Overwhelming rain: Trapped in South Florida's Flash Flood Emergency

An up-close look at the devastating impact of the June 12, 2024 flash floods in Hollywood, Hallandale Beach, and other parts of South Florida through gripping first-hand accounts and dramatic footage. This video takes you to the heart of the disaster, with residents showing their homes inundated by the flooding. This video provides a unique and personal perspective on the chaos and devastation caused by this rare 1000-year flood event as over 17 inches of rain pummeled areas like Broward County in just 24 hours.
00:00 Intro
00:34 Bad Tesla Drivers
02:31 Living through the flash flood emergency
06:34 Frustrated homeowners
07:39 Trying anything to save their homes
9:04 know your limitations

[@ABAmadeeasy]

That first man is my dad, he's thankfully safe! Very scary experience.

[@JonathanPetramala]

Caesar? I am sorry he had to go through that, I just didn’t want him sitting in the car in feet of water. Hope he’s recovering!

[@ABAmadeeasy]

​@@JonathanPetramalaYes Cesar. Lost his glasses in the process but we're just happy he made it safe. He was very thankful for your help. Froze in the setting of panic.

[@siliconnoisseur]

Bless his heart and happy he is safe now!

[@jfnorona53]

What was your father doing on the street to begin with? Is he

[@jfnorona53]

What was your father doing on the street to begin with? Is he

[@jamesr1703]

What do they expect when developers pave over every single green space.

[@JonathanPetramala]

It matters for sure

[@michaelcapdevilla7872]

I was just talking about

[@6Sparx9]

No, listen again, 17inches of rain in 24 hours.

[@6Sparx9]

Precipitation records for Fort Lauderdale in the month of June from usclimatedata June 2019: 9.28in June 2018: 8.26in June 2017: 11.7in (6in on June 7th) June 2016: 5.57in June 2015: 2.95in June 2014: 11.32in June 2013: 9.34in June 2012: 7.52in June 2011: 2.2in June 2010: 4.32in June 2009: 7.58in June 2008: 3.33in June 2007: 13.3in (3in on June 2nd, 3in on June 29th)

[@ShantalhaitianPrincess]

yep those are older homes so the previous owners knew that the house have been flooding for years

[@kimberlyfireinside]

I'm a born and raised floridian. People move here not realizing how bad it is. People move here think it's paradise and it is to a point. It's absolutely beautiful. But they need to do their homework. You have to deal with the heat, Hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, gators, diseased mosquitoes and ect. This is what living in florida is like. You run from the water and hide from the wind that's really all you can do. We've been in such a bad drought we need the rain but unfortunately it was too much for too long and this is just the start. We have months and months of hurricane season ahead. All you can do is pray the big one doesn't hit your town.

[@JonathanPetramala]

Absolutely. Always need to understand where you have moved to

[@JohannaBarnard-sl4jb]

Ya, it's nice to Vaca 8n, but I wouldn't live there. Im from Connecticut. At least we have cellars to run into for our hurricane or other severe weather we may get.

[@montricewilson7561]

You forgot pythons and politics.

[@HuDaLife10X]

Whewchile! GOD bless them all. 🙏🏽

[@markrouse2416]

View Tampa Bay from Google Earth. See all those small lakes? Those are sinkholes and their numbers are growing at a increasing rate.

[@aljefferson4862]

Man this shit makes me feel like crying. I feel so sorry for these people. I wish I could help them all. But I can't even help myself. May God help all of us. Amen to that 🙏.

[@JonathanPetramala]

🙏

[@half-breed]

Buy a snorkel strumpets

[@boblatkey7160]

Unfortunately God doesn't do squat!

[@yvonneplant9434]

Lll

[@CharlesBrodheadIII]

Great media coverage of this flooding event. Advising folks to leave their cars, the flooded home frustration, higher flooding risks due to large vehicle wakes, and then finally the hopelessness of losing your glasses in the floodwaters. You really captured the essence of the crisis and how the victims were handling it in real time. Well done!

[@JonathanPetramala]

I really appreciate it. I want to show the real impact in my stories

[@lynpersaud2356]

Media should help by letting world know desantis cut billions to help flooding here in city

[@ovilee4618]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Yes! Well done! Thank you! Excellent reporting with compassion for others. ❤ We need more of this type of great reporting.

[@soniasadventure7962]

Indeed

[@Яблочный0]

Dude won’t give up his vehicle and just sitting in there with water filling up .Wow

[@JonathanPetramala]

Panic freezes the brain

[@patroberts5449]

What everyone needs here is the car from Chitty Chitty Bang Band….just deploy the floats and oars or the wings!😂

[@lifeofreilly9943]

Poor guy, he looked scared and confused

[@jfnorona53]

He was in shock

[@KAYLOVE235]

Exactly with his cell phone still plugged in! REALLYY!!?

[@SisterSherryDoingStuff]

Aww... the guy that tried to gather the water in all the tubs and kid's swimming pool. Just want to hug him - he tried.

[@JonathanPetramala]

I felt bad but you could see they just wanted to do something even if it might seem silly

[@anchoredislands4880]

​@@JonathanPetramalanothing silly in trying. Its sillier not doing anything. Even in the face of against all the odds stacked against them.

[@sl4983]

See Real Fishing Life, for how they devised and are controlling this

[@debbiey9452]

I want to hug all of them. I’m crying for them right now. So sad. 😞

[@SisterSherryDoingStuff]

@@debbiey9452 ♥️♥️♥️

[@cinnamonstar808]

Very good video. Seriously better than the bigger broadcasting stations

[@JonathanPetramala]

Glad you think so! I try to get in and show the real impacts. Thank you!

