Storm surge inundates home in Bradenton, Florida during Hurricane Helene

[@cms1381]

Next time a client asks me why it's against code to illegally build out their first floor in a flood zone, I'm showing them this.

[@happybergner9832]

How can the electricity still be on?

[@BrittanyCope]

@@happybergner9832This home was rebuilt as a “hurricane proof” home. This is from a lady doing an interview on News Narion

[@michelleg4069]

Never buy a house in Florida. No thank you!!!

[@kimberlycooper4170]

@@michelleg4069 , building a house, in Florida, is still possible. You just make sure that the house is built to withstand category 5 hurricanes. Also, build so that the first floor of living is high enough to be higher than a category 5 hurricane's tidal storm surge. If you build at an elevation high enough to be a non-evacuation zone, make sure that the foundation is high enough (1 to 3 feet probably) that the tropical rain doesn't flood your house. For any ground-level garage or storage space, install French drains.

[@NotABot88]

Exactly. Dont take advice from a realtor, instead, consult an engineering firm. ​@kimberlycooper4170

[@henrilegg6514]

Hold on & don't give up hope. People from many states are coming to help. We see you & our hearts are breaking. Prayers & love from NY

[@kristymay1342]

And nh

[@jusletursoulglobaby]

these are the people who don't need help friend. its the people in NC who need it way more than anything anyone in FL got this time around. This is a video of beachfront property - trust me, they're fine

[@NikkiBWithTheAdHd]

@@jusletursoulglobabyexactly!!! North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia. That is who needs help!

[@crispycruiser4654]

@@jusletursoulglobaby The barrier islands of Florida were absolutely destroyed. My entire building in Madeira Beach is destroyed and I am displaced. So you keep quiet. You don't know what you're talking about. We are not "fine"

[@jusletursoulglobaby]

@@crispycruiser4654 nah I stand by what I said. you will be fine. NC needs it. Treasure Island, Maderia Beach and that patch west of Tampa and Clearwater can absolutely handle it. your "building" included.

[@CuNguyen-ct8nk]

People laugh at us Michiganders because we have cold winters. But I’ll trade cold winters over Hurricanes flooding my home every few years.

[@kimberlycooper4170]

Yes. I'm amazed that people buy new houses with the living area directly on low ground. For low ground, houses need to be built with the first floor as a garage and the living area on the 2nd and above floors. People buy houses with the living area directly on low ground. Their homes get flooded every time there's excessive rain or there's anything above regular tide. Then, they must replace sheet rock, carpet, furniture, etc.

[@tnit7554]

@CuNguyen-ct8nk. I couldn't agree more. Hardly any tornadoes, no earthquakes, no wild fires, no hurricanes, no flooding....a pretty good place to live.🤗

[@mistypedhi]

I have lived in a hurricane hot spot for 33 years and have still never have had flooding in my home. Worse I ever had was my apartment roof coming off but..I had just moved out 2 months prior.

[@kimberlycooper4170]

@@CuNguyen-ct8nk Yes, I've lived in a hurricane-prone area for decades. I have never had flooding, from high tide, because I live far enough from the beach and high enough in elevation. Other people, who bought low enough in elevation, have high-tide flooding at least once a year. What little flooding, that I get during rain storms, was easily solved by installing a French drain.

[@dancalvano8702]

I grew up in Bradenton and I never had my house flood

[@jeffwelsh8913]

Prayers for everyone effected by the storm ❤❤❤

[@dzerres]

These people were told to evacuate prior to the storm. Prayers aren't going to save them now.

[@loganvaxolovsky4140]

I would never build a house so close to the Ocean, because i respect the power wrath of nature.

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

Like a tornado can't destroy your house, or an earthquake.

[@loganvaxolovsky4140]

@@joeyl.rowland4153 yeah thats true, but for my luck i was born in Poland and our climate is temperate. We sometimes have tornados but it's not that huge like in the US. we also don't have tectonic plates approaching, so we cannot feel too many earthquakes.

