talking like in a real clam voice like their sitting in a coffee shop ''and where were you bluefields?'' lol
Hurricane Katrina caused a lot more damage than hurricane Ivan. Katrina cost 85 billion dollars in damage. Hurricane Ivan only caused 5-10 billion in damage. Please know facts before you comment. I went through Katrina when I was 10 years old and I know there was a lot more damage in Katrina.
@LaneLIpro Yes, Katrina's massive 20-30ft. storm surge cause the levees to break. If you look at the barometric pressure Katrina had the lower pressure at 902mbar. Ivan had a pressure of 910mbar. Winds in Katrina also were higher than Ivan's at 175mph. Overall, Hurricane Katrina was stronger than Hurricane Ivan.
funny story is one of the windows blew out in this building but it was because the wall failed and not the window. It just sucked the window out with it. Was an unreal storm I hope I never have to go through something like this ever again!
@liquidstl yes, after the window blew out between the 3rd and 4th floors it caused a major drop in pressure and cracked the concrete in various places. We figured the stairwell would be the safest place so we took shelter there for the next 7-8 hours of the storm.
yeah she was, she has a condo she just uses to go on vacations in the winter. We all live in Buffalo, so we were a thousand miles away from any danger, lol. Thanks for your concerns.
Yup, i guess you could say that! Excecpt my Aunt, who fleas to Pennsacola. I dont mind the snow though, im a skiier. (And BTW, I'm not from Buffalo, Buffalo, I'm from Niagara Falls, but for some reason, everyone here considers themselves in Buffalo, including myself, haha. We are Buffalo's mother, we get twice the snow cause we've got lake effect from Erie, Ontario, and occasionaly Huron.) I take your from Florida?
I remember Ivan. I was a deputy at the county jail when it was torn apart by Ivan. It was a crazy night. I am waiting on Gustav right now in Pace, fl.
hey can anybody teach me how to upload some vids... i have been trying and trying unsuccessfully .... please i do not understand what the hell they want with the embed... do i have to convert the vid to flv format first??? do i??? please someone help me
and the strange things is that i've been elarnign about global warming from early secondary school level (about 11 years ago) and yet...it is only now that international governments are taking this phenomenon seriously!
Humans have wrecked mother nature...now is time for her vengeance.
Oh shut the fuck up! Global Warming is a myth! History has shown us that the earth's climate has jumped up and down, resulting in scorching heat, or a feezing ice age. It's nature, not humans. The affect polluction has to the climate is very close to 0. You have nothing to worry about...
Uh, hello, there are still plenty of tree's, and besides, the tree's make such a small difference. You have no idea how large the atmosphere do you, it would take TONS AND TONS of pollution, to make the tinyest difference in weather patterns. Remember 2004? remember how many named storms we had? we had to go into the greek alphabet. Every 4 years there is a warm ocean current called "el nino" that reaks havoc on global weather patterns. 2004 was el nino, and 2008 was el nino. ^ cointinue
The hurricane season if far from over, and correct me if I am wrong, but there was just 4? named storms in the atlantic at one time. It's El nino man, dont give me shit how there is too much science that argues against me, cause as far as i am concerned there is no REAL science in global warming. It has never been confirmed and probably never will be. Scientists are just trying to scare us. for example. the meteor that might hit earth inn like 2012 or somethin, the actual chance is 1 in 1.5 mil.
or 2018, i dunno, i dont remember. ITs like all over the science and discovery channel all the time. But it says like theres a one in 2 million or whatever chance that it will enter earths atmosphere. Which they say is to close. bull shit it is, they're just lookin for attention, or they want to scare everybody, why? because they're losers and want to get revenge on us for ruining the childhood by makin fun of the geeks. You have nothing to worry about, the world is ifne and not in any danger.
from what i know...they aren't sure about the precise duration of the el nino/la nina phenomena.
and you're trying to suggest that there is a cyclical pattern to these weather patterns....but fact is...that even if there is such a pattern...OVERALL....the picture is that of a prgressive deterioration in condiditions!....ie, cyclical suggests a return to normal...its not exactly returning to normal!
well we were in a safe building but when one of the walls blewout of the side of the building later on into the storm we were crapping urselves trust me!
