Hurricane Idalia - Steinhatchee Florida - Drone before and after storm surge flooding

Drone shots showing the extensive flooding after storm surge rushed into Steinhatchee, FL from Hurricane Idalia. I also shot before video a couple of days prior to the storm. Unfortunately I was unable to match up the video as weather conditions were less than ideal.
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[@susanorban3059]

Thanks for sharing! I'm in AZ very far from there. Praying for everything and everyone there! Beautiful footage. Thank you!❤

[@robertdavis3342]

Great drone footage Brandon! I respect your reasoning for putting the after footage first in your video. If I lived there and was looking for what may have become of my home and property, I would not have wanted to see the before footage first.

[@alisonfowler8193]

So much water.. my goodness. Wonderful work, thank you for sharing.

[@jamesdelaney3797]

I love you stienhatchee. I hope you recover well

[@69pacecar]

Amazing video made in windy conditions and that drone navigates it like a champ.

[@JesseJames-vc2bm]

Nice Video. After and Before,

[@jeanetteshawredden5643]

Nice drone footage

[@chrismillersrcfamily]

Thanks for sharing.

[@budman8207]

Very impressive shots but i want to know please. What drone are you using, that thing can handle some high wind. Thanks for sharing this with us. Cheers

[@SuperDianne]

All the deviation is so sad but catching Florida’s first light was gorgeous. Your video sure shows the difference between paradise and destruction. Fantastic work as always Brandon.

[@daren7889]

Make that DARK BRANDON lady! LOL! Joe is much better than Ron DE SATAN, a FASCIST! German- Swiss American here! Trust me ,most Americans don't want to live in a REICH WING EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN REPUBLICAN DICTATORSHIP! 🇩🇪🇨🇭🇺🇲🌊💙🌊💙🌊💙🌊💙🌊💙

[@tmbts902]

That's a beautiful place. So happy it was not completely destroyed.

[@twe73jr]

You can tell the new construction standards are helping here and there. Excellent video, you definitely see extensive damage. 🙏

[@20PINKluvr]

Yea like the houses on stilts

[@Orcinus1967]

​@@20PINKluvrNot necessarily stilts. No living quarters allowed on the first floor, and the foundation construction has been designed for flowing water. Nitpicking on my part. Semantics? Indeed. Just sayin its a bit more than stilts.😊

[@craig328]

Wow. Last time I saw Steinhatchee was probably 30 years ago. Used to be nothing more than a fish camp at the end of a road. Lots has changed there.

[@1sthawkfeathers547]

Yep. Not the old Florida.

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Rich man's fishing paradise.

[@crfflashforward]

We are with you ❤️ we feel the pain. We were in the same place a year ago with Hurricane Ian. A very long road is ahead of you. Our house is still not repaired 😢

[@CopperStateAerialPhotography]

Excellent flight and footage. A lot of damage to be seen. Hopefully everyone is safe. What drone are you using. I fly a Mavic 2 zoom. I have video of before and after shots of a major wildfire here in Arizona. It was called the Bush fire. Stay safe brother!

[@LPnerd]

The mold will be the issue, but if they get on it , should be ok. IF you choose to live near water, you must be prepared to manage after the storm.

[@celeno31]

😵 shared!

[@sergioalpert66]

Gotta say, looking good.

[@hebneh]

At 5:44, I recognized these buildings from a video taken by a camera on top of the largest building on the right. The entire area was flooded several feet deep during the storm.

[@Netbug]

"Let's live on an ancient flood plain that floods every year" This must get old after a while.

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

The cost of living on the water at sea level with a once in a lifetime hurricane event

[@snapperboat25]

Perhaps you could show the before footage first? Seems some folks don’t realize your video is in reverse from your title.

[@mymusicandvideos]

It’s interesting picture from a well prepared zone. They resisted very well. I think in the infestation of alligators, reptiles, little pests. By this area are living well prepared people. Congratulations. Thank for the perfect dron work.

