More Awesome Flash Flood Footage from David Rankin

[iampeeay01]

thanks for sharing this video.... I guess we should plant more trees to prevent this from happening again...

[Lessinath]

The river is hungry.

[g1native]

Cool video.

[Malunat13]

these are cool keep it up

[gurmon]

excellent work !!!

[KC8YOQ]

If I come out there will you take me to see one of these? You are the master at this!!

[Tiffany21NYC]

The second shot was wild! The amount of erosion in that "scooped" out area is incredible. :o)

[hearts76100]

Thats Chuck Norris taking a piss

[bobby3599]

The first came out of nowhere.

[iwillavengeyou]

that is a lot of rain!

[merryprankster82]

very interesting dude, what state were these shot in?

[Titoununia]

You are amazing at filming these kinds of things :)

[HoorayforOliver]

XD is that cement or water?!

lol awesome vid

[PAULCCFOX]

Thank you for the video!!

[denisethepainter]

That's scary and tremendous force! Good thing you were standing back while filming!

[stopbeingnasty]

wow, great video! thanks for making this, very interesting!

[EMcAnDrEw1200]

wer did all the water come from

[bimbo99]

Thanks for posting! Great to watch this stuff.

[waddleons]

I always Lol at flash floods 'cause they're just so randomly there. They rule!

[onionofdeath]

the very forces that created the Grand Canyon

[rankinstudio]

More right than you know. This is mostly Wahweap Wash and tributaries. Major tributary to the Colorado in Glen Canyon, which dumps into Grand Canyon. :)

[fishingtrashcan]

nice! lets go swimmin!!!

[claudius2008]

awesome

[rankinstudio]

Thanks :)

[MrPIkMiNmAn]

i would be likie "omg this is so AWESOME" if i was there

[rankinstudio]

I did that a lot before I started to film them ;)

[dmc081]

where does this water comes from?

[AlanShriver]

It comes from alot of water that builds up together when a heavy thunderstorm forms over the desert. when the rain hits the hard dry ground it can't soak in and rather moves over the land and gathers speed and volume as more water washes down the hills surrounding the valley.

[tim74660]

The sky.

[steven5x18x]

AMAZING ! i wish i could see that for real..like actually be there...tht flash flood scene were its all calm then BOOM water comes rushing in...thts just amazing.

[rankinstudio]

Thanks :)

[schicksta1]

it looked like the first one was fake,

in the sense that you put the camera on the ground and a little water came, like a bucketful.

you can tell because of the plants, little tiny grasses.

[rankinstudio]

anything but fake, that one started out small, later that day it took a jeep with a friend of mine in it downstream over 200 yards from where he tried to cross. Lucky he made it out.

[Dinermite1]

well how about that, a flood on a river bed =P

[Steelers6x87]

that was awesome but i must say youve got some balls doing that...id be scared lol

[rankinstudio]

haha, Thanks

[cjwilk]

My kids were asking me " Dad, what's a flash flood"....this for sure is the most graphic and incredible footage I could show them!! Excellent job, glad you made it out to show! I have to say the coolest part of these videos, is hearing you breathing heavy after you run out from the gullies...my hearts starts racing too!!!! Very, Very well done! I think you should consider putting a movie together with this stuff!

[rankinstudio]

Thank you.

I hope to eventually put together a little documentary on them :)

[onewubbs]

i enjoyed that. i like it when the edge falls into the water...mini-avalanche

[54spiritedwill54]

Great job. The ending was funny.

[jmr1068204]

2:21 - that would royally suck to be standing there looking over the edge when that happened. XD

[foolabaloney]

Awesome video! I live in flash flood land and find them fascinating. You always seem to be in the right place at the right time...or you are a flood chaser. :-)

[rankinstudio]

Chaser :)

[gregpdx1970]

0:27 BAM! Instant waterfall!

[TyphoonHunter]

Sensational videos, fantastic stuff. Well done!!

[rankinstudio]

Thank you :)

[CJ7with285andt18]

Nice work.

[rankinstudio]

Thanks :)

[rameshrao1963]

Thanks for posting a magnificient video. What I liked was the first flow of flood water on the barren land, water flowing through crevices, water falling over the cliff and in the end the banks being washed away. Nature at its furiest best. Keep uploading such videos. Thanks again.

[rankinstudio]

Thank you :)

[hobbo16]

Absalutely mint vid:) Even though i couldnt do that. I'd be 2 worried about gettin swept away.

[rankinstudio]

Thank you :)

[bapyou]

The bank collapses toward the end of the vid are particularly good. Excellent footage. Excellent.

[Wooo0oooW]

the secons one looks like coke :)

FREAT VID!! do u know where i can download addons for google earth?

[Katsnake11]

Excellent captures! I love Google Earth too. I'd like to know more about the plug in you use. I use my GE to track my rattlesnake rescue/relocations for where I pick them up (easy-house address) and where I release them. (Guestimates based on following the trails into the nearby desert/park)

[NAPREDATOR]

looks like fun

[Joannawysiwyg]

These flash flood collections are wonderful, David!

[rankinstudio]

Thanks Joanna. :)

[bladeliker]

one question how did you beat the flood in each section of the vid brilliant on how you achieved it

[rankinstudio]

I have a plugin for Google Earth that tracks the storms for me with a detailed backdrop of the land. Can easily tell where the rain is falling. Did some math on a few others I had captured and figured the speeds they travel at. When the front "wall" comes through, in these wide flat washes, its usually traveling very slow, you can easily outrun them. This is usually caused by the flat ground, and the front of the flood being clogged with debris.

[kratomosphere]

This is Great footage. Must be quite a sight being there in person. Escalante area?

[rankinstudio]

Ways south of escalante. Right next to lake powell. :)

[kratomosphere]

Hole in the rock road I take it. Beautifull country out there. Reminded me of harris wash on the way to zebra slot but the geography (i think) looked a little different.

[rankinstudio]

Actually, This is Wahweap Wash in Southern Utah. Runs right next to highway 89 on the way to page. :)

[kratomosphere]

Ahhhh! Cool! I am heading down to page (area) at the end of this month for a photo trip. It will be my first trip farther south than my usual Southern Utah trips. Thanks for the info and keep up the great footage!

[poltergeistluxx]

nice : isnt that too dangerous ^^

[rankinstudio]

It's good to have a lot of experience before you go out trying to do this.

[bobgee1999]

I was down there walking recently. But to be fair, Dave Rose sent me the link.

[bobgee1999]

Yeah, appears to be out behind Big Water.

[rankinstudio]

Yup :)

[cliffjumper27]

thats pretty sweet seeing them flash floods in action, great video

[rankinstudio]

Thanks :)

[bobgee1999]

Hey, I know that spot.

[rankinstudio]

You do huh?

[markox96]

Can you imagine yourself standing there and making vid with your cam 2:26...

Crepy

[Garett0439]

thats so gnarly!

[MrDabadina]

You always hear "be careful of flash floods," but I've never seen how quickly it develops. Great Job.

[Illusionx345]

Great job. The ending was so funny.

Intersting to see the water coming straight towards you

[SeanW004]

looks kinda like wat would happen if willy wonka's factory imploded

[clubpenguin123321]

somehow it looks like soap

[wormsoup]

WOW! how did you know it was going to happen? be careful playing chicken with them floods dude. great video.

[Drake21339]

Excellent footage man! I love seeing the power of nature in action!

[ramesh046]

I thought you might be scared!

Simply awesome clip

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