Well, because of the distance that the eye moved from Cayman, you felt it either as a strong 3 or a weak 4. If the eye had moved closer you would have experienced it as it actually was: A category 5 hurricane.
Yall just casually chatting with the rdio on while that was going on outside?!? LOL thats Hard. Crank up that stereo to drown out the sound of the wind! Thats what we do!
The land areas within the central Caribean Sea (including Jamaica / Cayman islands) is the area that stands the greatest statistical chance of experiencing a Cat. 4 or 5 hurricane. I'm not sure whether Cayman Islands stand the greatest chance of being hit by ANY storm, regardless of strength.
Fiona - According to the NHC archive data, Ivan's center passed about 30 miles south of Grand Cayman as borderline Cat4/5 hurricane - 150 mph. The south shore of Grand Cayman was likely within the northern eyewall, but not likley within the strongest winds. In all probability, the winds in this video are sustained 90-100 mph with higher gusts. At 160 mph, the palm tree would be cleanly snapped off at the 10 foot height as happened within Hurricane Andrew in Homestead FL.
haha I have a ton of other names , but if look carefully at that name is it the roman numeral 43 and not 42 but I do still have the 42 one even though they lost
mischeifpwns - Do you know whether the Cayman Corporate center where you shot this had a functioning anemometer during the height of the storm (not likely) or a barometer that you or somebody else was observing during passage of the storm (more likely)? Per NHC, Ivan intensity as it passed south of Grand Caymna was 918 mb. Given an expected pressure gradient between yourself and the eye to the south, I'd wager you must have been close to 970 mb or lower.
we had a wind meter on the building but it blew off the side of the building during the hight of the storm. I think the last wind gust it recorded was over 200 MPH. Also I'm 100% sure the pressure was below 1000mb's
Thanks! As far as I know from Hurricane Andrew, the highest accurately recorded wind speed was 164 mph from the NHC in Miami before their instrument was blown from the roof. The fact that this figure was reach 45 minutes from max wind at their site, and they ultimately missed the outer fringe of the northern eyewall by at least 10 miles. Frightening to consider the level of violence that occurred within the eyewall.
Anyone who says they like hurricanes aren't messed up, they just have an interest in weather (at least I hope so). I like tropical storms and weak hurricanes (nothing significant, but enough for a good show), but I don't like the death and destruction. I find the storms fascinating, but not the end result. I'm sure that's how he feels.
FF3- Yes, I agree too. A fully orchestrated hurricane at Cat 5 intensity, when viewed objectively and abstractly from satellite viewpoint, is a thing of incredible, unsurpassing, and unutterable beauty.
Of course, we all know the downside of these storms.
i was in the eye at 2 in the morning, on the east side of the eye wall! that is a fabrication for sure. i saw the damage it did to my communinity. i didn't get hit the hardest and i was scared shitless. i was in pitch blackness.... thats not pensacola, wait a minute, that must have been in jamaica!
Thanks for the response mischiefpwns. I presumed that you must have been in a very secure place. Where exactly on Grand Cayman island were you located for the storm?
it's called the Cayman Coporate Centre. It's located in downtown Georgetown. Were you able to view the other videos I posted? Just click on my name it should give you links.
I'm not aware where there is any good video from strong Pacific storms, but would love to see some. The video I would like to see above all others is one that I'm not sure exists: a view from the Hurricane Hunter aircraft inside Wilma's 2 mile-wide eye at 882 mb intensity.
Another tremendous video capture of a Category 4 storm is from vmax135 ("Michael"), who shot "Hurricane Hugo at Luquillo Puerto Rico" in 1989...before the advent of really handy and portable video equipment.
I did view the other videos just recently. As near as I can tell, the video footage you captured must be in the upper echelons of storm intensities clearly documented on video. There are a couple dedicated hurricane chasers who caught some amazing footage in Charley and Katrina. Some of the Charley footage, during certain limited segments, appears comparable to the footage you shot.
