Fayetteville, NC Flooding 8OCT2016 Kayaking INSIDE a building. Hurricane Matthew

[@Kallies_shorts]

Thank you for showing us this devastating footage. People need to see it, so they can help. My brother and his family live in Fayetteville and all is ok. Thank you!

[@HDridr2000]

Great job, Mark. Saw your footage on the Raleigh news tonight.

[@robertericjackson7894]

Holy Cow! I grew up in Fayetteville and still live close by. I don't remember there ever being flooding like this. Stay safe everyone.

[@terrys8812]

It's really sad to see Fayetteville like that. I lived in that city for 11 years. It has a rough reputation, well because it is kind of a rough city, but I have some great memories from living there too. I still live in North Carolina, and I hope this beautiful state will come together and help everyone who suffered loss during this hurricane.

[@phyllisberry-bush3179]

Should have seen the railroad track between Evans Hill and fayetteville state university. A RIVER RAN THRU IT. Literally!

[@realfirstgen]

My heart sunk when you went into the building, I thought you were going to be trapped in there for sure, even looked like the water was closer to the top of the door on your way out. Flood waters nasty. I've heard of people dying from small cuts in flood water. Cool video though, Crazy to see Fayetteville like that, I lived there a few years back. Happy to be back in Maine now though.

[@McLeanPartyof4]

This is so sad. The places I love the most, flooded. My boyfriend lives in Clarkton. The only gas station open right now is in Fayettville. Lumberton, Bladenborro, Clarkton, parts of Whiteville this is all so sad to me!! Absolutely breaks my heart seeing Fayettvile like this. God bless you all!!! And stay safe out there ❤️

[@imoved2348]

Meagan Fox one of Tidewater Drive's tunnels were completely submerged in norfolk

[@McLeanPartyof4]

I heard that :( Also the bridge from Bladenborro to Lumberton isnt in good shape at all and they arent letting anyone cross there :'( May God help North Carolina

[@imoved2348]

All of The Southern east coast had a bad time

[@rossdickens]

The box truck has gotten deeper, as you came back to it!

[@eltonjones1990]

I remember when hurricane Matthew hit Lumberton North Carolina hard because I was 5 minutes away from Lumberton, much love and respect to all

[@thatguybrando]

Did you keep that pumpkin

[@MarkHuneycutt]

no. once I saw the door open I got excited and dropped it

[@thatguybrando]

Awe man that sucks, free Halloween decor. I am having an internal debate about if I should post this because obviously it sounds very insensitive.

[@LuciFrederiksen]

what do you expect , he cud for sure not find its owner

[@reage001]

thanks for your donations. god bless you all forever.

[@cristana2458]

Looks like zombie apocalypse inside that building 👻

[@CivilGuy]

I can see this going g viral Mark! Sad to see that post office under water

[@MultiMeatpuppet]

WOW man . Good stuff . Jacksonville here and what a mess , but man I'm glad we don't have that flooding .

[@OLIVER949OC2]

Is it only like some reas that had poor drainage systems or the whole city was submerged ??? Cause it makes it look like the whole city was underwater

[@wolvina]

Didn't realize how bad it was. I live a few miles away from downtown. Yall seen the sinkholes forming randomly around Fayetteville? stay safe out there

[@Aaron-qr3tg]

there not forming randomly dumb ass there forming due to flooding and washing out under ground educate yourself on sinkholes and hurricanes and dont forget FLOODS that occur when a hurricane hits

[@wolvina]

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[@wolvina]

Alpha smurf Bet you must feel really proud of yourself calling people 'dumb asses'. Good job , give yourself a pat in the back and go back to your miserable life. Good day.

[@patricia4277]

My heart goes out for all and my prayers coming from Conn.

[@williamcarstens9229]

bro, I lived in Fayetteville for years and Florence boutta smack us lmao

[@gvolpe1311]

Could there be alligators in the water?

[@tylorholmes225]

Luckily my relatives were in Alabama at the time. they heard the hurricane was coming and they fled inland. one of my relatives were in Hope mills NC i saw the damage online and im still trying to find out more damage to this point i cant find the aftermath of Hope Mills dam online. please do me a favor if you can. make another video of the area if you can get there. i remember the crocodile incident and how it looked before but now... i honestly dont know and one of my relatives lives on Camden road in in Hope mills and i still dont know how the house looks. im worried about the area and my main concern is the fucking dam.