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

@@loganvaxolovsky4140 but you could under the right circumstances have downdraft thunderstorms, that can be very destructive. Point being is if mother nature wants you it can be difficult to get out of the way.

[@loganvaxolovsky4140]

@@joeyl.rowland4153 none of us know what our destiny is. Sometimes u can be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

@@loganvaxolovsky4140 your right. And all these people talking about how no one should live near the ocean Well people in the mountains of North Carolina are not near the ocean, and the storm came to them. The last time there was recorded history of significant floods was 1916, and I really seriously doubt that anyone is alive who witnessed those floods.

[@catherinebreitfeller669]

so sorry. May God bless you 😢🙏🏻

[@vaniahollis1610]

🗣Please stay safe & keep God in your heart as you flow thru this trial❤

[@DeepValueOptions]

God wants you to stop eating animals.. or this happens.. have you listened? No

[@danielruiz6565]

Good luck fighting the insurance company

[@valerie11112]

I'm pretty sure you have a duty to mitigate damage by boarding the windows up. I dunno though. Crazy

[@KT34462]

They only about being able to profit, right on!

[@jessicaheger1880]

​@valerie1111 boarding up windows is not mandatory and it would not have prevented any of this damage from storm surge anyway. Houses shouldn't be built on the beach anyway.

[@prarieborn6458]

@@jessicaheger1880 i read on the NOAA web site in “Storm stories” section : That opening up the doors and windows to let the force of the waves flow through the house. rather than battering down the structure was a measure that long term residents on the gulf coast would take against the foundations being undeminred. during a storm surge. Houses did remain standing after the waters receded. .that was back in the days before weather forecasting and residents ould wake up to find the gulf of mexco in their front yard.

[@louellarobertson8074]

They are mean...5 floods in 24 years in my home. Never get full satisfaction from them...Been waiting on elevation for right at 4yrs now...Just mean...Peace and Blessings to everyone affected from these storms...

[@kristenevans4557]

This is what happened to my sister’s house with Matthew and just when she had gotten the renovations finished and got back into her home for just two weeks, Irma hit (only 10 months later) and did it all again. No one understands how destructive water can be until you go through it. It’s horrible.

[@Lob32City]

Stop buying houses near the beach???

[@kristenevans4557]

@@Lob32City she was in our family home on Anastasia island, not near the beach but near enough to water. Our street would flood in Nor Eastern’s but never coming into the house. I agree houses shouldn’t be built on barrier islands.

[@angeliawest8389]

Please stay safe

[@SomeOne-ji8ny]

Looks TERRIFYING!

[@nenitavillanueva4750]

God bless and protect Tampa and Florida ..💚🙏

[@dzerres]

Why? Not North Carolina or St Petersburg?

[@mdmlivemoments]

@@dzerresas someone who lives in Saint Petersburg my house turned into a roof

[@julieh1815]

OMG Devastating for you 😢 My heart and prayers are with you❤

[@JohnnyCamaro13]

Have to stop replacing building new on the coast

[@joltjolt5060]

Florida is getting bad.

[@kyoakland]

God is mad

[@Mr.FlockaVelly]

It's been this way for Years... Ever since I popped out The womb we Just some hurricane babies

[@kimberlybenedict7823]

I used to live in Bradenton Florida. Living up in Indiana now away from hurricanes.

[@527cami]

Me too lived there 2020 to 2023 directly on the Manatee River beach lifestyle is a real vibe but Hurricane Ian won and I moved out of Florida

[@JanaleMayer]

I miss Bradenton and Florida but I think I'll stay in Indiana too!

[@skinny6950]

Im in indianapolis lol small world

[@debbyvibbert3177]

Just traded hurricane for tornado alley. Good luck.

[@cintowin]

I know this doesn't have to do with this but, Please please don't leave pets behind!

