Hurricane Milton Destroys Tropicana Field Roof - flips plane, storm surge - Tampa Bay, Venice

[@Ryan.Dias619]

That was a long night. I appreciate your hard work and the risk you guys took to get this footage. Thank you!

[@mr.manfredjensenjen7294]

I’m more impressed with the drone’s performance in the wind than the spectacle of the roof.

[@debsterdeb]

Me too!

[@JudyWilson-qg9hj]

Maybe the drone is invisible.

[@IIISentorIII]

It was a car!

[@Kira_Kovalyova]

I'm an airline and Air Force pilot, who has experience flying drones as well. Some of the more advanced, expensive drones for commercial and military use have technology that stabilizes them in extreme conditions and are made of extremely strong materials. The drones we are using against the Ukraine right now (yes, sorry, I'm active in the Russian Air Force) are very versatile.

[@Lilpeanut9]

Thank you for the coverage you have done. ❤

[@WxChasing]

Thank you for following along!

[@gferraro8353]

​@WxChasing you both are excellent working together. Excellent with that drone everywhere. . Been a follower of Jonathan for a long time - Hope channel grows .

[@Willy-hs7uu]

Excellent footage, little to no dialog in your videos, no BS. you got a new subscriber.

[@fazall2023]

Thank you❤ stay safe.

[@opaqueandbluefrommyphone4339]

For all the youngens out there who don’t know, this is NOT the first time tropicanas roofs been ripped off by a hurricane. Around 20 years ago it happened while there were people waiting the storm out inside. Thankfully no one was injured, but they spent the night terrified and wet. Guess the repair was more of a hail mary patch up than it was an actual repair to ensure it would survive a hurricane. I have to look it up if it’s happened over the past 20 years. I just remember when it happened then. It was a HUGE deal at the time. Especially since the people who were sheltered there *still* were hit by the hurricane they were sheltering from.

[@Ena48145]

I was worried last night that people were sheltered in it when it was being ripped up. Thankfully not!

[@sittingonariver]

Emergency Responders were there and moved.​@Ena48145

[@alias19]

What are all of those (green?) rectangles arranged on the field? They kinda look like cots; was this intended to be used as a shelter?

[@robbymonaco3738]

@@alias19 Yes, yes it was.

[@dalemock2878]

Play without a roof and put real grass in next season?

[@ctadam12]

Excellent coverage! Stay safe!

[@GiovaniGomes]

Parabéns pelo trabalho melhor que qualquer jornal !

[@MsCG-ix6pb]

Wow!! Great work and great footage!

[@WxChasing]

Thanks a lot!

[@MsCG-ix6pb]

@@WxChasing First time watching. I was afraid for you all but fascinated at the same time. Please be safe on your quests. I subbed.

[@atinwoodsman]

Seems that design was doomed to fail from the beginning, fabric in a hurricane zone. The fact the state of Florida chose it for 10K 🛏️ base camp of the Florida Division of Emergency Management is another story in itself.

[@janicejackson2016]

Indeed

[@carolcampbell5623]

Look what happened to those units that collapsed

[@peterpier6348]

Was thinking the same thing yesterday...

[@zestplays]

I’m going to be honest it feels like a setup like they knew that the hurricane was going to be a cat 3 from the get go and they purposely pushed it to be a cat 5 and up to scare people and see how much control they have.

[@Shelley-j2y]

@@zestplays Yep, and next time it will be a 5 and people won't leave. 2020 was another test that most failed miserably.

[@SagacityLost]

Great work! I can hear it now..for that last shot" what kind of boat were you in?!" " Toyota RAV4 😁" Watching the Live was amazing, last night!! Thanks for taking us along!

[@WxChasing]

Thanks saga, glad i could fit everyone in the back seat.

[@SagacityLost]

@WxChasing over 60,000 people at one point! Lol save us some pringles for next time! 😊

[@mjmmorales]

You guys rock?I rode with you guys for 9 hours last night.Through Tons of debris fallen trees. Mobile home parks and apartments that were full of water. My prayers were going out to y'all 🙏BIG TIME 🕊!So much water at times I didn't know how your rig got out. And an airplane that was on its side.😮 I was waiting for the drone video of the stadium, You said it would be up and here it is. Thanks so much for All your hard work that you guys did last night.. Everybody please 👊smash that 👍Like button And subscribe...

[@jimrockford4968]

WOW. 1ST THE TROPICANA Casino in Las Vegas , and now TROPICANA Field in Tampa!!!!!!!!