[@BADWOLF7914]

That was amazing footage. Are you doing any fly overs with the flooding? Love you cuz... Stay safe.

[@MarkHuneycutt]

nope no fly overs this time

[@duck9036]

with as fast as that water was rising, you're lucky you were able to get out of that building in time.

[@josevanegas1684]

mark can you tell me where excactly is this are in NC

[@MarkHuneycutt]

Jose Vanegas the usps building downtown Fayetteville

[@umaxen0048]

US Mail Truck @ 6:50 you will be able to buy for $1 at auction.

[@neekniggit3606]

Ha ha you're right down the street from me. Had I only known I'd have brought my kayak down.

[@girl600podcast]

I lowered my head as u were squeezing out of the zombie 🧟‍♀️ post office

[@hebneh]

Pumpkins float. That makes sense, when you think about it, but I've never seen it happening before. I see that the water level rose substantially during the time this video was being shot.

[@andrewhudson9779]

Hope fayetteville gets back on its feet quickly. Come on you swampdogs. Love from the u.k

[@terrancerone9529]

I'm in fayetteville now me an my family live out here we're it flooded at

[@potatoshake5811]

thanks for sharing and may i share ?

[@MarkHuneycutt]

sure thing!

[@jccaine7522]

Don't. It will just encourage other jackasses to do the same. During Hurricane Irene, someone died trying to surf. And this March, someone in St. Tammany died falling from a kayak while kayaking during a flood. Glad you made it through, Mark, but you're an idiot for doing so and only encouraging others to risk their lives. Video should be taken down. NOT shared.

[@tylercombs4781]

JC Caine actually Mark is a warrant officer in the US Army. He is showing the damage of the storm. What we do not need is some lame ass PC police holding people's hand. People can make their own choices. Get out of here. I'm sharing.

[@jfkrkdujkd7571]

"))- m

[@tertessa]

really sad to see all the damage... thanks for sharing

[@MotorcrossRacer1]

are you eating to Crispin cereal. I hear a lot of snap crackle and popping?

[@Aaron-qr3tg]

rain dumb ass

[@a-lineproductions631]

the camera dumb asses

[@littlemanhuerta4442]

I arrived at Fayetteville NC to see some family members a week after hurricane Matthew,thank God for my ticket delay.it flooded my family's neighborhood.

[@girl600podcast]

🚣🏻Whoa I thought this was Florence in a quick glimpse.

[@Spaz645]

Me and my husband where in Charleston and that AF base told my husband to evacuate. We ended up driving up to Fayetteville to ride it over at my Sister-in-law's place. Bad idea. We where going to use a road to get back home but the asphalt had been washed away leaving a huge, impassable gap in the road. When that was a bust, we tried for hours until it was 11 at night with a very unhappy toddler and 2 dogs because every road was flooded. Even though we have a big truck, we weren't going to risk anything with our son in the car so we just needed up going back to my Sister-in-law's house until day light so we could see better. Finally got back after 4 hours of twisting/flooded roads and dead ends and traffic. Back home in Charleston. Nothing. Even had power. The irony is laughable.

[@MrTerrylock]

I stay in lumberton,nc it got flooded her really bad too

[@TheFelish33]

6:44 US Mail be like *Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.. except for Hurricane Matthew of course..*

[@NormaEdward]

People need to see it... so they can help...

[@sjbrigante4845]

its crazy to think i went down that street before

[@drippinpix1013]

I never knew that there was a flooding last year in nc I don't know how in don't know that when I live in NC

[@giochinina100]

Bravo Mark!

[@aimflame9101]

Jesus i didnt think Fayetteville got hit so hard, Clayton got hit hard too, but the flooding wasnt as bad

[@boofbug]

I feel bad because I have a friend in Fayetteville, and I haven't heard from her in awhile :(

[@nephilymbass1]

It was an odd storm because the winds weren’t the worst weve seen but the flooding for Mathew and Florence have been very bad. Oddly enough it wasn’t so bad during the storm it’s all the water from the rivers and streams cresting in the day or two after

[@swc19972000]

Thank you for donating the money. :)

[@MarkHuneycutt]

swc19972000 of course 😀

[@swc19972000]

Mark Huneycutt My friend's office building is by the post office. They couldn't go back for a month or two.