Hurricane Ivan technically missed Cayman islands but was a CAT 5 when it hit Jamaica. CAT 5 winds would have easily removed the roofs of those houses. But still looks like 90 mph +winds to be sure.
adamcturnbull 2 months ago
They don't sound scared at all. Apparently, they have been through hundreds of hurricanes. For me, it would be like,
Wow! This is awesome! I wish I could see this every day!
HOOOOLLLLLLLYYYYYYY SH*T!!!!!!! THE WHOLE HOUSE JUST BLEW APART!!! and... was that a cow?
mcgyvr2009i 3 months ago
When did the tree get toppled?
AlinaTowers 3 months ago
hello my name is FPSrussia and i'm a huricane
rollcd111 3 months ago
These storms fascinate me, the sheer power of them is incredible
danw1374 4 months ago
I know this sounds bad but I miss hurricane Ivan lol
blitz2107 5 months ago
They were all like still eating Pizza's while that was recording.
crazykid2211 5 months ago
This cant be real
elbacatran12 5 months ago
@elbacatran12 Really?
RCT3ClubPenguin 3 months ago
Chuck Norris just blowing his nose
Inclemency17 5 months ago 11
i think those are trees....
airsoftslayers 5 months ago
how can you be so calm with that outside the window?! and where on earth were you that the windows didn't blow in?
danswon 5 months ago
@danswon The buildings are extremely well built in the Cayman Islands. The building code is very strict and is closely monitored.
blaquicey4 5 months ago
i have been hit by hurricane ivan at Pine Grove PA.....good thing my house survived and also us!!
tutternbubba 5 months ago
chuck norris burped
FloridaSeverWeather 6 months ago
I watch this and think of "Rock You Like A Hurricane" by the Scorpions.
kdawg7736 6 months ago
The tornado that swept through Joplin in 2011 had 200 mph winds. If it had been a hurricane, it would have been a Cat 5.
dyad2r1 8 months ago
@dyad2r1 true, but tornadoes may be 1 to 2 miles wide, hurricanes can be up to 200 wide. tornadoes travel at 30 to 40 mph while hurricanes only travel 0 to 25 mph. hurricanes can include tornadoes/twisters while tornadoes are by themselves. tornadoes only destroy what is in its path but a hurricane destroy more than what is in its path because hurricanes are much wider. a tornado at 200 mph wind will probably do the same damage as a hurricane at 160 mph wind. pm me if u want more info
GCS1992 5 months ago
go out getting brown
Kugelsafe 8 months ago
I wish it was like that EVERY dayy!!!!
prourke513 9 months ago
@prourke513 DO NOT FUCKING SAY THAT.
1moe7 9 months ago
@1moe7 I WISH IT WAS LIKE THAT EVERY FUCKING DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
prourke513 9 months ago
WOW
Siwapong007 10 months ago
i wahana flyyyyyyy
Cerdov 11 months ago
A category 5 cyclone is currently heading towards Queensland Australia now. Cyclone Yasi is due to hit sometime in the next few hours and will hit Cairns affecting an area 400km's wide! The eye of the storm will take one hour to pass over. That is one big mutha of a storm!
sirbargearse 1 year ago
DANG NATURE! U SCARY!
drewfilms123 1 year ago
wow this is CRAZY i cant imagine people living where hurricanes are eeeeekkk *0*
rosamedina18 1 year ago
Thanks for the great video. I cant imagine what it must have been like to witness that power. I love how you all were talking and laughing and most importantly safe. I love weather and want to experience being in a hurricane someday, of course safely. That's on a chaser scale, I have no right to say it like that sorry.
OneBigmutha1109 1 year ago
@OneBigmutha1109 yea I had the same feeling. It was amazing to watch but it was getting scary and not so fun around when this video was taken :(
mischiefpwns 1 year ago
@mischiefpwns Yo.. Is it possible for people t get blown away in that storm or not? Cause I have seen stroms in which people used to blown away...
anasbinqamar 11 months ago
@OneBigmutha1109 You should quickly travel to Cairns Australia.... they are awaiting a C5 tonight
Shaka84Lonigro 1 year ago
wth why werent you guys scared
ThePituka111 1 year ago
@ThePituka111 I think this is something normal for those people, saying like "Oo yea , another Hurricane? i must go to work please finish faster!! :))
Andreisiana1 1 year ago
holy shit. is that tree still alive? they are built to withstand that kinda wind. but not that one i guess.
patbatzu2142 1 year ago
Now Ivan Hurricane makes Earl look like a lightweight!