[@ruthannmarie7119]

Much better

[@wendythibodeaux8268]

Please look into weather modification and manipulation

[@TJWalsh-wl9rr]

Automotive engineer here who has worked on vehicle level water intrusion. Just because you don’t have an engine to stall out doesn’t mean you can’t do massive damage to the electrical system. Many of the wiring harnesses, connectors, modules, etc are not meant to be totally submerged. This was the case even with combustion vehicles, you’ve just soaked a lot of electronics that really weren’t meant to be submerged. You may drive away but you’ve just set in motion a long term failure of the system from corrosion and moisture issues. Also EV batteries can completely fail if water makes it past the sealed outer structure. Yes they make every attempt to try to seal water out but it can cause shorting and corrosion if it does get in. Most batteries are vented to prevent pressure build up, they aren’t what you would think of as water tight. I would never recommend submerging your car most are just simply not meant to handle it. Only some specialized off road vehicles are designed to ford water, and it takes a lot of driver skill not to destroy the car.

[@JonathanPetramala]

To be clear, I am on team boat if you are trying to go through water

[@cortneyeverett6927]

🗣Repent Israelites all praise to the most high YAHAWAH AND HIS SON YAHAWASHI🤴🏽🦁👑🛸🔥 The so called black man, Latino, and Native Americans are the Israelites. Yahawah chosen people. That are scattered in all nations through our fathers. Making them Israelite foreigners/Scattered sheep/The multitude. Deuteronomy 28:68 “And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thAee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you 👆🏾Transatlantic slave trade/ Egypt spiritually means house of bondage/Captive.(Revelation 11:7). Yahawashi speaking: Matthew 15:24 “But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Deuteronomy 7:6 “For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth Isaiah 14:1 “For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. Isaiah 14:2 “And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors. 2 Esdras 6:9 “For Esau is the end of the world, and Jacob is the beginning of it that followeth

[@norafox4789]

I'm

[@TJWalsh-wl9rr]

@@JonathanPetramala yes absolutely boats are the best for that! EV's slightly better than Internal Combustion Vehicles, I just don't want people to get the idea that they are fine to go through deep water in. Turning around (if you can) is always the best option. Not an immediate failure in an EV but a long term electrical nighmare afterward. I think an insurance company would total an EV as well if it was in water that deep.

[@jfnorona53]

Thanks for your informed opinion...I would not drive a Tesla if they gave me one free..

[@Hopekg39]

This was so well done. Nicely done with so much respect for the residents. ❤ 🙏

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you! Of course, the people are the most important part of my stories.

[@user-df2rv9il5c]

