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

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Mike Theiss of Ultimate Chase and Extreme Nature Photography teams up with Jim Cantore and The Weather Channel crew to document Hurricane Earl's closest approach to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. See Jim Cantore out in the elements of Hurricane Force winds as he broadcasts "Live" to the audience of The Weather Channel. The highest wind gust recorded in our location was 78mph and we had moderate flooding as the Pamlico Sound rose and flooded the low lying areas of Cape Hatteras Island.

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[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".

[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.

[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.

[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]

@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.

[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 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.

[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 :/

[candycaneloly]

dude u got balls of steel