GameLevelEditor 1 year ago
Well, pretty good shots congratulates
Zima4184 1 year ago
Wow at least you guys got to see it, it was night when it hit Pensacola, FL. Very cool to see what it was actually like during the light!
Niche79 1 year ago
my name is ivan
SuperIMANOOB 1 year ago
i was in that i live in grand cayman
blitz2107 1 year ago
I get sad watching that palm tree lose it's head =(
LowTegra 1 year ago
Dang crazy how the roof blew off! :o
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picoranger28 1 year ago
Dang crazy how the roof blew off!
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picoranger28 1 year ago
did u live and was it scary?
FlightMissions 1 year ago
I was in that! :(...exept ivan was a tropical storm....and. I was in north carolina :(
bianca81213 1 year ago
tree just got pwned!
Ninja6317 1 year ago
"This is amazing".
I don't think he would think this amazing if a peace a metal go throught the windows and break his skull ...
Momo5775 1 year ago
winds look to be sustained around 100mphr, gusting over 120
AussieStorms 1 year ago
@AussieStorms no man try 160mph
pzozzie 1 year ago
all this Crazy stuff going on outside, and inside their talking like in a real clam voice like their sitting in a coffee shop ''and where were you bluefields?'' lol
tealmarlin 1 year ago
poor tree :(
PICLex 1 year ago
i was in that when i was 5. it was horrible.the damage was worse then katrinia
dallasmyers10 1 year ago
Hurricane Katrina caused a lot more damage than hurricane Ivan. Katrina cost 85 billion dollars in damage. Hurricane Ivan only caused 5-10 billion in damage. Please know facts before you comment. I went through Katrina when I was 10 years old and I know there was a lot more damage in Katrina.
weatherbug95 1 year ago
So do you think New Orleans Typography had anything to do with the damage? Levys broke? What do you think? Was Katrina a stronger storm than Ivan?
LaneLIpro 1 year ago
@LaneLIpro Yes, Katrina's massive 20-30ft. storm surge cause the levees to break. If you look at the barometric pressure Katrina had the lower pressure at 902mbar. Ivan had a pressure of 910mbar. Winds in Katrina also were higher than Ivan's at 175mph. Overall, Hurricane Katrina was stronger than Hurricane Ivan.
weatherbug95 1 year ago
cavemanrocks131, there named in an orer... women man women man and like whats going on now.... ana, bill, claudia
gamepwner427 2 years ago
i was in hurricane ivan a tree toppled on my house right next to me
Rebi1chek 2 years ago
standing by a window.... smart.
UltimateSpartan117 2 years ago 21
funny story is one of the windows blew out in this building but it was because the wall failed and not the window. It just sucked the window out with it. Was an unreal storm I hope I never have to go through something like this ever again!
mischiefpwns 2 years ago
What's the windspeed in this video? I'm guessing at least 100mph but I'm not good at this sort of thing
aab980 2 years ago
@mischiefpwns I was going to open a watersports business in St thomas....after seeing this I am not so sure I wanna do it.
Is it just risking my assets and life . Is it worth opening up shop?
agenthelios1 1 year ago
@agenthelios1 I'm afraid I can't help you with that. Hurricanes are a real risk so make sure you have insurance if you do it!
mischiefpwns 1 year ago
@agenthelios1 what... you wouldn't go kite surfing in this? pussy. :p
cautionthisissparta 1 year ago
@mischiefpwns Wow... Didn't you say that you guys took shelter in a stairwell when the storm was at its peak?
liquidstl 1 month ago
@liquidstl yes, after the window blew out between the 3rd and 4th floors it caused a major drop in pressure and cracked the concrete in various places. We figured the stairwell would be the safest place so we took shelter there for the next 7-8 hours of the storm.