[@happybergner9832]

It SO does have to do with this weather event

[@cintowin]

@@happybergner9832 I meant the posted video

[@H0DLTHED0R]

Too late they're gone

[@aubrie_morgan]

Some people are more concerned with human lives right now.

[@cintowin]

@@aubrie_morgan unfortunately, when you bring a pet into your home as part of your family that is your responsibility as well. It's not too much to ask not to leave them trapped and instead take to shelter if unable to bring them.

[@bethwhite6073]

I'm so sorry for your tremendous loss. So hard to watch this; it seems unreal. I hope life is improving for you going forward; my thoughts are with you - Beth from CT

[@YolaLeelee1201]

I can’t imagine that the people are going again trough this tragedy 😢 May God protect them all 🙏

[@jem6373]

May God bless you all…. Hopefully everyone in your household is safe and unharmed…Stay strong and keep Hod in your heart… thoughts and prayers out to you and to everyone in Florida that was impacted by this horrible storm… 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼❤️

[@SomeOne-ji8ny]

How are the lights still on?

[@happybergner9832]

That's what I wonder

[@robindibble3122]

That's the first question I had... The wet electrical is posing a huge danger! WTF is wrong with people these days? They have sand for brains

[@PhonzieIV]

I’d be worried to stand down there that I wasn’t gonna get a massive shock

[@kyledodson2992]

Florida has a pretty resilient grid system with most of it underground (it’s still underway) but in the last 15-20 years you’d lose power in a tropical storm, now you’ll keep power unless it’s a massive storm or you live away from the bigger cities

[@happybergner9832]

@@kyledodson2992 prayers 🙏 goin up

[@marx4325]

You know about water and electricity right? you might not want to stand in the water at that house

[@piccalillipit9211]

Actually its fine - the lights just go out as it shorts to ground and blows the fuze / trips the breaker

[@Bella_forever_]

They knew enough to stay home on the island

[@loving_lioness3518]

Ikr! Cut the breaker omg

[@robindibble3122]

EXACTLY! 🤦 IF drowning doesn't get you .. electrocution will

[@innavision1920]

Pretty sure that’s only with still water

[@liapalyvou3183]

Ειναι τραγικο τοσοι ανθρωποι να υποφερουν απ τους τυφωνες καθε φορα!! Ευχομαι ο θεος να βοηθησει να ξεπερασουν τις πληγες τους!! Στελνω την προσευχη μου σ ολο τον κοσμο με ολη την δυναμη της ψυχης μου!!απ την ελλαδα με αγαπη !!!!!!!!!

[@mamacarrol5799]

Why did you stay? Praying

[@dianeruiz0721]

I don’t know if these folks are new to Florida, but everyone knows to put hurricane shutters on the windows in a storm or hurricane event!! This is especially true if you live on or near the water. Had they put metal storm shutters on their windows and patio The water would not have blown through the glass that way, inundating the entire house. I hope their insurance company doesn’t give them a problem, because they did not at least try to mitigate the potential loss. This is very sad for these people. 😢

[@wolfthaman241]

Wth u talking about water could still get on 🤡 shutters are for wind

[@gregb124]

Huh? Storm shutters don't waterproof your house.

[@ebonaparte3853]

The water would still have found a way in.

[@fizzimajig]

Yeah, that’s not how that works. The water would get in regardless of shutters.

[@biggiesmalls7939]

What exactly do you think storm shutters do? This house would have encountered the EXACT same flooding regardless of having shutters or not.....

[@dekelly7726]

Definitely would recommend unplugging those electronics and turning off the lights/power. I would not recommend standing in the water since it is full of sea creatures, nasty stuff, debris, germs, bacteria, prasites , viruses, and etc

[@jenniferwhitehead2620]

She maybe standing and filming on the stairs. I am sure she has better sense to walk through that nasty water.

[@Anthony-tb6er]

No one is asking for recommendations, just sharing a video. Mind your business.