[@garypavlick5825]

And now for the next trick. Two years of renovations, mold removal, bugs, snakes, gators, drywall, electrical, cars, boats, landscape, trees, appliances, food storage, stores, clothing, schools, heat, insurance claims on only one beach front house and everything's else. im pretty sure im missing a ton of other things. Then before ya know it. HURRICANE SEASON AGAIN.!!

[@lgb7421]

Most of the people who have these houses already know the deal and money isn't an issue. You sound like a hater🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Dorothy-gp6nl]

You nailed it 😜

[@ilse-u6x]

All to do again in next hurricane, just DEVESTATING

[@5353Jumper]

Would not be so much of a problem if we actually built houses as if there was potential flooding possible some day. So all we needed to do is wait for drainage and a bit of a wipe down to make them habitable again quickly after storm surge events. But I guess that would be slightly more expensive up front instead of massively more expensive on the back end so short sighted humanity will never get there.

[@garypavlick5825]

@@5353Jumper well put. Commandment on reading between my lines.

[@miketuttle9319]

There are a lot of older homes and trailers not on the water in Steinhatchee, I suspect that there may be quite a few people who got flooded out.

[@terripebsworth9623]

Actually, this area doesn't look too much the worse for wear. Other areas clearly had significant wind damage and flooding, but this area looks like it weathered the storm pretty well.

[@williebeamish5879]

I see lots and lots of McMansions.

[@stevenmorrison4692]

Most places are up on stilts.

[@elzaaltmann]

Build up high on stilts or cement pillars

[@elzaaltmann]

​@@williebeamish5879. Rivers are beautiful view wise, but treacherous living wise.

[@Suebearish]

Yes - was encouraged. A lot of the homes were built to hurricane safe specs you can tell.High and no roof damage. Once the waters recede there will still be a community there

[@graydendough6356]

These are all vacation houses. Stienhatchee has about 600 people living there. It is rural coastal Florida

[@SusieW-e3y]

It is in Taylor County,Florida.

[@graydendough6356]

@@SusieW-e3yI was just there last week. I know where it is

[@markweigel3301]

😎🧜🇺🇸🙏PRAYERS FOR ALL THOSE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE IDALIA 🙏

[@taramatthiessen1937]

We lived though Ian and most of my applications worked. Freezer washer dryer blender. So let you stuff dry out before you toss. Stove l tossed . Fridge l should have kept. Sewing machine works. Don't be quick in throwing away things. Floor steamer works still.

[@gowest5145]

I lived in Florida 23 years and never heard of this place, it is beautiful. Some of it looks like a swamp with houses sticking up out of it now.

[@jsf8145]

Fishing community. Lots of flats fishing in that area.

[@FloGrown863]

Wow man. Vary sad and alot of work.

[@sherrihimes7357]

My goodness 😮

[@jeffbarnes54]

Well let’s see how many more insurance companies pull out of Florida this time. I hope these folks don’t have the trouble the people down south have had with insurance not paying at all or giving them Pennie’s on the dollar.

[@perryrassmusen1070]

Insurance companies can't pay what they don't have. - So people will suffer and have to beg the state for help, and the state will beg the Fed for help, and around and around we go . . .

[@Vicfric]

Why do you show the before at the end of the video and the after at the beginning? Amazing video footage.

[@WxChasing]

Many people that live there havent seen there homes. No need to make them wait any longer. The beginning is for them. The “before” is for those wondering what it looked like a few days ago. Thank you.

[@1onearth]

I appreciate your reversing the timeline. I was far less depressed watching the before video than I was watching the after video. I enjoyed the reality of the ending. I live in a flood zone of the Russian River. I've had to put on my hip waders a couple of times to get to my canoe so I could look for a store that might be open. Thanks for posting. @@WxChasing

[@WxIxLxLxIxAxMxS]

​@@WxChasingwhat about the _other_ side of the river, the homes in Jena?

[@WxChasing]

Unfortunately I could not fly as planned due to flight restrictions being issued.

[@tommorgan5826]

Awesome video! brought back some sad but fond memories! fond memories Roy's, sad where Ideal Marina use to be!

[@guineveredecker4349]

There is devastation from winds and flooding there not shown here. Those were waterfront homes built higher and more recently. But just a quarter mile from there are campers, mobile homes, and older homes that have been torn apart and flooded out and people have lost everything.