mischiefpwns 1 month ago
@UltimateSpartan117 sitting behind a computer screen.. tough
gcamparone 4 months ago
I thought hurricanes were named after women? LOL
cavemanrocks131 2 years ago
they used to be... but are now named after men and women...
bermudawx 2 years ago
Back in the old days yes they were. They were named after the meterologists' girlfriends or wifes. Now they alternate.
packsandprides 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Noone even died from Ivan... you call that destruction?
flip92 2 years ago
Where did you get your information that nobody died in the U.S. from Hurricane Ivan? Who or whatever your source is incorrect. Check Wikipedia.
triggert531 2 years ago
3 people died in Grand Cayman during this storm. Killed many others in other countries though I do not have an exact body count.
mischiefpwns 2 years ago
OMG that's what I call a powerfull wind! :O
magnernj5 1 year ago
I was 8 when this hit us in Panama City, FL.
We didn't get hit too bad, but still lost power for like 5 days.
ooberpwnage 2 years ago
i heard that in September 2004 the hurricane damaged a little bridge over a run
mooksmovies 2 years ago
It did. I think a someone was on the bridge and died.
Kongo001 2 years ago
I live about 5 minutes from that bridge
mooksmovies 2 years ago
i was 4
now im 9
jk
lol
i was 8
MAURYMIC 2 years ago
HORRIBLE
Johann97441 2 years ago
This hurricane spawned 117 tornadoes.
trainfan761 2 years ago
hehe my name is ivan
thebestestcommiteh 2 years ago 18
Who is this puta you're talking to?
LawrenceErnie 2 years ago
Thats a curse.
KevinDukekmd 2 years ago
maldita sea su droga..! yo me voy bien lejos de esa vaina!.. na mas miren como se mueven las matas.. joder
xDRichmenxD 3 years ago 2
i went through this storm. i was ten when it hit.
omgitsbritt1194 3 years ago
I was only 9
littlekidwithdahat 2 years ago
i was 11
asia4564 2 years ago
I was 7 when it hit. It was intense. It taught caymanians a lesson though, that's why I was grateful it hit.
Kaprikay 2 years ago
sorry "GOT"
hydrocarbonic 3 years ago 2
DAMN!
usandbrock 3 years ago
Lol the tree go deheaded XD
hydrocarbonic 3 years ago
New video is up if anyone wants to view it. Has about 5 minutes of more footage.
mischiefpwns 3 years ago
1:10 CRACK of tree
bentheking777 3 years ago
shutters i rember Ivan. it smashed my town of pensacola. at least you guys got Ivan in the day you did not suffer the night bombardment
seadog1988 3 years ago
My aunt's condo was completely destroyed from Ivan :'(
matters9319 3 years ago
wow i hope you aunt was ok.
seadog1988 3 years ago
yeah she was, she has a condo she just uses to go on vacations in the winter. We all live in Buffalo, so we were a thousand miles away from any danger, lol. Thanks for your concerns.
matters9319 3 years ago
your welcome. and thats cool. so yall are snow birds lol.
seadog1988 3 years ago
Yup, i guess you could say that! Excecpt my Aunt, who fleas to Pennsacola. I dont mind the snow though, im a skiier. (And BTW, I'm not from Buffalo, Buffalo, I'm from Niagara Falls, but for some reason, everyone here considers themselves in Buffalo, including myself, haha. We are Buffalo's mother, we get twice the snow cause we've got lake effect from Erie, Ontario, and occasionaly Huron.) I take your from Florida?
matters9319 3 years ago
Do you have family in Pensacola? You said that your Aunt went to Pensacola, and I live in Pensacola.