🟢THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the Salvation of the last day that Christ brought in the second and last incarnation of His new and holy name" (Now, I have worked with God's chosen people in China, to reveal all their rebellious dispositions and expose all their ugliness, and this is the context of saying everything I have to say. Those who do not improve will only be comparisons and tools for service, while those who improve will be used. Later, I will take these words that conquered you to foreign countries and I will use them to conquer the people there, but you will not get them. Would you not be compared to that? I have said that sometimes My wisdom is used based on the schemes of Satan. If you do not improve, if you are not made perfect but instead punished, will you not be a comparison? Even though you have been chastened and convicted, you still have not changed in any way, and deep down, you have not gained in any way, and deep down, you have not gained life. When the time comes to test your work, you will experience a trial as fierce as fire and more severe tribulation. As one who does not possess life, one who does not have an ounce of pure gold inside, one who still clings to the old disposition, and one who cannot even do a good job as a comparison, how can you not be removed? Of what use in the work of conquest is one who is worth less than an idler, one who does not possess life? Once all the work of Salvation has been done, there will be no more; what will happen is the beginning of the work of punishing those who are evil. You resist, you rebel, and you do things you know are bad. I'm giving you a chance to repent now, but you don't want to. I do not now remember your past transgressions; I will forgive you again and again, abandoning your negative side to look only at your positive side, because all My words and actions at present are to save you and I have no bad intentions towards you. Aren't such people just waiting for punishment and righteous retribution to come?) Almighty God said Now, I WORK among the people CHOSEN by GOD in CHINA, to reveal all their rebellious dispositions and expose all their ugliness, and this is the context of saying all I have to say. ☀️ AFTERWARDS, when I FULFILL the NEXT step of the WORK of OPPRESSION in the ENTIRE UNIVERSE, I WILL USE MY JUDGMENT on you to JUDGE the unrighteousness of everyone in the ENTIRE UNIVERSE, because you people are the ones who REPRESENT the REBELS to mankind. Those who DO NOT IMPROVE will be COMPARISONS and SERVANTS only, WHILE those who IMPROVE will be USED. 🙏 Why do I say that those who do not improve will only serve as comparisons? ❇️ Because My words and actions in the past are FOCUSED on your ORIGIN, and because you have become the representatives and the example of the rebels to all mankind. Later, I will take these words that conquered you to foreign countries and I will use them to conquer the people there, but you will not get them. Won't you be compared to so? The CORRUPT DISPOSITIONS of ALL MANKIND, the REBELLIOUS ACTIONS of MAN, and the UGLY IMAGES and FACES of PEOPLE---all these are RECORDED now in those WORDS USED to CONQUER you. THEN I WILL USE THESE WORDS TO CONQUER those of every NATION and every DENOMINATION because you are the MODEL, the FIRST. 🙏 However, I did not intend to deliberately abandon you,' if you have erred in your judgment therefore and you prove you can't-- be cured, won't you just be a service tool and a comparison? ☀️ I have said that sometimes My WISDOM is USED based on SATAN'S SCHEMES. Why did I say that? Isn't that the truth behind what I'm saying and doing now? If you are NOT IMPROVED, if you are NOT MADE PERFECT but INSTEAD PUNISHED, will you not be a COMPARISON? You may have suffered greatly in your time, but you still do not understand anything; you are ignorant of everything about life. ☀️ Even though you have been chastened and convicted, you have not changed in any way, and deep down, you have not gained life. When the time comes to test your work, you will experience a trial as fierce as fire and more severe tribulation. This fire will turn your entire being into ashes. As one who does not possess life, one who does not have an ounce of pure gold within, one who still clings to the old corrupt disposition, and one who cannot even do a good job as a comparison, how can you not be removed? ☀️ Of what use in the work of conquest is one who is worth less than an idler, one who does not possess life? When that TIME COMES, your DAYS will be HARDER than those of NOAH and SODOM! Your prayers will do you no good at that time. When the rescue work is over, how can you come back later and start all over again repent? 😥 ONCE ALL RESCUE WORKS HAVE BEEN DONE, THERE WILL BE NO MORE; will take place is the BEGINNING of the WORK of PUNISHMENT on those who are WICKED. You RESIST, you REBEL, and you DO THINGS YOU KNOW ARE BAD. Aren't you the SEVERE PUNISHMENT? 😪 I am making it clear to you NOW. If you choose not to listen, when the disaster befalls you later, won't it be too late if only then you begin to feel remorse and begin to believe? 😢 I'M GIVING YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPENT NOW, but you WON'T. HOW LONG DO YOU WANT TO WAIT? UNTIL THE DAY OF PUNISHMENT? 😢 I DO NOT REMEMBER now your PAST VIOLATIONS; I FORGIVE YOU OVER AND OVER, FORGIVE your NEGATIVE side to LOOK only at your POSITIVE side, because ALL My WORDS and ACTIONS in the PRESENT are to SAVE you and I have NO EVIL INTENT inyou BUT you refuse to ENTER; You CAN'T SEE THE DIFFERENCE between GOOD and BAD and you don't know HOW TO APPRECIATE BEAUTY. AREN'T SUCH PEOPLE just WAITING FOR PUNISHMENT TO COME and be RIGHTEOUS REVENGE? 🙏 From "The Word Appears in the Flesh" Fulfillment of (John 1:1) and (Ezekiel 2:9-10), (Revelation 19:9,13) 📩 All who have "ears to listen" are led to what the Spirit of God is saying in His lowered and built kingdom/Church engraved with His new name, His totality, the ownership of this disposition, "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD "💐 fulfillment from what was said He to Peter 2,000 years ago recorded in (Matthew 16:18-19). His Coming is the fulfillment of all that was prophesied in the great book of Revelation, so the last "Salvation" He brought the whole truth, the way for eternal life. So the "victorious" ones who will receive them are the wise "virgins" because as recorded in the prophecy of His return no one knows it except the one who will receive it! So "come" and come to His kingdom/church standing in the holy place in the air/KZbin! This is also a fulfillment from the book of (Isaiah 2:2/9:6) which He first fulfilled in His first incarnation. 📥 "They say with a loud voice, "Salvation comes from the Lamb, and from our God who sits on the Throne!" (Rev. 7:10). ... and (Isaiah 2: 2 / 9:6) "On the Last Day, the mountain on which Jehovah's temple stands will stand out above all the mountains. All nations will flock there. " . "For a baby boy is born to us. The rule will be given to him; and he shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." 💌

[@grayrabbit2211]

Sir, thank you for this great reporting. THIS is what news reporting was like 30 years ago. What the local Miami stations were pumping out today was utter garbage. Note: This isn't a "1000-year flood". I'm 45. I've seen this type of rains in Fort Myers, Florida at least 4 times, IGNORING hurricanes.

[@JonathanPetramala]

I appreciate your kind words! I left the news biz to do this independently bc I wanted my stories to show reality and focus on the human stories, not hype.

[@sixdonuts]

So this happens on average, every 10 years? Yuck.

[@glyniscoleman4813]

Keep building it will keep happening stop building

[@glyniscoleman4813]

It will keep happening until the building stops

[@jfnorona53]

Tv stations inferior to this reporting

[@lilacflower3072]

God bless that man swimming around in the water to help that guy find his glasses

[@JonathanPetramala]

Very kind

[@lilacflower3072]

@@JonathanPetramala yes beyond

[@tgm2754]

Ohhhh! That family just redid their house! He is a typical calm and strong Florida guy who lives with floods, hurricanes, tornadoes every day.

[@JonathanPetramala]

🙏

[@6Sparx9]

😰

[@siliconnoisseur]

It did not used to be this way. It’s called weather manipulation to drive chaos and “climate change” agenda. Let’s call it what it is. Follow In2ThinAir.

[@buckeyedav1]

Unfortunately from what I have been hearing insurance companies are leaving Florida because of so many claims. Anna In Ohio

[@IMSiegfried]

​​@@buckeyedav1Yes they have been leaving. Causing a lot of problems because rates have doubled in some instances. There was s now a 50% surplus of homes on the market compared to last year because of the rate increases. Well, that and property taxes that went up because their homes appreciated so much during the pandemic. Plus condo repair escrow accounts for millions of dollars are due in full in a few months and owners can't pay the $20-50,000.oo assessment fees!

[@PeterGeorg-ez7ft]

Thank you for your excellent report. These human fates are very tragic! I wish strength and health to those affected!

[@JonathanPetramala]

I am glad you found it! It’s important I believe to show not just the chaos but show the real impact to people and families.