[@hipp013]

Rapid unscheduled renovation

[@mondocjenson-dy8zd]

Stained 💩 Hanes 🩲moments 😮

[@mysecondemailatl]

More like relocation

[@aydantheyoutubeking]

Wow, wow wow. conditions have deteriorated something that I’ve never thought I’d see. In my whole life. Much love to every city and place involved in this. And person of course.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@musicandtheatregirl]

Unreal. Never underestimate nature. Ever.

[@straycatttt2766]

In 1968, I was 4 years old growing up in Philadelphia. My parents decided to take the family to the new Spectrum arena to see the Ice Capades show. It was a windy afternoon. The wind blew on us as Mom held my hand running across Pattison Avenue. We walked into the Spectrum and down the aisle towards our seats. Next thing I remember were black tiles flying around like bats. People were running back up the steps towards the exits. The roof basically was blowing off the Spectrum.

[@nfmoments99]

So heartbreaking to see the roof was ripped off. Totally a mess. Hope things would get back like it used to be soon

[@Daphattack]

Wait so the roof really was just fabric? They knew this? Like this isnt like the Superdome where the roof is an ACTUAL ROOF. Whose idea was it that this could survive 100 mph gusts?

[@scoutmaster33]

Original track had it going right over this with 120mph sustained winds. That’s how epically stupid this idea was.

[@sfgiantsaregoated]

its made of fiberglass

[@memyself-nd-i]

It has probably survived many previous storms

[@sfgiantsaregoated]

@@memyself-nd-i yes it has survived over 20 years so it has been through many hurricanes

[@jimkear6749]

Super Dome was fabric too. "The Superdome was used as a "shelter of last resort" for those in New Orleans unable to evacuate from Hurricane Katrina when it struck on August 29, 2005. During the storm, a large section of the outer covering was peeled off by high winds. The photos of the damage, in which the concrete underneath was exposed, quickly became an iconic image of Hurricane Katrina. A few days later, the dome was closed until September 25, 2006." They could make it out of anything, but most materials, in that size, won't stand up perfectly hurricane winds.

[@mutantryeff]

Tropicana Field Roof reminds me of the Three Little Pigs

[@Residentevil9978]

Surprised the power is still on for much of the city

[@WxChasing]

Me too. A lot of it is generator power but still impressed it isn’t a complete blackout. Now if they can just get gas.

[@-anton]

Terrifying stuff. I hope those who stayed are safe.

[@rich1958]

Fabric roof in an area that gets hurricanes? That may be the dumbest thing I have sent yet.

[@shable1436]

You're a boss

[@WxChasing]

Thanks!

[@carolchapple912]

Hi from NE England

[@DanielSmith-lv5ed]

So tropicana stadium AND tropicana casino both go down within 1 day of each other? Thats crazy

[@skipallen3309]

Great video coverage; good channel. I just subscribed!! I'd just like to make one suggestion that would make things even better would be to put captions telling where shots were taken. Obviously, some of the footage was St. Pete but I wasn't certain about some. Looked like storm surge on Central Ave. in St. Peter but again, wasn't sure.

[@slipinr]

The day after the Tropicana in Vegas was demolished

[@eccentricsmithy2746]

Whoevers idea it was to use that kind of roof for a stadium in a hurricane zone had the IQ of a pine cone.

[@danrhone9756]

Exactly. That stadium was poorly designed from the get go

[@user-jt5vm3mi1w]

Whomever*

[@atlflgirl9634]

Because it was a quick build!

[@guerin545]

Ah yes here comes captain hindsight as usual explaining how the design was wrong because it failed

[@threatcom]

It's designed to fail and leave the structure intact, Far cheaper to recover than replace a hard roof. The stupidity come in when placing all of their emergency response lodging inside it.

[@icare7151]

🙏for everyone.

[@Kira_Kovalyova]

Imagine if the Rays were in the playoffs right now. They would probably have to play all their remaining games in Miami

[@RichFinn-ue2yw]

😂the rays in the playoffs....good one !! 😂😂

[@Kira_Kovalyova]

@@RichFinn-ue2yw Weren't they a relatively consistent playoff team recently up until this season?

[@RichFinn-ue2yw]

@@Kira_Kovalyova 8 times in the last 26 seasons

[@Kira_Kovalyova]

@@RichFinn-ue2yw Go chat with Buffalo Sabres fans of the NHL.