Deviousperson 3 years ago
no, nobody lives there permanentley, my aunt just has a condo she goes to a lot.
matters9319 3 years ago
I remember Ivan. I was a deputy at the county jail when it was torn apart by Ivan. It was a crazy night. I am waiting on Gustav right now in Pace, fl.
rythmmanpart2 3 years ago
this is by the far best hurricane footage i've seen on youtube.
you can really feel the power of the winds....on the tree...and even the way the rain is just flying...virtually horizontally.
vision is just as obscurred as in the real thing.
rumbling noises outside.
this is good!
ps> that chick you're talking to is belizean?
the accent sounds like it.
madclowntapia 3 years ago
i fault sorry for the people that gone through a hurricane
order34 3 years ago
hey can anybody teach me how to upload some vids... i have been trying and trying unsuccessfully .... please i do not understand what the hell they want with the embed... do i have to convert the vid to flv format first??? do i??? please someone help me
6even6 3 years ago
ive never expiernece something like that ... it would be nice but very dangerous... nice video by the way...
armysniper123 3 years ago
I have!!! but this is a category 4, I went through a 1 and 2 katrina and wilma. This isnt even the eye wall lol
leojmiami 3 years ago
it was a category 5
duckk66 3 years ago
md dad was chased by a tornado and caught by it and almost died during this storm :/
austinon24s 3 years ago
It passed by grand cayman as a category 4
leojmiami 3 years ago
yo dude what you talking bout that 5!
ownag5 3 years ago
What a scary thing...great footage though...
54spiritedwill54 3 years ago
what about 09? i'm supposed to be going to Belize in the summer...
03cammd79 3 years ago
global warming....
hurricane seasons can only get worst!
and the strange things is that i've been elarnign about global warming from early secondary school level (about 11 years ago) and yet...it is only now that international governments are taking this phenomenon seriously!
Humans have wrecked mother nature...now is time for her vengeance.
madclowntapia 3 years ago
Oh shut the fuck up! Global Warming is a myth! History has shown us that the earth's climate has jumped up and down, resulting in scorching heat, or a feezing ice age. It's nature, not humans. The affect polluction has to the climate is very close to 0. You have nothing to worry about...
matters9319 3 years ago
uh huh...but there were trees+stuff to make use of all that extra carbon dioxide and stuff yeah?
what about now?
the amazon is in a crisis (to man-kinds own detriment again...with all the potential remedies that were contained within being destroyed as well)
dude..i view the world scientifically...and the science to me just all adds up to reflect negatively on the situation.
there's too much science that argues against you, that's why i can't bother argue against you even further!
madclowntapia 3 years ago
Uh, hello, there are still plenty of tree's, and besides, the tree's make such a small difference. You have no idea how large the atmosphere do you, it would take TONS AND TONS of pollution, to make the tinyest difference in weather patterns. Remember 2004? remember how many named storms we had? we had to go into the greek alphabet. Every 4 years there is a warm ocean current called "el nino" that reaks havoc on global weather patterns. 2004 was el nino, and 2008 was el nino. ^ cointinue
matters9319 3 years ago
The hurricane season if far from over, and correct me if I am wrong, but there was just 4? named storms in the atlantic at one time. It's El nino man, dont give me shit how there is too much science that argues against me, cause as far as i am concerned there is no REAL science in global warming. It has never been confirmed and probably never will be. Scientists are just trying to scare us. for example. the meteor that might hit earth inn like 2012 or somethin, the actual chance is 1 in 1.5 mil.
matters9319 3 years ago
they said a meteor was coming in 2012???
madclowntapia 3 years ago
or 2018, i dunno, i dont remember. ITs like all over the science and discovery channel all the time. But it says like theres a one in 2 million or whatever chance that it will enter earths atmosphere. Which they say is to close. bull shit it is, they're just lookin for attention, or they want to scare everybody, why? because they're losers and want to get revenge on us for ruining the childhood by makin fun of the geeks. You have nothing to worry about, the world is ifne and not in any danger.
matters9319 3 years ago
i never knew about the meteor thing.
thanks....its something new to look foward to HAHA;)
madclowntapia 3 years ago 2
from what i know...they aren't sure about the precise duration of the el nino/la nina phenomena.
and you're trying to suggest that there is a cyclical pattern to these weather patterns....but fact is...that even if there is such a pattern...OVERALL....the picture is that of a prgressive deterioration in condiditions!....ie, cyclical suggests a return to normal...its not exactly returning to normal!
madclowntapia 3 years ago
guys I went gliding during a hurricane and I flew about 600 miles. Amazing that I didn't get struck by lightning.
hellgorama 3 years ago
i heard new york and new jersey (where i live) are going to have a strong hurricane sometime in august does any1 know?
