An eyewitness account covering before, during, and after Hurricane Harvey struck Houston, with a focus on the Buffalo Bayou area of West Houston.
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@donnawoodman62495 жыл бұрын
“I ate a ton of ice cream and now I don’t feel so good”. LOL
@ryanspencerlauderdale6873 жыл бұрын
No kidding, Sherlock. You ate a ton of ice cream. Hahaha
@jamescurtis58705 жыл бұрын
Who else is here watching this in 2019
@worship1fortoday5 жыл бұрын
Here on 6/29/19
@jdaleb5 жыл бұрын
hi I live 200 miles north of Houston city catches hell from its southern neighbor, Gulf of Mexico. she is mad about all the chemicals polluting her . not funny , I know.
@user-su8ux4yv6q5 жыл бұрын
Me
@marka61874 жыл бұрын
Why? What's it mean to you?
@irennee9664 жыл бұрын
2020 gang
@sadboicliquelifehurts15675 жыл бұрын
Although commentary is unusual for a hurricane you had me hooked lol
@TanyaOwens2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Man, they should've never let any builder build so close to the bayou, especially Buffalo since it receives water from so many bayous and creeks through both the Barker and Addicks reservoirs.
@allandavis82015 жыл бұрын
Thankfully living in the United Kingdom we very rarely get the kind of weather that you do in the USA, so it was really quite interesting in a sad way to get a first hand view/experience of a storm like this. Thanks for sharing.
@danielah.48366 жыл бұрын
I'm so proud of my Houstonians. I live more west of Houston and we almost lost our house and decided to go to my mothers friends house. I am so greatful to have survived this traumatic experience.
@Mikitanfox15 жыл бұрын
The most relaxing hurricane video ever lol. You definitely seem to take it in stride, I'd be panicking pretty good even though seeing everything turn into a lake is kind of oddly peaceful.
@marinazagrai16234 жыл бұрын
Mikitan Fox...if you're from Houston, it's always calm before the worst comes. Buffalo Bayou (close to midtown) as well as Braes Bayou flood like crazy! I remember the night before the rain started, I took my little dog for a walk and it was eerie. Couldn't see the sky, wasn't humid/maybe a little on the cool side (I live south of Houston). The most horrible night, when I couldn't go to sleep in case the wate found its way into our house. The management shut off th pumps so the bayou wouldn't overflood, so the streets started flooding coming to within a foot of our house (it may sound like a lot, but when you don't know if the rain will stop, it's scary).
@laurawells16285 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your cats, apt and the surrounding areas. I lived in Houston at one time of my life and graduated from college there. I derived a lot of comfort from you and your account.
@davdski59356 жыл бұрын
Nice place you live there, cool with the creek running past. Pity about the trash though (shopping trolleys make good grills to put over an open fire so you can chuck some meat on), some people just don't care. Your cat looked pretty chilled, I would get blazed and drink beers, eat TV dinners (small generator for fridge/microwave and phone charger) and film things occasionally when it got gnarly. Why didn't you rescue Skeletor? Good video, enjoyed it, you like Pink Floyd as well and were prepared to have your downstairs neighbor into your place for shelter if needed, you're a good bloke mate.
@allandavis82015 жыл бұрын
Davdski unfortunately wherever you live in the world rubbish ( trash) is always a problem, especially shopping trolleys (carts) that invariably get dumped into rivers canals etc, and it isn’t always youths taking them to use as a makeshift go-cart (soap-box racer) it is more likely, at least in the 🇬🇧 that it is people pushing them home with there shopping in and dumping them because they are to lazy to return them. It is sure sad that beautiful stretches of land can be blighted by individuals who just don’t give a dam and can’t see the beauty they are destroying. I am sure that all that rubbish can’t help with the flow of water, especially when it gets trapped below bridges causing the water to back up and increase the flooding until the pressure gets to much and forces the water forward again causing a surge that destroys more land and property.
@cats4006 жыл бұрын
I live pretty close to you at Briar Forest and the Beltway. Lots of rescues in my neighborhood. We don’t have flood insurance on the two houses we own in the neighborhood. Neither flooded, thankfully. Water got within inches of getting in the house. Every time a boat/large truck would go by, a wave of water would go into our garage. I never got good sleep during Harvey. I would sleep, but I never woke up feeling rested. It wasn’t until after Harvey that I was able to get some actual sleep.