[@MarkHuneycutt]

swc19972000 i wouldn't doubt it. Saw people pumping water from basements near the USPS

[@maetown2k]

FATHER GOOD YOU ARE STILL IN CHARGE !!!! MAY ALL THE SUFFERERS BE RENEWED AND REVIVED.

[@tvold9204]

This is why people should worry about a hurricane, even if it is a cat 1. Matthew hit as a cat 1 and did THIS. Some cat 5s dont have alot of storm surge, some cat 1s do, or even tropical storms. People should really worry about storm surge more than they do.

[@potatoshake5811]

feel bad for them and pray for everyone !_/\_!

[@omprakashpandey3321]

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[@elizabethshadow4537]

at least there is power now but most of the roads are still flooded

[@NortheasternRailPhotography]

Um... your kayaking... on the road?! xD

[@youngreptilian1950]

THANKS FOR SHARING

[@tomwetsel]

thanks for posting

[@wlos578]

Mark, your mother contacted us on Facebook. Do we have your permission to use this video online & in our shows? We'll, of course, courtesy you & link back to your original post.

[@MarkHuneycutt]

Yes you may!

[@MackeyFamAdventures]

We just posted a Vlog of our trip up 95 following Matthew from FL to NC. Check it out!

[@marciqgrant8632]

MackeyFamAdventures

[@hebneh]

I bet the USPS Plant Manager was sorry he or she left this car parked where it was, now that it's been totaled by flooding.

[@donnabrown222]

Omg! Poor people! So scary the water is too much!

[@jenniferwatt1109]

This is how you get a safety brief, did you at least have your PT belt on ? 😂

[@ItsThatGuyGaming]

popcorn?

[@deejeff8846]

Reminds me of tropical storm allison 2001

[@cristana2458]

We also had flooding in Nc Fayetteville ... its bad since there is no power but I've got signal wooo I'm probably gonna lose charge on my phone but who cares woo ... god help anyways be careful since tide may go up

[@terrys8812]

This was in Fayetteville - downtown.

[@RagedContinuum]

Ahh man, I hope my my package isn't in there. Last tracked in Fayetteville

[@beppo2814]

Packages are most likely safe. The main post office handles letters and envelopes, they were all rerouted to Charlotte. Packages are processed at a facility in Fayetteville about five-ten miles further north in a building that hasn't been affected.

[@RagedContinuum]

beppo2814 cooool thanks

[@ronnieledford2575]

they have my prayer's.

[@drrodz4968]

To think 🤔 I was going to move to Fayetteville

[@notwop9555]

He got a boat

[@jccaine7522]

This type of idiocy is why I no longer live in Fayetteville. Do not encourage people to do this. Flood waters are extremely dangerous. They can surge quickly, causing people to get trapped inside a building. Waters are also contaminated because of flooded sewers. If someone were kayaking and fell into the water, they could be swept under the current. Even if they were able to get back into the boat, they risk disease due to the fecal matter in the water. Someone this March from my hometown of St. Tammany died doing this EXACT same thing-- kayaking during a flood. They fell out of the kayak and died. Video has been reported for encouraging dangerous acts.

[@davidv.3856]

JC Caine they weren't encouraging anything, he was just showing what happened

[@tylercombs4781]

JC Caine JC Caine actually Mark is a warrant officer in the US Army. He is showing the damage of the storm. What we do not need is some lame ass PC police holding people's hand. People can make their own choices. Get out of here. I'm sharing.

[@marshallenglish414]

Decided to edit your comment because you realized how stupid you sounded earlier? Keep on editing until you're outta here, buddy. People are very capable of making their own decisions. If anything, this will encourage people to not try to navigate downtown, kayak or otherwise. If they decide to go out and do this after seeing this video, their life is in their own hands. Good luck with your "report". Thank you for sharing this with us Mark, very harrowing and glad you're okay.

[@marshallenglish414]

Thanks for insulting the people of Fayetteville as well, I bet you live in SUCH an advanced society now.