FiRsTClass101 3 years ago
Ha!Ha!Ha! What? You want his skin and muscles blown away?
elquijote007 3 years ago
Was that a video of Ivan in Cayman? If it was, could I have a copy?
georgeb72 3 years ago
They seem very chilled, just chatting in the background. Here in the UK, we'd be crapping ourselves.
danzeyboy 3 years ago
well we were in a safe building but when one of the walls blewout of the side of the building later on into the storm we were crapping urselves trust me!
mischiefpwns 3 years ago
which building that was?
I'm from Cayman
Mwaterfall 3 years ago
me 2
inusweety411 3 years ago
Cayman Corporate Center in Georgetown
mischiefpwns 3 years ago
lol that is so true lol
bakerj99 3 years ago
I live in Chelsea Alabama and Hurrican Ivan came by where i live and my mom, dad, and my sister were in the eye of it
Krissymc1692 3 years ago
really terrible!
pcy1988 3 years ago
alert alert in the news theres going to be 9 hurricanes in june. this is not a joke im serous i swear to god.
Kawaiibabygurl911 3 years ago
omg where r the hurricanes gunna be???
cherrycrush113 3 years ago
....in the water
lilpinkneko 3 years ago
No! There it is estimated that there will be nine hurricanes in the hurricane season which starts on June 1 and ends on November 30.
elquijote007 3 years ago
LOOK AT 1:09 the tree top falls off :(
R63AMG 3 years ago
Hurricane Ivan is very catastrophic!!!
Nicolingiouragano 3 years ago
was that a 5 I thought it was a 3
robertodirkx123 3 years ago
it was a 5 when it went over us. Either a strong 4 or weak 5.
mischiefpwns 3 years ago
Well, because of the distance that the eye moved from Cayman, you felt it either as a strong 3 or a weak 4. If the eye had moved closer you would have experienced it as it actually was: A category 5 hurricane.
elquijote007 3 years ago
Wow! Palm! Wrest without head
HurricaneRiri 3 years ago
Yall just casually chatting with the rdio on while that was going on outside?!? LOL thats Hard. Crank up that stereo to drown out the sound of the wind! Thats what we do!
3mate1 3 years ago
I was playing videogames in the back for a while.
mischiefpwns 3 years ago
thanks i think i will
hazel10215 4 years ago
Incredible video!!.. Cayman islands are the place with more hurricane impacts in all the Atlantic
real0988 4 years ago
I don't think that's true. What's your souce?
mischiefpwns 4 years ago
The land areas within the central Caribean Sea (including Jamaica / Cayman islands) is the area that stands the greatest statistical chance of experiencing a Cat. 4 or 5 hurricane. I'm not sure whether Cayman Islands stand the greatest chance of being hit by ANY storm, regardless of strength.
BowToYourHighness 3 years ago
What is the wind speed? That had to be about 160mph.
FionaTheFox 4 years ago
Fiona - According to the NHC archive data, Ivan's center passed about 30 miles south of Grand Cayman as borderline Cat4/5 hurricane - 150 mph. The south shore of Grand Cayman was likely within the northern eyewall, but not likley within the strongest winds. In all probability, the winds in this video are sustained 90-100 mph with higher gusts. At 160 mph, the palm tree would be cleanly snapped off at the 10 foot height as happened within Hurricane Andrew in Homestead FL.
BowToYourHighness 3 years ago
I if believe that we see winds of 160 m/h in that video.. perhaps gusts of wind but if they reach that speed.
real0988 3 years ago
im doing a science fair project on hurricanes!
hazel10215 4 years ago
if you want to use this video you are more than welcome.
mischiefpwns 4 years ago
OMG THTS SCARY!!
Jan280 4 years ago
haha I have a ton of other names , but if look carefully at that name is it the roman numeral 43 and not 42 but I do still have the 42 one even though they lost
MrWhig 4 years ago
and the people so calm , amazing , guess living there they been through these things but yikes
PatsWillWinSBXLIII 4 years ago
That was strong!