@Dave-id6sj5 жыл бұрын
Some facts and figures to add to this well made video, where the person filming doesn't develop twistourettes and starts yelling the bleeding obvious. It is reported that a foot and a half of water covered 70 percent of the 1,800-square-mile county. Houston sank two centimetres as a result of the weight of the water. Flooding forced 39,000 people out of their homes and into shelters. The storm damaged 204,000 homes. Three-fourths were outside of the 100-year flood plain. Most of those homeowners did not have flood insurance. The storm left 200 million cubic yards of debris. In the Gulf area, one million vehicles were ruined beyond repair, according to auto data firm Black Book. Two feet of rain fell in the first 24 hours. Nearly 31.6 million gallons of raw sewage spilled across southeast Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, pouring into neighboring communities and waterways as dozens of wastewater treatment plants were hit by high winds and flooding, according to state records. Most of the sewage spilled in Harris and Fort Bend counties, with 65 separate releases dumping 20.7 million gallons of sewage in Harris County and 11 spills dumping 9.5 million gallons in Fort Bend. In case you are unsure, that is SHIT, human SHIT. Research by a civil and environmental engineering professor has substantiated that Hurricane Harvey caused high levels of fecal contamination to be introduced into waterways draining into the Gulf of Mexico and impairing surface water quality. Kapoor selected the Guadalupe River because it is an important drinking water source for several cities and is used in part for recreational activities. The river runs from Kerr County, Texas to the San Antonio Bay in the Gulf of Mexico. Excessive rainfall from Hurricane Harvey resulted in major flooding over the Guadalupe River in Victoria, Texas. The river crested at 32 feet, around 10 feet above flood stage. Notably, all initial water samples collected from the flooded regions of the Guadalupe River by Kapoor and his students contained E. coli and enterococci concentrations above the regulatory level for contact recreational waters. Nationwide, 107 people died in storm-related incidents: 103 in Texas, 2 in Arkansas, 1 in Tennessee, and 1 in Kentucky. Of the deaths in Texas, 68 were from the direct effects of Harvey, the highest such number in the state since 1919
@jimbeaux894 жыл бұрын
Thanks for clarifying sewage. I had no idea what that was
@Dave-id6sj4 жыл бұрын
@@jimbeaux89 your attempt at sarcasm clarifies the fact you are an asswipe, thanks for that.
@TheMaisiewoofwoof3 жыл бұрын
I loved watching this, oddly calming for a hurricane vid lol. You delivered such a calm and gentle commentary, you were a joy to listen too. Funny as well 😁
@yechnan6 жыл бұрын
Found this after watching one on Katrina. I'm from up in Washington State, but was right in your area once at the age of 17, and I'm 60 now. I have friends in Houston, ones I met in Austin when I lived there for 3 months at 19. This has been fun for me to watch. Good job!
@Heatherrenee4243 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this with us. You have a very sweet demeanor. Hope you and the cats are doing well! 💛
@cyborgsnowman6 жыл бұрын
your video was really good i felt like i was there
@crunchies4me3 жыл бұрын
I love your screen name "dylpickle"!!!
@teddibrownbrown36205 жыл бұрын
Calming personality, smart, funny and cute....good job!!
@jdaleb5 жыл бұрын
idiot dude. foking fok stick you are. get the hell outta texas
@jimbeaux894 жыл бұрын
Jerry Boyd what’re you even talking about tho
@AudreySmith-2234 жыл бұрын
18:20: "Let's see what happens folks" 5 seconds later the power went out so hilarious!
@duke_of_destruction5 жыл бұрын
Safe enough distance from any real danger but close enough to show the effects of it all. This is an awesome video !!! I have dealt with an EF5 tornado but never a hurricane. This was a great insight
@djboo77794 жыл бұрын
I will never forget the sound of the rain. It was constant. It never stopped. Such a hopeless feeling really. All you can do is just wait and watch.
@tkay7115 жыл бұрын
I live in Corpus Christi. I was without power for a week. We hardly got any rain at all but we did have quite a bit of wind damage around the city.
@markforcyth24454 жыл бұрын
(Such friendly nice neighbours down in Texas!) Great Docu. on Harvey!
@kloun19806 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. But, did you sleep at all? i know I barely did that weekend.