[@PureSwank]

YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT. PEOPLE CONTINUE LIVING THERE. INSURANCES CAN'T AFFORD TO SUSTAIN ENTIRE COUNTIES WORTH OF REPAIRS.

[@JonathanPetramala]

Insurance industry as we know it will likely be finished after this hurricane season. That is my prediction.

[@Sprigatito687]

​​​@@JonathanPetramala what do you mean I never wanted to live In this stupid state that will soon be the new the lost city of Atlantis I wanted to leave somewhere up north cause I never experienced snow but I can't my mom once I'm older I'm out off to Canada

[@cheesecakefan4880]

​@@Sprigatito687I left Fla 13 y ago for the rockies. I just watch it all from up here now. Good Luck

[@cahuman443]

Slightly unfair. New construction is at higher elevation here. They never correct the drainage!! EVER.

[@Sprigatito687]

@@cheesecakefan4880 thanks I'm just waiting to see how people interact with the wildlife that's running around during the flood 🐊

[@wowzers0_070]

0:39 The guy driving out of the flooding is a whole lot smarter than they guy driving right through the middle of it.

[@JonathanPetramala]

You missed the part bc I hadn’t pressed record yet, when this person lost control by trying to drive too fast through the water and nearly hit a tree before deciding to become the Brightline

[@wowzers0_070]

@@JonathanPetramala Ok.

[@jbarkley4938653]

People still out here buying houses in South Florida. And he’s right even though he has flood insurance, they are not paying out for that😢

[@jeffb3487]

Yes people still come to Florida to escape democrat shithole states.

[@PicoAndSepulveda]

That's their business model. We pay. They don't.

[@tiamarrow6366]

This!!! I’m from Long Island NY and I have friends who live on the south shore super close to the beaches, and various canals. Every time it rains (not a drizzle but a typical thunderstorm or something more significant) some areas of Long Island have small floods. On the south shore in specific, most of the basements of those homes flood so quickly because their backyards are all water. Even though most of them are pretty wealthy and have the money for water damage and flood insurance, in reality while they’re paying for the views of the water….they’re wasting so much money not even each year but every significant rainfall on flood insurance.

[@JonathanPetramala]

If this hurricane season is as bad as predicted, insurance is going to be over and a new system is going to have to be figured out

[@JonathanPetramala]

We need to build more sustainability in our communities, not necessarily “green” but homes that can not be impacted by floods like this, or are resistant to fire. Continually rebuilding the same way is ludicrous. The problem is, most people buy a piece of paradise and won’t be able to afford to rebuild sustainably so it’s a never ending cycle for now.

[@Dante-ly1zg]

Thank you so much for helping people out and also posting this

[@BabsKaz]

Get off the roads!! Where's the common sense?

[@JonathanPetramala]

Glad you found the story and I appreciate you watching!

[@allthingsnu4673]

I can only imagine the devastation. I live in Houston and it floods a lot here too. My house has never flooded but I've gotten caught out on a flooded road or two and it was miserable and scary. My prayers go out to all of those impacted in Florida.

[@JonathanPetramala]

It was very similar to the rainfall rates you can get in Houston

[@CFL641]

JUST A NOTE: HOPE THE CITY HAS TOLD THEM THAT THE SEWAGE OVER FLOW IS IN THE WATER..!

[@JonathanPetramala]

I wear waders

[@ShantalhaitianPrincess]

lol never stopped us as kids playing in the flood waters lol but back then there wasnt much of a sewage system in South Florida Broward got their back in the 2000s before that it was septic tanks for all but the tall buildings in down town Fort Lauderdale

[@palmsofdestin1]

Hope you pass spelling class next time

[@CFL641]

@@palmsofdestin1 , typo mistake, glad your more concerned about spelling , then flood waters..! Yish..,

[@boblatkey7160]

It's really no big deal. I worked at a sewage treatment plant for years and got concentrated human shit splashed on my face more times than I can count. All over my skin and in my eyes and in my mouth! I virtually never got sick.

[@Luke22022]

Thank you, Jonathan. Your videos are always so enlightening. Be safe.

[@JonathanPetramala]

I appreciate you!

[@ridawiscowgirl]

Kind of reminds me of that commercial”Sir have you’ve been drinking tonight” except it’s not alcohol. Please be safe out there people.

[@cindymeyerson2099]

I'm sending love and prayers to Florida ❤

[@JonathanPetramala]

🙏

[@omarcarnegie7614]

The heavenly father need to pour out his wrath upon South Florida too many Wicked people live here

[@nealbeckenstein7795]

❤

[@TheFever77]

That will require you to actually pray to Jesus. I hope you’re doing that otherwise it’s just a gesture.

[@boblatkey7160]

Love is enough

[@swagger7]

This footage is good. Well done.

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you! I am on my own so it’s tough to get everything but I hope it showed the real story. Thank you for the kind words

[@boarini2003]

Slow-motion mass reckoning happening in Florida. My heart goes out to all these working people suffering.

[@JonathanPetramala]

🙏

[@NarleyAdventures]

I always go for a drive after 17 inches of rain.

[@JonathanPetramala]

I wouldn’t recommend it 😂

[@NarleyAdventures]

@@JonathanPetramala 🤣🤣🤣

[@Flippy_808]

😂😂

[@josephmedina6403]

2:54 dude won’t risk driving in the rain but leaves TV on and plugged with 17 inches of rain in his living room !