[@sfgiantsaregoated]

@@Kira_Kovalyova a wild card exit almost every year too

[@kilosedits]

Great footage thanks for getting this out i was like “the tropicana in vegas now this?”

[@gclemens]

Dam. Do you ever rest!

[@N_I_T_Y_A]

Seriously scary 😮

[@navoditc]

Dang, the storm water surge is something else. I can’t imagine about the condition of the houses there.

[@ЮрийСемёнов-у7н]

Очень красиво получилось . Милтон хороший художник . Можно водить туристов . Не трогайте этот шедевр

[@roccitysoundllc3404]

Looks way better now

[@fidelcruz4031]

😮 Wow 😮was impressed this drone how shows that hurricane 🌀 Milton will be need long time for cleaning 😞 all this damages 😭 Poor people, sorry about that big, big problem. God Bless you 🙏🏽 only pray 🙏🏽 for everybody 😢

[@ericdahlman3354]

I'm not surprised that happened. I've been there during a regular thunderstorm and saw the roof waving a lot. I'm more surprised that someone thought that was the best place to shelter first responders.

[@CandysCritters]

I know one thing - you could make a MINT giving drone lessons! Such smooth controlled navigation can NOT be as easy as you make it look. 👍👍👍

[@janiepetramala1459]

Dear Lord😢

[@jayrudzinski7741]

Great job on the driving while the storm was all around you all . Your drone video is the best I have flown for years yours is very steady what brand do you all use thanks.

[@AdkinsA131]

NOOOOOOOO😢😢😢😢😢

[@God_Is_Good-8-7-24]

Very good footage! PLEASE REPLY!! What drone are you using? -Thank you

[@RukovEveryday]

As a Floridian, I'm not surprised.

[@chantellescoville1101]

I imagine it is less expensive to replace a canvas roof than a metal one each time a hurricane destroys Tropicana Field's roof.

[@jimkear6749]

Yes, and no worries of sending projectiles into the area in a storm. Fabric roofs for storms are common, they're to keep fans dry and cool in the tropical environment. Failure is an option, they're cheap to make and replace.

[@benbazy9238]

300 Millon dollars to build a stadium with a crappy roof in a state known for hurricanes and tornados every single year, yet you don't any of the roofs of those skyscrapers damaged

[@adancer3592]

It's over 20 years old

[@bandwagon240]

And it's a different type of structure. The ignorance spiral in the comments on this video is amazing.

[@benbazy9238]

@@adancer3592 .. There were mobile homes in the same area older than that, and most of them still had their roof intact.

[@robbymonaco3738]

I don't understand why you would build a stadium in Florida that has a roof that could flap in the breeze like that. They know they get hurricanes!

[@carolchapple912]

WOW

[@davidellis4084]

It will be interesting to learn the wind rating of the roof. It should have been built to withstand a Category 3 hurricane.

[@misterl0gic]

What are the dark green squares/rectangles on the field?

[@MrJking065]

Tropicana Field in Tampa was supposed to be used as shelter for Lineman and emergency workers. The roof was ripped off.

[@ChrisWojcik-v9t]

Who in the right mind could set up at a place where the roof is fabric that makes no sense

[@tonytwosevenstone]

Same Rays attendance as usual

[@LarryWallace-q3m]

How long has that. Roof lasted? Rays had over 25 years under that roof.

[@goldfieldfireworks7352]

What was that roof made of, tissue paper?

[@moonbellybaby6238]

OMG ! Where did the People go in the dome ? Is that Central Avenue in St. Petersburg ⁉️😳

[@Archangels1]

What is that? Bedsheets?

[@paulfox3532]

Any idea what the recrangles in the outfield are? they look like folding tables or something?

[@paulfox3532]

Oh they're cots! I see the pillows now

[@jimkear6749]

@@paulfox3532 Yes, they were to house linemen while they restored the grid. They housed them elsewhere during the storm, thankfully, knowing the fabric room might be compromised. But, they'd have quartered there after the storm, with the hotels already full.

[@พรทิ-พ5ฬ]

Substandard

[@jayrudzinski7741]

PS How did your homes fair in the storm ??

[@ricbarker4829]

I could never live somewhere when there is always a threat of this sort of devastation in the back of your mind.

[@marknixon285]

That field has been through many hurricanes. The spherical shape of it can withstand the storms. Learn some physics.