@tinaamariee8326 жыл бұрын
patrick cook i didn’t either. Kept checking the water & calling family
@lucydeantiguatarot89775 жыл бұрын
I see a flag from Guatemala....I'm from Guate, live in Santa Cruz, CA, and used to live in Houston. Great video by the way..cheers
@castirondude5 жыл бұрын
Watching this as I have a cold+fever. Makes me so cold! I'll go watch the rest after I get to bed and have my electric blanket set to the "BBQ" setting :)
@afields265 жыл бұрын
Firefighter medic here that was working during Harvey. I can say to this day I've never been so tired during a weather event 😂
@leggiemeggie58375 жыл бұрын
Thank you for working so hard for the community !! 💕
@drerobinson55465 жыл бұрын
thank you for everything you have done
@kc5gos113 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the footage of Hurricane Harvey..I hope you finally got some rest after all that storm and without electricity..
@TBullCajunbreadmaker5 жыл бұрын
I know this video is a little older but I thought I would give you a little advice. Since your apartment is so close to that little bayou tributary it might be a really good idea to not go walking around anywhere outside your apartment without a pair of rubber boots or at least some shoes that a snake can't bite through. As soon as the water starts coming up snakes will seek higher ground so that they don't drown. Just about every kind of snake you can think of is going to come up out of that water including rattlesnakes and copperheads of which I know there are many in that area and especially water mocassins, which there are both poisonous and non-poisonous species. As soon as you see your first cotton-mouth water mocassin you will know it though. You said something about gators and you are right about that too. There are a lot more gators than you think in that area.
@carterg9824 Жыл бұрын
Outstanding video.
@treaderz184 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing the video. Question from across 'the pond'. When you have to have time off due to hurricanes, due to still get paid by work or do you have to take it unpaid?
@Skipp06664 жыл бұрын
I live in Houston and rode this out! Nope! You miss work, no money! I was fortunate to only miss three days!
@heididietrich98004 жыл бұрын
Cute cat!
@Kim-GTA5 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand why anyone would live 8 feet from Buffalo bayou and decide to live in the first floor????????????
@sharonrojas9569 Жыл бұрын
I lived in an apartment in Katy during Harvey. Water did not come into our first floor apartment off of I-10 and the Beltway but it was close. We only lost power for a short time period as I recall but Harvey was one hurricane too many (I was born in 1946, so I've weathered many storms from Carla-a horror-to Rita and Ike). In June of 2018, my husband and I moved to Boerne, Texas northwest of San Antonio. IF a storm comes in at Corpus we might get some wind and rain but right now our creek (that flows through town) is almost bone dry. Some rain would be a blessing. Thanks for sharing and I'm glad you survived. I have friends in Katy who lost everything. Very scary five days or more. Two weeks to three weeks after the storm there were still roads in Katy that were impassable. Bless your cats and you.
@castirondude5 жыл бұрын
If your car battery is good and it's not freezing, you can charge your phone all week without drawing it down
@marianwhit4 жыл бұрын
Soooo mellow...
@inwardk5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your experience! Here in South Africa, we don't get hurricanes, so this was a new experience for me.
@lyndamccormick37835 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this. I liked your commentary very much. We get tail ends of Hurricanes , but we get Ice Storms, the last bad one in 1998 was horrific. We went without power for 11 days in below zero temps....Not fun. I wasn't as calm as you were..so kudos.
@crunchies4me3 жыл бұрын
It's crazy how much we flooded despite the fact that it hit us as a tropical storm.
@susielaluna56325 жыл бұрын
I love this Harvey Documentary Very Nice Apartment Complex Lots Of Tropical Plants But The Skeleton In The Bayou Freaked Me Out And He Was So Calm 😂
@staceypatterson90606 жыл бұрын
Yep... My home got 7 feet of water in it during the Harvey flood. I lived in Cloverleaf (East Houston) right on Greens Bayou.
@victoriamayo57745 жыл бұрын
Stacey Patterson omg
@TexasTribleChief Жыл бұрын
I was 15 when Harvey happened. I still have ptsd from that storm. Even in 2023, I'm still terrified of Harvey
@teddibrownbrown36205 жыл бұрын
The trees behind and the stream would stress me out.
@JohnRogerMoler5 жыл бұрын
good job!
@JonathanFosburgh6 жыл бұрын
Video simply can't do justice to how insanely heavy the rain was Saturday night.
@castirondude5 жыл бұрын
Yes. My European family said "oh yes we also had a real heavy storm with flooding, we got like 10 centimeters of rain!" Dude, we had around 50 inches
@tjwilkins30495 жыл бұрын
Man the water came up so fast Saturday night I just knew we were going to flood. Thank goodness our house never did!!!