[@Sjood-qs8ol]

@@josephmedina6403 I mean that’s Florida for you man. Just cuz there’s a flood doesn’t mean they’re not gonna have their entertainment 😅

[@naomihanna7028]

Very frustrating. Prayers for Florida 😢

[@JonathanPetramala]

Absolutely

[@adermm]

That's why I bought a Condo... Insane. WE are in for it this yr😊

[@peggysmith5202]

Thanks again!!! Love ur style of info videos!!! As always. Stay safe

[@JonathanPetramala]

I really appreciate it! Thank you!

[@burnn3]

My GF has been hounding me to move back to Florida ... I'm gonna show her this and explain why we shouldn't. It's not worth it.

[@JonathanPetramala]

It’s like anywhere…have to consider where you move to…plenty of places are safe from floods but we are all susceptible to hurricanes

[@davidpalacino4696]

North FL is ok

[@6Sparx9]

If you got 17in of rain in 24hrs in NYC or Boston it would be the same deal.

[@Avtr44]

Maybe Tampa or Jacksonville. However they still get hit by hurricanes & storms. I have family there & they struggle every season. I would avoid Florida.

[@robertthomas1569]

@@Avtr44 Yes. Please avoid Florida. A Floridian

[@lkl305slidaa2]

1st tesla driver actually has IQ

[@grayrabbit2211]

...until his battery gets punctured. Tesla will make him pay full price for a new battery, even if it's just the plastic trim piece on the underside.

[@JonathanPetramala]

I didn’t catch the part at the beginning where she had lost control for going to fast in the water, nearly smashing into a tree, before making her way down the railroad track.

[@JonathanPetramala]

Plastic trim was already coming apart bc she went too fast in the water and lost control. Unfortunately I wasn’t recording that part

[@b.sturges3314]

Not really smart, Salt water and any thing is very bad unless It's plastic or fiberglass! All wiring will corrode , That person knowingly just totaled his or her's car and the Insurance company may or may not cover it.

[@ShantalhaitianPrincess]

@@b.sturges3314 thats not salt water lol its rain water = fresh water

[@misterg4059]

Wow awesome footage. I left broward in 2002 and now live in Polk County Florida at 120 feet above sea level 😅

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you! You made a good choice! My house is over 50 feet in elevation bc I know how horrible floods and storm surge is

[@Grandma7T7]

We are 22 feet up, there are areas that are higher.

[@reesegrey9423]

really good footage, jonathan

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you! 🙏

[@sailawaybob]

We lived in fr Lauderdale in late 60s _ mid 70s i remember the flooding back than i guess luckily we lived in a mobile home that the water never got high enough to flood. Those poor people they just dealt with flooding last year.

[@JonathanPetramala]

It’s a helpless feeling

[@half-breed]

Yeah they obviously aren't smart enough to learn it's time to leave.

[@WxChasing]

Crushing it! Great job JP.

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thanks man, really missed you on this one

[@janetceniza8091]

Wow - I live in Everett, Wash. - about 27 years ago we had a really bad snow session. Lots and lots of snow, it was almost New Years, I worked for the Post Office, big bldg., flat roof. About 6 am a carrier said the roof beam is cracking, everyone got to go home. OK, I am watching tv thinking I had a day off and a phone call from one of our Adult Care homes. Water was seeping in through the down stairs slider. I rush over, a little stream is coming in. I call a plumber, he comes out and says it is ground water coming up through the cracks in the cement floor and as the lower kitchen was below ground level, well, it was a mess. I rented two wet vacs plus my own, suck water for hours and finally decide to give up. We had maybe a little over 1 ince of water through out the lower section of the home. Winter, New Years Eve, complaining residents, i was miserable for 24 hours. Then to see these folks dealing with 1 to 4 feet of water in their homes - I had no idea what misery could be. I am 81.

[@robbielynmccrary872]

wow excellent reporting Jonathan! I remember you fondly when you were a reporter at Bay News9. i hope he finds his glasses. Stay safe!

[@JonathanPetramala]

Wow! Long time viewer! Thank you for watching! The nice man who was literally swimming through flood water said he is going to look for them when the water recedes

[@Flippy_808]

Ahh… that explains his mad skills! 😀👍🏼

[@robbielynmccrary872]

i’m from hernando county ferdinand zogbaum was our baynews9 county reporter.

[@JonathanPetramala]

@@robbielynmccrary872 Ferd is a good guy! :)

[@stedydubdetroit]

Great report as usual Jonathan👏🏽‼️ thanks for the hydro scoop📰

[@JonathanPetramala]

I really appreciate your kind words and support!

[@Mech537]

God bless these people. I live in NJ and had a flood in my house from a toilet overflow. I was at work overnight and my husband was home and didn't realize. Dealing with the insurance was hell. They took about 8wks to send us a check for 30k to do repairs. My house was crap for weeks. I dont wish this on anyone.

[@susiefairfield7218]

First, we get no rain for six months, and now, it hasn't stopped raining since Monday and it's not letting up any time soon

[@JonathanPetramala]

They always say drought is followed by a flood 🤦‍♂️

[@BabsKaz]

Geoengineering.

[@thisguymartin]

@@BabsKazwhat are you talking about ?

[@6Sparx9]

@@thisguymartin I think he is alluding to cloud seeding. meh.

[@thisguymartin]

​@@BabsKaz Yeah, this is not because of cloud seeding at all. Cloud seeding does not have that effect, barely works, and its success rate is not high . This is due to the Earth warming up more than usual, causing increased evaporation and the air retaining more water than normal. When it drops, it releases a heavier load. science.nasa.gov/climate-change/evidence/

[@rodolfodavila7840]

Thanks you for inform world 🌎

[@JonathanPetramala]

It's my pleasure, appreciate you watching

[@kaymark6744]

Aren’t the people in the homes worried about getting electrocuted??