[@mysteryyyyyy]

what drone? it was able to handle the wind no problem?

[@turbo5488]

You couldn't pay me enough to live in Florida because of hurricane season

[@delilahgillis5287]

BEAUTIFUL HOMES SORRY

[@mojobones8586]

how many of these people had their insurance cancelled prior to storm

[@atlflgirl9634]

🙏🙌❤

[@EastAngliaUK]

what drone is it?

[@iemier]

I used to own the red boat at 1:35.. Was hoping I could buy it back someday, guess that's not happening...

[@sipius22]

Great video....the one story homes get inundated and will have costly repairs......all in all not too bad.

[@JES2691]

I couldn't imagine all the toxins in the water and ground. No thanks. I'd rather deal with snow storms here in Minnesota in the winter.

[@snipz127]

The homes that are built on stilts are impressively still intact

[@mikew9793]

Except for the gallons of water that pushed through the windows and doors by the wind

[@snipz127]

@@mikew9793 Not if the house was built up 10+ feet. The strong surge wasn't that high

[@risa_sh.youtube3244]

Nam myoho rengekyo 🙏 pray 🌍 peace be safe**

[@attachment18]

Lamentable situación en un estado tan hermoso

[@MB031]

Jeez so many hurricanes in short time and too much flood.. Insurance will sky rocket in FL !

[@kristineegan6475]

That’s all by the water where is some of the roads behind the store?

[@live_in_thejoy]

Doesn’t look bad for a hurricane 🤷🏽‍♀️…… people know, and understand, where they live.

[@micahbyce2655]

Those stilt houses would have been scary to stay in, but it looks like they made it.

[@SusieW-e3y]

Steinhatchee is in Taylor County.

[@BrianFloridastrong]

If you build right!! We can survive some of these storms.

[@robertjenkins7663]

Price you pay for building and living on the water front. Right at or below sea level. Eventually it will happen, only a matter of time.

[@dianebeier8379]

That's right....😮😮

[@tenerifecats6652]

I have to ponder that while there is a lot of destruction; I'm seeing a lot of newer constructed houses and lots of 'green natural' areas that HAD to play a part in helping it from being just swept off the map the way the beach areas were during Ian. :p

[@onetakeadventureswithjoeld4679]

This is tidal surge not really a wind event. ( Florida Here)

[@llc1976]

The mangroves are vitally important. They do keep the soil and mitigate Flooding and waves, They are vital nurseries for sea Creature young. Because of global warming they are growing further north and coastal states are trying to encourage them. Apparently there is also no better more Efficient carbon Capture Then mangroves.

[@stevenmorrison4692]

Majority of the area it made landfall in is marsh uninhabited land. There's older buildings from fish camps and logging. There is a lot of of newer construction built to new building codes.

[@rickc303]

​@@llc1976'global warming' 🙄

[@Rocky0Road]

​@@rickc303no

[@rikki-tikki-tavi2456]

Great footage, but I think it's after and then before.

[@dixieboy5689]

not sure how they got the title completely backwards. ??

[@maryhodgson8604]

Thank goodness not bad for having strong winds ..thats the power of prayers going up Blessings come down THAT YOU JESUS.

[@mikew9793]

I pray that everyone in FL moved to safe areas...like any other state in the US

[@DarronSanderson]

They are always less severe than the media predicts.

[@RuthB51]

The media doesn't predict weather. They report on the models assembled by meteorologists, statisticians, and climate engineers. Models are always just a "best guess" based on the available data.

[@giovanniperticaro1623]

​@@RuthB51tell that to the victims families from hurricane Ian last Year ❤

[@onetakeadventureswithjoeld4679]

Everyone hates a drone until now !!!! Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm Joel.

[@Jersey1971]

The real nightmare is that their homeowner's insurance isnt going to pay a dime for the damages

[@lindabergman3127]

And anything needed for repairs will be even more expensive and harder to find

[@PlanJ117]

After - before video*

[@raymondmeyers8983]

Every building in flood prone areas of Florida should be elevated like those

[@mikew9793]

Just stop development and rebuilding

[@matthewharding7342]

I wonder if insurance companies will offer new deals after this???😂

[@dedraterry6208]

Thank goodness someone's worried about the millionaires and their waterfront homes. Hopefully no boats were harmed.