@nikkinicklus75875 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Fosburgh saturday night was scary
@nikkinicklus75874 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Fosburgh saturday night was SCARY
@aprilchamberlain16776 жыл бұрын
Loved the video. I live in Michigan so we don't have that kind of weather here but your video made me feel as if I was there right along with you. People can be so careless with their trash. That's one thing that I have always hated here in Michigan in the spring after the last snow has melted off there's so much trash on the side of the road. It's disgusting. I see after the flood waters go it's not much different. I noticed the cicadas were making lots of noise in the beginning but part way through they stopped. At the end they were back at it again. Glad you came out okay. You were in just the right place to wait out the storm. Thank you for sharing!!
@nathaniellollis38684 жыл бұрын
What's a chupacabra?
@Houstonbluescenedavidsloan6 жыл бұрын
It was like an end of the world movie that would not end
@deffocrap732 ай бұрын
Great video!
@kengebrown73242 жыл бұрын
Dude how did you do this with no anxiety omg 😳
@davidharrell88905 жыл бұрын
I live in Houston. I remember this!
@ScarsdaleTexas5 жыл бұрын
What's the name of them apartments
@markviereck45475 жыл бұрын
I live in Florida, in 2017 we were without power for over five days.
@Taye09215 жыл бұрын
Wow just wow on how high that lake got, one question where the hell did the water in the pool go?
@TanyaOwens2 жыл бұрын
Buffalo Bayou is not a lake it is a river - well technically a bayou is a creek, but it is more like a river.
@kgbeezr755 жыл бұрын
You should consider placing some landmines down there where people dump their stuff. It gets harder to litter your garbage everywhere with no hands.
@debrafountain30342 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Live in Katy. We had lots of rain and flooding here too. We didn't flood Praise God ! Good JOB! 👍 TY
@hebneh2 жыл бұрын
This disaster introduced me to the awareness that this major city is constructed in so many flood-prone areas. It's hard to believe this situation could have been allowed. This is the result.
@cjbette73 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed your vid.
@franciscobotello43813 жыл бұрын
Watching this in 2021 getting ready for another hurricane season!
@kristinebailey6554 Жыл бұрын
In Dickinson we walked out of our house at 3 a.m. Waist deep water, fire ants stinging us. Our 3 cats in carriers in my kayak. I sat down in a higher spot of highway 45 to scrape the fire ants off. After the house was renovated we sold it and now live in the Rocky Mountains. I have to agree with Phil Sheridan on Texas in general. He said "if they gave him Hell and all of Texas, he would rent Texas and live in hell." They used to grow rice between Houston and Galveston. Wish I had known that before we bought a house in the area.
@ah-19469 ай бұрын
I was in Rockport Texas 25 August 2017 and it was a for hurricane category four.And it got so bad that I had to leave I ended up in Pleasanton,Tx which this town sucks
@PopcornSimulationGaming4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the Awesome video 👍🏻 love from Roman London England ✌🏻
@musicfanhawk45233 жыл бұрын
Interesting!! What a pretty white cat!!
@ItsReload13 жыл бұрын
To anyone else living in Houston; I don’t know if its just me but it always seems to flood in April or May every year.
@joshtaylor98843 жыл бұрын
Man the flood waters that Harvey brought was unreal. I went through Irma myself. These storms are no joke.
@Realcaseywoods2 ай бұрын
what part of the bayou is this? we were in east downtown & completely surrounded by water. no traffic in the city. none going out.
@shannonmarie2946 жыл бұрын
Gotta love those Texas Cockroaches!! Almost the size of a Mouse! lol...
@bullwinkle23803 жыл бұрын
That's close to Sandalwood/Lakeview which got heavily flooded. Patti Lynn Lake became one with Buffalo Bayou!!!
@mclovin_33774 жыл бұрын
we lost our house and the many many things inside it due to harvey :(
@UwUSanime3 жыл бұрын
2020 anyone?
@sstarklite21813 жыл бұрын
Was this hurricane in 2017? Or just when you posted it?
@cyborgsnowman6 жыл бұрын
dang dude you had a rough week
@buddywayne15 жыл бұрын
I lived through hurricane Celia in Corpus in 1970. THAT was a hurricane, 180mph gusts. This looks more like an easy rain event to me.