Brentsimo 4 years ago
mischeifpwns - Do you know whether the Cayman Corporate center where you shot this had a functioning anemometer during the height of the storm (not likely) or a barometer that you or somebody else was observing during passage of the storm (more likely)? Per NHC, Ivan intensity as it passed south of Grand Caymna was 918 mb. Given an expected pressure gradient between yourself and the eye to the south, I'd wager you must have been close to 970 mb or lower.
peakman2006 4 years ago
we had a wind meter on the building but it blew off the side of the building during the hight of the storm. I think the last wind gust it recorded was over 200 MPH. Also I'm 100% sure the pressure was below 1000mb's
mischiefpwns 4 years ago
Thanks! As far as I know from Hurricane Andrew, the highest accurately recorded wind speed was 164 mph from the NHC in Miami before their instrument was blown from the roof. The fact that this figure was reach 45 minutes from max wind at their site, and they ultimately missed the outer fringe of the northern eyewall by at least 10 miles. Frightening to consider the level of violence that occurred within the eyewall.
peakman2006 4 years ago
Anyone who says they like hurricanes aren't messed up, they just have an interest in weather (at least I hope so). I like tropical storms and weak hurricanes (nothing significant, but enough for a good show), but I don't like the death and destruction. I find the storms fascinating, but not the end result. I'm sure that's how he feels.
FF3Legend 4 years ago
Yes exactly!
fallenace99 4 years ago
FF3- Yes, I agree too. A fully orchestrated hurricane at Cat 5 intensity, when viewed objectively and abstractly from satellite viewpoint, is a thing of incredible, unsurpassing, and unutterable beauty.
Of course, we all know the downside of these storms.
peakman2006 4 years ago
hurricanes are fun :D
fallenace99 4 years ago
for about 15 minutes.
mischiefpwns 4 years ago
ur messed up
Comedy117 4 years ago
nah
fallenace99 4 years ago
Yes they are fun, just not the damage they cause.
billybassman21 4 years ago
They are'nt screaming!
bonniefranklin 4 years ago
i was in the eye at 2 in the morning, on the east side of the eye wall! that is a fabrication for sure. i saw the damage it did to my communinity. i didn't get hit the hardest and i was scared shitless. i was in pitch blackness.... thats not pensacola, wait a minute, that must have been in jamaica!
robsteven10 4 years ago
Robsteven - Vid was shot on Jamaica.
peakman2006 4 years ago
Crud! My Caribean geography is slightly off. Video was shot on Grand Cayman.
peakman2006 4 years ago
isnt it a nice day les go for a bike ride!
1994Devon 4 years ago
wow 10,000 views...people like thier hurricane destruction.
mischiefpwns 4 years ago
What a scary reminder...great footage though...
CaymanHoney 4 years ago
my god thats wors than what I had to go trough dang
brentwoodjaguar3959 4 years ago
Thanks for the response mischiefpwns. I presumed that you must have been in a very secure place. Where exactly on Grand Cayman island were you located for the storm?
Jangle2007 4 years ago
it's called the Cayman Coporate Centre. It's located in downtown Georgetown. Were you able to view the other videos I posted? Just click on my name it should give you links.
mischiefpwns 4 years ago
I'm not aware where there is any good video from strong Pacific storms, but would love to see some. The video I would like to see above all others is one that I'm not sure exists: a view from the Hurricane Hunter aircraft inside Wilma's 2 mile-wide eye at 882 mb intensity.
Jangle2007 4 years ago
Another tremendous video capture of a Category 4 storm is from vmax135 ("Michael"), who shot "Hurricane Hugo at Luquillo Puerto Rico" in 1989...before the advent of really handy and portable video equipment.
Jangle2007 4 years ago
I did view the other videos just recently. As near as I can tell, the video footage you captured must be in the upper echelons of storm intensities clearly documented on video. There are a couple dedicated hurricane chasers who caught some amazing footage in Charley and Katrina. Some of the Charley footage, during certain limited segments, appears comparable to the footage you shot.
Jangle2007 4 years ago