[@irisnunez5741]

That's I'm thinking about 😢

[@JonathanPetramala]

No, but they need to be. I have covered people electrocuted in their laundry room during a flood. Power needs to be turned off at the breaker box.

[@JonathanPetramala]

It’s a real danger

[@justinshades6652]

Thank You

[@JonathanPetramala]

I hope you feel you got a good look at the reality of this flash flood

[@justinshades6652]

@@JonathanPetramala absolutely best footage I've seen! 👏👏👏

[@JonathanPetramala]

@@justinshades6652 Thank you! I try to make sure I get in to the areas that are the highest impact to tell the real story

[@xlightssx]

I grew up in Florida, and you will be amazed at the amount of people that will drive to a flooded street to water log their vehicles for insurance claim purposes. Also, people would purposely flood their trucks in boat ramps trying to come out of payments. This is why vehicle insurance is so expensive in Florida.

[@itsjustmet1743]

That’s why in TX we say turn around don’t drown!

[@JonathanPetramala]

TX does it too…have you been to Houston lol

[@beautifulsoulgirl8683]

@@JonathanPetramalaI think he is aware of that but was just letting you know a TX saying.

[@itsjustmet1743]

@@JonathanPetramala I lived in South Central TX for 10 yrs

[@kimberlynelson4200]

We say this in Tennessee as well.

[@MrTmpinsanity]

Walking around in a flooded house with active electric service

[@dorioflame8536]

Thank you once again for your really accurate real time reporting

[@JonathanPetramala]

You are very welcome, I appreciate your support!

[@mooncloud6563]

Good video, thanks

[@JonathanPetramala]

I appreciate your kind words! I try to get in and show the real story and ignore the hype

[@romanhollow2985]

It's Florida, home of the beautiful weather, right???

[@IS-jy3dx]

yea right

[@Tenebarum]

October through May was beautiful. They don't call this the mean season for nothing.

[@loismegan4393]

Good review of the flood scene

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you, I try to show the reality as best one person can

[@RestorationRanchHealing]

Great documentary style reporting. Showing real people. Prayers for all these people who live on a state that is a sandbar. Wouldn’t it be a good idea to turn off the main breaker switch in these homes so that they are not a fire hazard?

[@JonathanPetramala]

I appreciate it!

[@apocyldoomer]

Oh Lerd, this is horrific, homes destroyed, flood insurance does not like to pay out, etc, etc.

[@JonathanPetramala]

And wait if it’s a busy hurricane season 🤦‍♂️

[@karenthompson8038]

Hey, you gotta give it to the guy on the grass that was kind of ingenious

[@JonathanPetramala]

You missed it before I pressed record when she lost control and swerved off the road lol

[@cash1851]

Next to the railroad tracks?

[@lynnu25]

Be safe!

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you

[@joycemyers2444]

Regarding houses that have water flooding in, there is a mold issue no one seems to address. I lived in a house that had been flooded. Those mold spores get into your lungs and can cause serious lung issues.

[@JonathanPetramala]

For sure it’s a massive problem

[@christopherfava2529]

Man that water was all in his car ,he was literally sitting in it ,that's alot of water ,south Florida got hit hard with that tropical moisture

[@JonathanPetramala]

Poor guy was panicking

[@omw78]

Is it save to walk in the water with your electric on.

[@JonathanPetramala]

Depends on how high the water is

[@grayrabbit2211]

Not a great idea, for sure. If that were my house I would have pulled the main breaker immediately. At the very least, to spare my house from catching on fire. Fires during/after floods are very common in Florida for this very reason.

[@DefenderOfRats]

Man hole covers pop off and you can fall into the sewer

[@DefenderOfRats]

@@JonathanPetramala watch out for missing man hole covers

[@DefenderOfRats]

@4:27 LED light Strip going into water from ceiling, Possible electrocution hazard ⚠️

[@PicoAndSepulveda]

I felt so bad when I saw the little girls room flooded. The whole thing is awful.

[@irisnunez5741]

😢

[@JonathanPetramala]

It was and she was so sweet and smart as a whip

[@BabsKaz]

More climate refugees.

[@royfriend89]

Great video men 👍

[@ginamordhorst2298]

God bless you be safe now

[@Bubba-wx7lp]

All of Florida is basically a swamp. I did sinkhole remediation for years there. With huge aquifers,and high water table,there is nowhere for the water to go. It's a sandbar ( island) ,with little elevation, jutting into the open ocean+ Gulf. 10 thousand years ago, there were sharks as big as buses, swimming over what is now Tampa. What you see now,resembles nothing in geologically recent past.

[@jagpilotohio]

Actually a lot longer than 10,000 years ago but the right idea. 10,000 years ago was actually much colder and water levels were significantly lower due to bigger ice caps and glaciers. 45,000,000 years ago the earth was nearly ice free and the ocean levels were radically higher.

[@JonathanPetramala]

Not long ago, Florida was much wider…evidence of human settlements were found in the Gulf…but then ice caps melted

[@Bubba-wx7lp]

There are huge glaciers around the world now,Alaska for instance,but it's 100 degrees in Arizona this month.Has little to do with Florida being submerged 10 thousand yrs ago. Ask a geologist, but that doesn't change the fact,that what you see now in Florida,doesn't remotely resemble recent geological history. During that same time frame,there was a huge ice wall,over a mile high,that stretched from now modern Seattle,to now Boston. It suddenly melted ( not from car exhaust lol ) and resulted in mind boggling North American floods.

[@jagpilotohio]

@@Bubba-wx7lp my brother. Ocean levels were much lower 10,000 years ago when more water was locked up in ice. Florida was much wider. There are Native American settlements miles off shore under many feet of water that were dry 10,000 years ago. This is not conjecture. This is absolute scientific fact. Try googling “map of Florida shoreline 10,000 years ago”. And then click on images.