@JA2389795 жыл бұрын
People die from things other than wind, and water is very powerful. It is unfortunate that you were unable or unwilling to evacuate from the coast before a windy storm. I recommend learning more about the storm of 1900 and Huracán "María".
@buddywayne15 жыл бұрын
@@JA238979 I was 11 years old at the time. I couldn't very well evacuate on my own, my dad was stationed at the Corpus Christi N.A.S. at the time, he couldn't leave. I've studied the 1900 Galveston hurricane and read the great book called Isaac's Storm.
@JA2389795 жыл бұрын
@@buddywayne1 I understand now, and I regret my words. The authorities make it sound so easy to evacuate, but it is often impossible or extremely difficult to do so. The entire world saw what happened when our people in the Houston area were told to evacuate for "Hurricane Rita". Well, there are still positive things - like good people helping each other. :)
@kd5you15 жыл бұрын
Many areas received over 40 inches of rain because Hurricane Harvey basically stalled in the same place and rained continuously on the affected areas. Harvey caused $125 billion in damage. Maybe the winds were not as intense, but 130 mph is still strong enough to cause a lot of destruction.
@lauralovesscotty2 жыл бұрын
Is it just me, or does this guy look like Johnny from Cobra Kai 🤔
@RatusMax4 жыл бұрын
Harvey, imelda, whats next? We all know there will be something else. It's not even a low chance anymore. It's a reoccurring theme.
@Ember32214 жыл бұрын
“Bathroom surgery” 🤣
@brendamachala42535 жыл бұрын
I live in Alief section of Houston and we lost power and water for over a week.
@cjtramm83 жыл бұрын
I’m in 2020. Hurricane Zeta just came through. I’m in lower Alabama. It wasn’t to bad
@Augfordpdoggie5 жыл бұрын
wow that insect noise is staggering...and I live in africa
@susielaluna56325 жыл бұрын
15:19 Skeleton In Bayou He Stayed So Calm lol
@chicbxbecerril69853 жыл бұрын
Who else is watching this in 2020👀 hey did you ever find the skeleton💀 Felt like a watch the movie👍🏻
@GordiansKnotHere2 жыл бұрын
I lived at Armand Bayou. I miss you Texas - The best people and fun times.
@donnabinsted22963 жыл бұрын
How is it possible the builder was allowed to build in what they must have known was a flood risk?
@belliott5385 жыл бұрын
I Remember Harvey...
@nikkinicklus75872 жыл бұрын
2:01 pretty sky
@crunchies4me3 жыл бұрын
We were hit by tropical storm Harvey and I've never seen flooding like that!!!
@EmilyBalga4 жыл бұрын
Great video, relaxing commentary, crutches if anyone needs them, but... that bayou is terrifying... I have a fear of water and.. No. Just no.
@athrun19842 жыл бұрын
I loved the skeleton updates lol
@paulwood23295 жыл бұрын
If I had been you, I would keep a small butane gas stove handy for emergencies. And plenty of cat food for my pets. Prepping but in a small way.
@louisabailey18004 жыл бұрын
Hope the cat was OK during this?
@mariafarrugia11922 жыл бұрын
Beautiful cats
@organicgurl3426 жыл бұрын
Dude awsome!!! but sad! praying!!
@davej86245 жыл бұрын
That office @1:23:24 looks very familiar. I know I had that view @1:37:06 back in 2006-2008 time frame...
@crunchies4me3 жыл бұрын
That cat knows something is up!!! The posture and far off look in the eyes. Animals can sense things coming.
@jackmonroe55315 жыл бұрын
HUMAN SKELETON @ 15:18
@Zeranzo15 жыл бұрын
Hurricane Harvey goin' on all around you, didn't stop you from playing Pokemon GO lol
@dannyhoyt81246 жыл бұрын
Jmu shirt at beginning of your video have you ever been to JMU
@royaltribewolverines6 жыл бұрын
JMU Class of 2009
@chadspence94444 жыл бұрын
Was so sick during this hurricane.... fucked up
@melodyrose81236 жыл бұрын
Is this TC jester area? I live in Houston and am close to buffalo bayou (I know it’s huge) lol
@royaltribewolverines6 жыл бұрын
No it is further out, where it crosses Briar Forest near Piney Point.
@chrisbenton66615 жыл бұрын
Oh it is huge
@jdaleb5 жыл бұрын
pimpjester area ah IDK
@stevenmarcoschavez49293 жыл бұрын
Seeing all that trash in such a beautiful place is disturbing, people suck!