[@jccaine7522]

Nope. Decided to edit it for grammar. Thanks for playing. You sound like you'd be fun at a party.

[@alortiz5139]

Nice video dude

[@jeanroeder5534]

OMG, these poor property owners. Nature does get its way. 🌧

[@kittywaymo]

You are brave!!

[@crusaderrick2018]

this is NC main city people .god thank God I was only 30 minutes away

[@Gremory_666]

I used to live in fayetteville

[@erpsmaintenancecompany4600]

not oh no-........?!

[@erpsmaintenancecompany4600]

oh no not good that does not look pretty flooded it quit!

[@silverbluegoddess]

Amazing!

[@ada627]

Wow devastating to see this.. my city

[@juan58102]

great video fargo... N.D.

[@davebungle2374]

At 1:25 did anyone else here so one yelling hay in the distance

[@faithwatt7744]

Is this me or he just got a pumpkin of the streets?!? 😂

[@positivelyjess2995]

This was the worst day for us 😔

[@InvertFPV]

Legendary

[@oldfashionclassy9950]

PLEASE LORD LET THIS STORM SLOW DOWN. I JUST GOT EVACUATED OUT OF MY HOME IN SCOTLAND COUNTY(LAURELL HILL) . I PRAY IN JESUS NAME AMEN.

[@Backinblackbunny009]

This is interesting but you need to be careful. Nature doesn't care about your rank and kayaks are flimsy. Go ask you wife/parents/kids if that 500,000 death payout is worth losing a son/husband/father to something as dumb as drowning during the aftermath of a hurricane. To everyone else, I'm so sad to see downtown flooded. They've tried so hard to fix it up and now...who among our mom and pop stores could have afforded flood insurance in Fayetteville? I've lived on fort Bragg for nine years and I've haven't seen something this bad since the tornado in April of 11.

[@MarkHuneycutt]

I remember the April 11 tornado as well... coincidentally, I took a video of the aftermath and it's in my channel if you'd like to see it. I was going to school in Raleigh at the time.

[@waelo246]

Glad I survived this weather wooh!

[@Parkerdraws2002]

when he went inside the building i was waiting for a shark or something to eat him and these were lost tapes XD

[@Jaisier]

I live here 😞

[@minecrafthowto9546]

omfg... that was um... ya I live in Fayetteville. I went out the next day looked I was shocked by the water STILL rising on the Cape Fear River and the water flowing in, Little River and Cross Creak. I am posting this on an alt account cuz I don't want ppl knowing where I live I got a few subscribers. Any who thank you so much for this video! At my house there is a 2 acre pond the dam almost broke #lucky.

[@wackzingo]

You took the time to grab a pumpkin? hahaha

[@freighttrainsahpassing9790]

insane !!!!

[@craigknapp6318]

The OP could have narrated the video (live or during post production-editing..simple software such as AHEAD NERO and others allow for adding a narration track) or he could have added scrolling titles in post production-editing...no mention of date, streets, building names, etc, to anyone outside Fayetteville, this video is useless for gathering information.

[@pimpromeo6546]

it's fucked up out here.

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[@ReligionWhistleBlower]

This temporary dwelling belongs to the Almighty Creator therefore, if you do not comply with His rules you are only going to suffer before your eviction. So find out the system of our Creator and save your soul.

[@a-dizzlem-shizzy1206]

Dats ma city 🙂

[@gtodd6077]

Hi Mark, amazing video. I feel for everyone who had to live through this. I'm a producer at NC State working on a series about natural disasters and how we deal with them, and I was wondering if we could use some of your footage? Please email me at [e-mail] if you'd be open to that. Thanks!

[@bobbysmith7665]

We can't see we have water in our eyes wipe them for us please

[@pepelepiu7821]

is sad to see a place you call home go down like that, the media don't show to much they so busy talking about the clowns running for president and forgot about the hurricane .....

[@alanreeves9777]

grabbed the pumpkin lol

[@nicolaclinton-burns8707]

😂 no way that's amazing x

[@triggatreduece]

The judgment from God.

[@MotorcrossRacer1]

rice crispies

[@moirajax1088]

Probably not the smartest thing ever done.

[@aarongreen27yearsago96]

Perfect opportunity for looting