[@iansmith2047]

​@@Anthony-tb6erWell this is the comment section, meant for people to write their thoughts, so this space actually isn't for minding one's own business, but rather to comment on the video...

[@johndeach4573]

Snakes and gators in your house.

[@karlareadstheclassics217]

Yikes! Nightmares!!

[@yours2treasure]

Yeah, you don’t not want to be in that water

[@jusletursoulglobaby]

gators and snakes are not in the Gulf of Mexico

[@christy1768]

Pinellas county parks have gators. I lived in Dunedin which was in Pinellas County a little up above coat closer to Tampa Bay area. I didn't have them in my yard, but parks have them! It is on the gulf coast.

[@e.t.8541]

​@@jusletursoulglobaby 🤔Have you ever heard of the FL Everglades! They are fully stocked with alligators and snakes AND.., with all of the ocean coming in and flooding those bogs & marshes.., all of those wetlands are becoming a good bit like an opening into all of the lakes & rivers in Florida! 😐 So, maybe it wasn't like that before? But now? 😮 It is a very dangerous place for any water sports or just living near any body of water! 😳😬

[@CarmenLashuay]

My home town! Praying for quick recovery. Manatee county strong!

[@brunetteordie]

Be thankful that the full force of the waves are not hitting your house and that you still have power.

[@FrancisFabricates]

With that flooding power is dangerous they should have turned it off themselves

[@mar.essa13]

….their house is flooded and you want them to look at the bright side? 😂

[@PopAChoppaDropper]

Like can you just shut up smh

[@brunetteordie]

@@mar.essa13 The house is salvageable.

[@mar.essa13]

@@brunetteordie only if they have the money or insurance to fix it. They might not have either. The situation could be that they have a hospice patient in that home who died due to flooding and they have no money causes of med bills and no insurance. Maybe someone got laid off so they are ultra broke then the hurricane happened. We just don’t know. I understand people should always try to be grateful, however it is extremely tone deaf to not know the specific circumstances of others situations but understand severity of the situation and still tell someone to be grateful. If we are only on the outside looking in then we don’t know how much this has impacted them. For all anyone knows they might be homeless…. But people expect them to what? Be grateful for their life’s getting turned upside down? 99.99% of the time, a person will be devastated when these disasters hit NO MATTER the circumstances and that’s okay. However it’s not okay to be tone deaf to others.

[@lindavanalphen5046]

Absolutely frightening. May God calm the waters as he did in the sea of Galilee 🙏

[@JoeweySanchez-n8f]

😮😢may God 🙏 ALWAYS KEEP everyone safe especially now in Florida

[@Squidward-w2f]

Omg stay safe y’all xx

[@jenniferaljoe-penna5570]

So many millions $$$$$$$$$$ paid for homes yet those homes don't withstand the might

[@love_wins_2218]

I pray you are all safe and your house is still standing. 🙏

[@ElizaPearson-ns5bc]

WOW KEEP SAFE!!¡❤

[@denisewhite5145]

PRAYERS FOR EVERYONE IN FLORIDA ❤

[@dzerres]

save your breath. god is figuring out how to dole out the next disaster.

[@lanarm4942]

I haven't heard from my friend who lives in Bradenton, I really hope she's okay, these videos of Bradenton all look pretty bad.

[@nicoletti345]

Have you heard from her yet?

[@lanarm4942]

@nicoletti345 I have and now she's needing to evacuate for the next storm that's supposed to hit tomorrow. I'm just here wishing for the best outcome, because I want her to have a safe home to return to after hurricane Milton.

[@Sonofawildanimal4241]

THESE STORM SURGES GIVE A NEW MEANING TO WATERFRONT

[@vivusdorwin9165]

God bless you! You are all in our prayers!

[@thatmombielife]

Absolutely insane 😮

[@RobertRencoukas]

When you want to live on the water, you got to pay for it!

[@williamstamper442]

All I can say is don't grab the neutral in your breaker box

[@Blueflower-r7g]

May God protect you!