[@christopherfava2529]

Same as here in Southeast Louisiana

[@AnneMariewx]

Thanks Jonathan! Fantastic coverage as always

[@JonathanPetramala]

I appreciate your support! Thank you

[@proudchristian77]

Nice work mother nature 👏 👍 👍💝

[@matthewkeating-od6rl]

Great vid

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you! I appreciate you watching!

[@5dlife318]

What in the Broward County is goin' on here?!? Took me out bro!😂

[@JonathanPetramala]

I honestly expect the unexpected when I come to Broward or Miami-Dade but that had me like 😮

[@ahernandez4695]

awesome footage !

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you! It was a tense day getting through the maze of flooding and traffic, glad you enjoyed it!

[@sl4983]

It's weather warfare, red state , election year

[@junecoulthard8942]

💟 😢 I can't even begin to imagine the heart ache 💔 of being flooded out again. This poor Family and so many others. So much devastation with everything being completely ruined and quite an expense as well which not everyone has. My heart really hurts for everyone going through this. I hope the older gentleman was able to get some new glasses so he could at least see 👀. All of those vehicle's submerged under water is terrible.

[@cash1851]

Omg. Thank you for this video. I feel so sorry for these people. And that poor man who fell & lost his glasses. How sweet was that man swimming to find the glasses for him. 😢 i wish i had enough money to help 'bail' them all out. 😢

[@JonathanPetramala]

I really try to show the impacts to people. I hope it engenders empathy. This can happen to any of us in some form or another. We need to respect and care for each other. Just like the man who was in the water trying to help even though he was in the middle of an important Jewish holiday

[@estefanopassatore8150]

Wow this looks like to be at venice italy, you may get a gondola now.

[@JonathanPetramala]

It would have been better

[@sl4983]

Something was in a mood and it wasn't mother nature

[@BabsKaz]

The evil WEF depopulation plan

[@JonathanPetramala]

😂

[@jlozano281]

Great content man!

[@JonathanPetramala]

I appreciate it!

[@ericad8616]

Ive lived in South Florida for most of my life. I've seen torrential rains and even hurricanes, but this was the worst flooding I've ever experienced. I had to drive though it on the way home from work Wednesday night. I get out of work after 8 pm, and there was still a bit of light out at first, but it got completely dark soon after, which made the drive even scarier. I would have rather have not driven through it, but by the time I turned onto the street that had been flooded it was pretty much too late...no place to turn around, no place to pull over, so I pushed through, hoping and praying that my car wouldn't stall and that i wouldn't freaking drown inside it. Fortunately, deep as the water was, none of it got inside that passenger compartment and somehow my beat up little 12 year old Hyundai Elantra made it home. Hopefully there wont be any future problems from having driven through all that water, but I'll deal with those issues if and when they arise, Im just grateful to have made it home that night.

[@JonathanPetramala]

Glad you made it home!

[@mamaitaliano9774]

Poor Florida! Prayers!

[@sl4983]

Weather warfare , red state

[@Oldsmobile69]

The new Atlantis

[@Яблочный0]

It’s going to get worse and worse ……

[@cash1851]

Poor Florida. Poor residents 😪💔

[@normahernandez355]

Where is ROT DISANTIS, and what is he doing about the flooded streets situation??????

[@JonathanPetramala]

Is there a system outside of the Everglades that can handle 20 inches of rain in 24 hours?

[@user-ni9ql8co4x]

Mag god give you all strength and courage in this time

[@victoriadove3363]

Stay safe everyone from Indiantown 🎉🎉🎉 30 miles away..

[@cynthiasmith4130]

Never would live there... I'm happy living in The North.....🌲🌲🌲🌲....

[@anna_256]

what thr,situation in. ORLANDO. ??? SOME folks are there. Having. . ,vacation until Sunday? Is it all over or no

[@peforster6725]

I'm from Canada & I couldn't agree more!

[@boblatkey7160]

Brrrrr

[@michellehenderson842]

Prayers.

[@bbutler7158]

Totally surreal! 👀

[@felycacal3882]

It’s crazy driving thru the flood. You can’t tell if there’s a hole and you might fall into a sink hole.

[@JonathanPetramala]

Really the danger is driving into a canal or ditch and you can easily drown

[@Rosie05610]

So do people, just get up in the morning and say, 🤔"Oh I think I will just drive my car into the water" I mean really.

[@grayrabbit2211]

I waited 3 hours today before leaving my home. Even then, the water was about 5-8", which is as much as I'm willing to do at

[@JonathanPetramala]

It’s panic 99% of the time. Brains lock up.

[@JonathanPetramala]

I know you’re being sarcastic, but 5-6 mph gives the optimal wake for driving fyi

[@rosemariehomeyerbente1832]

Turn off your electric Honey!

[@JonathanPetramala]

Absolutely

[@arnisbrown5848]

Great work as always Jonathon, but I much prefer when your videos are taken from somewhere further away from me. Cheers from Delray Beach.

[@JonathanPetramala]

Haha, I am definitely not the person you want visiting. I appreciate your support as always!

[@karenemrick8677]

Prayers

[@boblatkey7160]

Farts.

