Hurricane Season 2004

2004 marked the beginning of an episode of very strong hurricanes in the southeastern United States. I produced and edited this video just under a year after the storms that hit Florida in 2004, and unfortunately have since let it sit on the shelf. Since then, Katrina and Rita have made the storms in this video pale in comparison. But we must try never to fall victim to hurricane amnesia, and remember that if we live in vulnerable locations, we could one day experience the big one.

This video doesn't go into the worst of the storms, but rather takes the viewer through Charley and the evacuations of Frances and Jeanne. A damage comparison is presented in the later half of the video showing how the two worst storms to affect Brevard County, Florida compared. There is also a scene showing Cocoa Beach's famous First Baptist Church in the aftermath of Hurricane Frances.

The music is original, a song called Amore Perso, which was recorded just prior to the storms in the summer of 2004.

Some other interesting trivia:

The Dairy Queen shown in the damage assessment was razed a few months after the storms passed. This was a landmark restaurant in the area having been in business for generations.

The Ramada Hotel shown in the damage assessment has also been razed since the storms. It is now bare land awaiting development into what is rumored to be a 200 unit condo.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• hurricane
• 2004
• season
• Jeanne
• Frances
• Charley
• Ivan
• wind
• damage
• evacuation
• Michael
• Rywalt

[antrikikin]

I'll give it a 3*. Music was weak, video pretty uneventful for the most part.

[mrywalt]

You misinterpret the concept. To quote the description:

"This video doesn't go into the worst of the storms, but rather takes the viewer through Charley and the EVACUATIONS of Frances and Jeanne. A DAMAGE COMPARISON is presented in the later half of the video showing how the two worst storms to affect BREVARD COUNTY, Florida compared."

It is not meant to be an action video. It is supposed to be an impressionistic perspective of an evacuee. For action, look elsewhere. But, thanks for watching!

[AngelAnes1177]

BLESSED WE ALL MADE IT THAT IT TO THE ONES WHO CAN' AS MAY GOD BLESS THE ONES WHO ARE NOT HERE TO SHARE THE SADNESS OF THE UNFORGETABLE MOMENTS TO HIT HYSTORY IN ARE AREA IN TIME. GOD BELSS YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO.! ANGEL ANES N SOUL SISTARS* PRODUCTIONS!

[KJT922010T]

I can sum the 2004 season up in one word "CRAZY" Frances went right over my city and so did Jeann

[KJT922010T]

04-05 sucked! Ivan, Charlie, Francis, Jean, Wilma. All hit Florida Francis, Jean and Wilma hit my city pretty good. Francis the eye was right over us.

[AngelAnes1177]

Wow! I first want to say thank you for posting this in such a respectful way. I was in Florida while this took toll, I am now in NY as I lost my home due to Mold and Mildew from the Storms. It's sad to know anyone of us had to live in this moment. To hear a gust of wind thinking trees are just to fall down, To have loved ones watch on T.V as our homes, lives are being torn apart. The Lives It takes as it breaks my heat. I just say God Bless all of us in this moment. Most of all to the ones lost.

[TheSad4567]

I was there in 2004 or 2005 I got into a hurricane there because it was hurricane season my family had ti drive 2 days to get back to new york no ariplane by car

[bigwillietheb]

Well I live in Plant City & well it did some Damage but not as bad as others we felt more from Frances & Jeanne ,,Charley went south of us & Ivan hit the panhandle .

But does anyone remember Hurricane Donna from 1960, my parents said that was a bad one but that was 14 years before my time

[rlassy]

we live in Punta Gorda,Fl. Hurricane Charley came thru my home and totalled it.My barn dissapeared and I lost 30 full grown trees. Then all these other storm threatened to do the same or worse to us.I am a native Floridian and have nevered worried so much as I did then for my home and family.I am still rebuilding and very thankfull for what I still have.I know that many others were not as lucky as me.I only wish that it would be possible for me to help others,but I am unable to do so.God Bless .

[daytonaskater]

i remember the eye of charley was four blocks away from me...what sucked even more that it was friday the 13...and my moms birthday...i remember all of them charley,frances,jeane....and i think alex was one....i walk around the neighborhoods and i still see blue tarps on roofs...my house was only had minor damages....but my neighbors house....the roof was gone...and i remember me and my dad going through and helping anyone who needed it

[mel16de]

this thing happens ever 5 years its so weird

[xbox360dude44]

ya my beach house got demolished