[@itztheurge]

Yeah, but doesnt prevent it in the first place....right.

[@KyeshiaGaines-wb3ty]

😮 My God that is scary.

[@yoyo8303]

N Very nice thats why i left florida . Imagine the cemeteries.

[@happybergner9832]

Omg.

[@3John-Bishop]

Dirt surfers going for a ride. 😮

[@nicoletti345]

I never even thought about that.

[@happybergner9832]

@@3John-Bishop gross

[@alpha00b7]

Those houses needs to get build at least ten feet up, if you build a home next to water at sea level this is going to happens a lot.

[@cecep7477]

Couldn’t pay me enough to live anywhere in the south.

[@AfterViewInit]

What's going on in Tampa?

[@TammyDeVillier-t4e]

prayes for everone effected

[@katelynlajune9907]

This is insane. . I am so sorry you had to go through this

[@jb22885]

And my best friend wants me to move to Florida,😂😂😂F that I'll stay in NY.

[@aubrie_morgan]

NY will have its tsunami soon enough.

[@Gorts-got-bars]

Why are they recording when in the building?

[@Bandit-core]

Bro this is so crazy my friends and i where at Florida during hurricane season

[@betsybauer7340]

Did you not board up the windows?

[@happyandstuff]

Why do you think you got a house that size for the price you got it? You knew the risk and took the gamble. New game.

[@Thatonemanga]

Imagine a 7 foot alligator climbing up your stairs-

[@IAmDemetriusMatthews]

So glad I can go and visit these places outside of hurricane season, because there isn’t enough money you could offer me to live in a place where this could happen yearly 😂😂😂😂

[@kathyjones4869]

Make sure you write your name and date of birth on your body somewhere!!

[@ebonaparte3853]

That warning was for further north.

[@happybergner9832]

​@@ebonaparte3853God, you say that so casually

[@ebonaparte3853]

@@happybergner9832 It’s terrible, I know.

[@stephenmiley4289]

You cold Kathy!

[@kathyjones4869]

@@stephenmiley4289 this is from the Florida government because of the catastrophic reports of devastation that was about to take place per the weather reports! Nothing cold about stupidity!

[@michaellyons5663]

Just keep building on the water.

[@chieftomahawk7540]

Why aren't people using hurricane windows and doors?

[@jennifersutton3115]

God I know you already placed a spiritual fence around all hurricane victims 🙏❤️

[@yours2treasure]

Is this along the coast?

[@bigjorge863]

Yea

[@Jan-di3in]

So sorry for your losses My heart is in ocean springs Mississippi because I love the gulf coast- but my body is at the top of the Appalachian mountains because hurricanes are the undoing of my inner peace The road ahead for each of us brings unforeseen happiness and change born of our yesterdays 🌹

[@cheryld6558]

I live in Sarasota but more inland. Anyone on the water was warned to evacuate, I’m sure they were Zone A if not B. If there is a surge warning I find it crazy to stick around.

[@susiealamillo5140]

Im so sorry about your home 😢

[@valbrooks2699]

These hurricanes in these states, are NOT by accident. There is a patent on weather manipulation. Patent No. 462,795

[@theone4929]

When you build structures in the ocean, this can be expected

[@jamesfeeney7903]

Never should have been built in the First place!

[@skinny6950]

Im surprised the lights are working an that you would even have them on for risk of electrocution.

[@marilynmonroe1708]

This makes me so sad the thought of losing things that way is sad may god be with all of you

[@stephenwilliams812]

Not cutting power during a flood is even more terrifying.

[@tomasasanchez5786]

God bless you and your family

[@crappo8459]

At least your alive 👍👍

[@H0DLTHED0R]

That's the issue with living in a great state like Fla and those costal cities, is going through Hurricanes, tropical storms, tornados a few times every year, especially major ones like Helene. Prayers to you all. Wowerz! 😮

[@ginger6582]

Could be kerosene laterns, candles burning or flash lights. Shutters should have been up though.