[@bobbyjohnson1689]

Keep using that harp smh

[@JosephFaluso-xb3pc]

Your tin foil hats a bit too tight. It's cutting of blood flow to your brain. You do realise that this type of rain is normal for a TROPICAL monsoon climate? Down in Belize we got 1/3 of a meter of rain a week ago. This is the same system that we had. Pretty sure your government isn't controlling the weather 😅 fucking Americans man always come up with the weirdest theories

[@lindastevens6861]

Time to put the kitchen and living room up stairs ? All power outlets put at ceiling hight for power down stairs ❤good luck with the rebuild😮

[@JonathanPetramala]

Sadly they know exactly what they need to do again

[@jeffdunnell6693]

Hardly any two story homes in Florida.

[@JonathanPetramala]

@@jeffdunnell6693 many homes were built before we all decided we needed castles

[@allisonvanblaricum1302]

I so feel for you guys years ago my apartment flooded water over my knees.. lost almost everything moved fast getting things that were ground level up fast from shoes to books. It was so freaky and surreal like this seeing like your shampoo bottles and stuff floating in your living room and they were in your bathroom. 🙏❤️

[@JonathanPetramala]

Sorry you had to go through that too

[@Pinero02]

I live in CT and as a kid whenever i heard flood warning i pictured this .. always wanted to jump out my window into 5 ft of water...now looking at this as a adult i hope everyone is ok

[@charlenemariecoraninmemory5130]

reminds me of the lahaina fire this is insane total loss

[@JonathanPetramala]

Water is just as cruel as fire in many ways

[@BabsKaz]

Weather warfare 😔

[@boblatkey7160]

@@BabsKaz the only bad weather is what's going on in your brain.

[@neilyahdeveaux3075]

I would never purchase a home in South Florida. totally mad place to live.

[@JonathanPetramala]

I really enjoy it, but it is a unique place

[@valerier4308]

Oh, my gosh! Those poor people! I live at 5000 ft elevation in the Rockies, so I can't imagine!

[@josec4177]

The Tesla just did a float and run..😂

[@JonathanPetramala]

😂🤦‍♂️

[@AngelWings5286]

SERIOUSLY Dont live on or near any coatslines anymore it will get worse 😅 not fear mongering either a real honest warning to rethink ur location trying to save lives

[@Oldsmobile69]

What can you do? People have to live and go to work.

[@mrbr549]

You better get the word out to the Obamas who purchased that mansion on the beach.

[@55Ramius]

I have always been content living in the midwest, far from any coast. Myself, I do not care about beaches for me. Now, tornados is something we have to watch out for and the Tornado Alley has shifted more toward my area in Illinois.

[@justinpenn9250]

So what does the coast line have to do with rain of 17” in one day - which exceeds their monthly total? Just where would you move too that can handle 17” in one day? You see the problem is the amount of rain in a short period of time- they were not flooded by the ocean rising.

[@JonathanPetramala]

I don’t think it’s fear mongering. My house is at over 50 feet of elevation for a reason. I can drive to the beach.

[@sl4983]

It's not nature.

[@jeffdunnell6693]

Hurry,get your booster

[@Bubba-wx7lp]

Yes it is.Normal, Florida is a huge swamp.🐊🐊🐊

[@6Sparx9]

@@Bubba-wx7lp "it's normal" Meanwhile, actual data: Precipitation records for Fort Lauderdale in the month of June from usclimatedata June 2019: 9.28in June 2018: 8.26in June 2017: 11.7in (6in on June 7th) June 2016: 5.57in June 2015: 2.95in June 2014: 11.32in June 2013: 9.34in June 2012: 7.52in June 2011: 2.2in June 2010: 4.32in June 2009: 7.58in June 2008: 3.33in June 2007: 13.3in (3in on June 2nd, 3in on June 29th)

[@diedonner299]

They told you 3 days ago exactly what was gonna happen and it arrived on time to the minute and people still say it’s nature smh

[@sl4983]

@@jeffdunnell6693 If you think this is normal, I'll bet you can't wait to get your booster.

[@SusannaBliss]

Mercy. 🙏

[@jfnorona53]

Excellent reporting, better than TV stations, you were able to get into homes..the older man on the street was in shock...no pd or fire anywhere around to help him..but why was he on the street anyway?

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you! I work hard to get into the real impact areas and tell the people’s stories. All first responders were busy and stretched thin, it’s why we have to make wise decisions bc in situations like this you aren’t guaranteed help.

[@johnnylamothe1428]

What's happening across the world is alarming! And it's not normal. But, people are still not paying attentions and praying for God's mercy to falls through for mankind. Because, they are so preoccupied in the sphere of life. But, there will be darker days ahead of us until we take the necessary steps to repent and acknowledge the most high God. 😔 ❤

[@BabsKaz]

Weather warfare. Geoengineering. DEWs. The elite hate us useless eaters.

[@JonathanPetramala]

I think we need to take a step back and realize crazy weather has always existed, we can just see it and are more aware of it than ever because of the internet and smart phones. Check out hurricanes in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1933 I believe a major hurricane hit Texas and the next day, another major hurricane hit Florida. Could you imagine what people would say if that happened this year?

[@johnnylamothe1428]

If we are living in a world where there's no God, we better be right. Because, without God it will be nothing else but total darkness and chaos. 😔 ♥

[@lynpersaud2356]

I am sad sad sad desantis cut billions for flooding. Impossible for poor people

[@cash1851]

I think it was the insurance companies that pulled out of Florida

[@gstevens6948]

I can’t believe that poor man was just sitting in his car in that water up to his lap..

[@JonathanPetramala]

Incredible was fear and shock can do

[@TheFever77]

Ahh man this is heartbreaking. I’m in Wilton Manors and thank God we didn’t get it like this, I can’t imagine the suffering they’re going through seeing their things ruined. I would have a mental breakdown I’m sure.

[@JonathanPetramala]

It adds so much stress to people’s lives it can make you sick