[@General_M]

This is a good example of what sea level rise will look like in a few decades. People probably think it means skyscrapers underwater when it really means all of these coastal towns rotting away in several feet of slowly rising water. This time the flooding is temporary, but it won't always be the case unfortunately.

[@GrizzlyAdams71]

😅

[@MiracleFound]

The Navy started work on preparing the base at Norfolk to deal with climate change back in the 1970's right after the major report from the one oil company came out. They have done a great job of suppressing that support once they realized the economic impact. The military has done a lot of preparation since that report came out so that they don't get caught out. Then you have the people who think it's all a hoax, they can take the brunt of it and we can just continue to tell them that it isn't happening.

[@maryr130]

GOD spared Florida this time. Nothing I've seen anywhere indicates Cat 4.

[@frankmacleod2565]

GOD spared florida by flooding it with a hurricane? not a very nice gesture

[@ytubsave307]

Why didn't he spare Hawaii from the fires and the Ukraine from all their deaths?

[@debbieellett9093]

God didn't cause the hurricane. That is just a fact of life living there. The people who build there are aware of the danger. God may have put the breaks on it, as it was expected to be a cat four.

[@mikew9793]

Yes, hopefully God can spare a few more hurricanes for Florida before hurricane season is over in November. DeSatan attracts them

[@littlerayofsunshine69]

@ytubsave307 The fires in Hawaii and the war in Ukraine were man made. They did it to themselves.

[@thisisgettingold]

Homeowners insurance in Florida be like "Sure, no problem! That will be $22,500 a month."

[@mr.majestic3851]

Here we are in Sept 2024 and its rinse and repeat .

[@streetsmartintelligent]

Did anyone see that person by the debris, waving for help!!!!!!!!

[@tsr4822]

Great footage maybe switch around the editing before then after

[@charlesharnois3684]

Yep, Seeing This Again and It Will Happen Again, Makes Me Glad I Chose To Stay In New England!

[@rootpass74]

Yes please do!

[@femalewarrior125]

@@rootpass74these don’t understand us Floridians 😂

[@vernonharris1495]

I think you shouldn’t be allowed to build right on the water. When a hurricane hits it ends up being tons and tons of garbage flushed into ocean

[@NormanChester882]

God help!! 🙏

[@lincolndachane1484]

Another insurance company leaving Florida. Who wants to live in a swamp. You got reptile insurance too?

[@tombrown7577]

That's enough damage to make some people wonder if they want to continue to live there. Storms like these are going to be more frequent I think with all the warming ocean temperatures.

[@lindabradford9591]

Ugh walking through that water with alligators, no thank you! Thanks for the video of the flooding from Idalia tho!

[@Flapswgm]

Looked to me to be ALL AFTER the flood. Didn't seem to be ANY BEFORE SHOTS.

[@WxChasing]

Before shots are at the end.

[@AH-jf8uw]

Looks normal.

[@streetsmartintelligent]

Any sharks seen?

[@GrizzlyAdams71]

They are lucky the storm didn't stall and sit in one place for 10 hours like Fort Myers

[@CesarAugusto-ix5vn]

I undestanding - quem pode querer morar numa bosta de lugar desse ... um brejão que a inundação traz crocodilos ao meio da rua, ao quintal ... e o pior: os residents 'se acham'

[@unicornsquad923]

The rich people area looks stronger than where the middle class people live

[@bethmiller6827]

Duh!

[@pennyg777]

Prayers God's Mighty Hand & Hedge of Protection, was by His will, covering ALL His children, whom truly Love & Believe in Him & His Precious Son Jesus Christ ❤️❤️❤️

[@frankmacleod2565]

God covered his children with water. I guess he doesnt want them to live

[@debbieellett9093]

Amen

[@debbieellett9093]

Poor Frank. I pray you find a Bible teaching church and learn the truth about God. We live in a fallen world. Jesus clearly stated we would experience disasters of all types. But if you believe in Him, he will be with you throughout the trials. This world is not our home. Heaven is our home and Jesus will be there to welcome His family when we die. Sending up prayers for you.