[@edcarlosgoulart8247]

Vai precisar de muita manutenção, seria bom EUA deixar Brasileiro de manutenção civil trabalhar nos EUA eu gostaria de uma oportunidade de construir de novo essa cidade linda

[@MicheleBuchanan-og8vg]

Any word onNorth Port?

[@JohnDoe-qj8ux]

UN Klaus Schwab: "You will have nothing and will like it." Weather/Fire manipulation is NO secret. Look it up, learn, do-your-part to save country that is and has been under seige - This is critical!

[@mond000]

So many people denying this online are traitors purposefully misleading others, and the masses are happy being asleep, so they'll listen to the soothing lies over truth - just as the Bible predicted thousands of years ago.

[@spacemanski]

It'll buff out

[@toughpandaconstruction]

2:00

[@oNe-TwO-fReE]

And the traffic lights always survive

[@ronhaworth5808]

It's a outdoor stadium now!

[@ksoutdoorlighting]

Vegas implodes Tropicana Hotel to make way for the new A’s Stadium. The same day Hurricane Milton destroys the roof at Tropicana Field, Home of the Rays. 🤔

[@MarathonMateo]

Rays coming to Portland!

[@carolconstantino1638]

What an epic fail. The amount of lack of common sense is staggering why would you put a shelter in stadium with a flimsy roofing? It’s same thinking behind building wooden houses in a Hurricane prone areas instead of concrete. The disaster risk management is a disaster itself.

[@Kira_Kovalyova]

Concrete costs more, takes longer to build and is also not hurricane proof. Concrete also creates unique hazards during the storm and is harder to clean up.

[@Florida-is-my-home]

I was just there a few weeks ago to see that last game of the season with my son who was visiting from NJ. 😢

[@porkyswelding]

noooo not the liquor hole!

[@brandonford6615]

Thats a lot of clean up

[@troyqueen9503]

Who signed off on that contract 😂😂

[@ellenj20]

I am so so sorry for the loss of life and homes that these areas have experienced. Why not put the electricity supply in the ground? It seems like these storms are just going to keep on coming sadly.

[@marknixon285]

The Superdome roof during Katrina was made of polyurethane foam

[@BagOfSuspiciousWhitePowder]

MOVE ‘EM TO MONTREAL

[@skibbydweez2647]

Even the weather wants to get rid of that stadium

[@apollorobb]

That Piper has been on its roof for a while the storm didnt flip it .

[@cat_terrell]

A fabric roof?

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[@charlessmith9694]

Nothing but a circus tent.

[@lizzie5919]

Holy mackerel

[@alexsarabia8884]

Looks like the Rays need a new ballpark

[@DK007xXx]

God’s punishment

[@user-wb1qo6ol4h]

Was always concerned about this happening there. Should have been a solid roof. Not good.

[@jimkear6749]

Do you know how much more structural support and money, is needed to cover a stadium? And even that could have collapse (catastrophicallly) in a hurricane. Everybody is so smart, with stuff they are not paying for.

[@user-wb1qo6ol4h]

@jimkear6749 we studied Architecture. We know. They are getting a new $1.3 billion stadium in 2028 anyway. This event should teach them what not to do again. Or maybe not to save money and have it happen again. The latest renderings for the new stadium showed it having a fixed glass roof and large windows and porches spanning across the walls, allowing natural daylight to pour in while keeping the stadium climate-controlled. We'll see if they redesign it now.

[@BonBon770]

Yeah That's smart,😂 What were they thinking

[@DougPoulton]

Every insurance company in the country will raise the rates for everyone in the United States to cover all this damage. If they even cover it at all.

[@herbertscott9575]

Ngl, as a lufelong resident, we knew something like this was gonna happen 😂 Thankfully noone hurt

[@argusbargus4301]

FAbric roof no can wind.

[@zacharylee6405]

This was supposed to be a shelter... not safe at all.

[@hellyehthecowsaremad]

flimsy cloth tarp...what did you expect. Glad they did not use the stadium as a shelter.

[@AK2I47]

Really? What idiot thought there would be safe for emergency responders?

[@rubbi59]

It's terrible what a storm like this can do to you! No question about it! But what I don't understand is that you in the usa don't put your power supply, cable-tv, telephone under the ground like in europe. here we also have a power failure, but it is usually back after 1 hour. and everything works again !!! You're still at the same level as 100 years ago!

[@STL-Railfan]

Welp, now it's an open air stadium.

[@wtfa2910]

Is anyone really surprised that this happened

[@iknowthisone6844]

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