[@frankmacleod2565]

@@debbieellett9093 Yeah I've read the old book. it's very old and outdated, you should read a newer one. Patronizing, condescending, insulting comments aren't helping your cause

[@dianebeier8379]

People just gotta live on the water, so it goes......

[@just_observing1]

No comparison to Tropical storm Ian

[@MB-rr1fb]

Ian was a cat 5

[@Shredderof_POWDA]

This is more like an after and before from the way that you edited it...

[@thewatchmen4920]

Florida is the most beautiful place to live. It's worth the money living there. 🏖️☀️🌅. Just have to keep insurance on your 🏚️. Don't ever. Move people. Stay and enjoy the ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

[@merlana3479]

I heard insurance compnaies have been moving out of there though. I don't think it would be worth living there if you don't have it.

[@mikew9793]

I'm 500 ft above sea level. With a water view and I face east, so I get first light every morning. Don't need FL. And I don't want to pay for idiots to keep rebuilding in flood zones

[@MiracleFound]

Working on getting my aunt and uncle out of there now. It's hard to find someone to buy houses though. They haven't put theirs up yet, but there are several houses that have been on the market for over 6 months in their area. Their house survived Ian with just some damage to their pool cage and it's a nice house, but who wants to move Fort Myer.

[@mikew9793]

@@MiracleFound a friend is a real estate agent in Orlando. Says banks won't write loans on any house with a roof over 20 years old in FL or with ANY roof degradation. Only 5 insurance companies remain, and they'll be leaving soon no doubt.

[@MiracleFound]

@@mikew9793 my aunt and uncle put on a hurricane rated roof that made it through Ian with no damage. Maybe the other houses don't have newer roofs. I am hoping that we can get their house sold and get them into a senior community (they are in their mid 80's). I can't go through another hurricane where they didn't leave because it was too much for them to do what was needed to leave. I offered to fly down and drive them out and pack what they needed to bring with. They need to be near family where we can take care of them.

[@bourbontrail565]

If this is before and after…. Well

[@frankmacleod2565]

seems like an odd place to build all that infrastructure, in the water like that

[@debbieellett9093]

😂😂😂

[@allysonmurray1731]

Um, it wasn't in the water when built.....

[@frankmacleod2565]

@@allysonmurray1731 But it must be at least seasonally under water, clearly. Remember it is illegal to discuss climate change in Florida's state senate, so this must be a regular occurrence down there

[@thedraftdoctor1]

nope

[@beverlywilliams7278]

​@@frankmacleod2565good grief. Climate change is a myth.

[@Роман-б3е7ж]

Дома на сваях, видимо это не из ряда вон ситуация.

[@acinfla9615]

Crazy I was just looking at property in that area. Of course not on the water $

[@SusieW-e3y]

That is in Taylor County Florida.

[@josephvanwie6706]

Why would anyone build a house a foot above sea level? It seems like a losing endeavor!

[@Badkittys4]

Had enough yet Floridians?

[@gRosh08]

999

[@LanceCowan-l3l]

I bet a lot of this water was caused by the storm!

[@tringuyen7519]

Idalia: tropical storm to cat 3 hurricane in 36 hours. It’s now mowing a path through GA & SC. GOP still denies climate change!

[@bethmiller6827]

Climate changes every second, no matter what humans do.

[@lori-annefay4138]

The bad news, there's been a run on mops! The good news now everybody has waterfront property! 21 years in Florida, 2 houses destroyed by floods like these, yeah that was enough for me! But apparently Wall Street's moving a boat load of assets down South to Florida, according to Forbes, so bully for them, and good luck with Govenor Doorknob. Heard him way early this morning say all the 911 calls were answered and everything was just fine?!/%! That was before it was out of the state and high tide hadn't even come in yet!!! Good luck kids with his no plan for no insurance companies plan! I do not miss the endless drama.

[@jediknight2350]

watch out for gatorssss.