[@gregb124]

Yeah because shutters stop the water from coming in, right?

[@schwubs]

​@gregb124 I think he's talking about the boards people nail up over the windows to prevent the water from breaking the windows which is what happened here.

[@ginger6582]

@@gregb124 No, shutters help to keep the windows from breaking.

[@robindibble3122]

I'm thinking no.. definitely too bright for candles and as far as the rest goes, they have a porch/deck light on and the flooded floor of the house looks to have light... So no to the lamps, kerosene etc.

[@robertnunn3015]

Hope you have flood insurance!

[@pjwesteinde]

Good luck getting flood insurance again 😮

[@robertnunn3015]

@@pjwesteinde . Yes it’s through the government flood program but the prices will she insane . This is common for Florida but not all the other states affected .

[@dontlietome1418]

If you're rich enough to afford it then you're rich enough to have it repaired. Stay safe.

[@ricardodiasadvogadosprevid2231]

Isso foi aqui na Flórida???

[@jeffwaring9404]

I preyed to god that everything and everyone will be ok😢

[@massimookissed1023]

Well, that obviously failed.

[@tombrady4217]

​@@massimookissed1023 Nah it worked. This is what happens when one preys instead of prays.

[@auralopez6736]

Difícil situación, pero nos instalamos muy cerca del mar y nuestro planeta está en constante movimiento. Si hay un culpable...es el ser humano 😢

[@gabriellast.angelo9083]

Heartbreaking to see all the damage and destruction!

[@bradbozarth3235]

Don’t you think you took it too far seriously why do you need a kayak simulator

[@reginafisher9919]

And people want to live in Florida because?!

[@lajundabean6208]

Flooding can be devastating, not only physically but emotionally, too, especially when it affects things that hold meaning. It's hard to see personal items damaged and treated as though they have no value.🙏🏾🙁

[@NuraSeed-k7o]

Bro it is not going to get anywhere because it is going to be 12 feet to 15 or 35

[@Idaho1936]

RICH American Issues... Insurance Claims Denied for living by the Sea or Lakes/Rivers😮

[@MSGill645]

Florida is sending power crews, Louisiana is bringing in supplies. We are praying for y'all! ❤🙏🇺🇲

[@FindYourFree]

how is she calm in her house in those conditions?

[@Utubeisazzho]

She’s standing above the Palme trees

[@elizabethkirstein5791]

Was this today? What zone is this?

[@joncena168]

Still way better than Michigan weather

[@sherrih6187]

Not

[@SuperKirschbluete]

Will insurance cover the cost ? (I don’t live in the us)

[@DDCT11]

I pray yall are safe!!

[@ayoancientone346]

Less than 2 weeks later Milton is coming through so sad. I'm in Tampa the storm is a monster

[@opaqueandbluefrommyphone4339]

Flee for safety- These people “stay in place and record my house getting washed away while I’m INSIDE? Okay! Can’t see any harm in that!” Mother Nature “I’m taking everything and YOU with it”

[@13ZL1]

My heart goes out to these folks.

[@hebneh]

This woman was very fortunate that she had a second floor to take refuge on, but in some places even the second floors were wiped out. You can see multiple homes in drone videos where only the ground floor stilts were still standing, with nothing atop them anymore.

[@SoundAloneband]

I am a pool contractor. Out on the islands of Sarasota everyone's pool pump was submerged in salt water as was a lot of the electrical outside. From Helene then milton a week later. I can't believe the amount of people who think it will just dry out and work again😂. Every single pump is shot. Also the worst place to be standing is in the flood waters..... think about all the live electrical in one floor of a house..... get the hell out of there!!! Why do people do this?

[@stephaniejackson8532]

PRAYING FOR YOU PLS STAY SAFE!!❤❤❤

[@GrisGray7]

This is why I cannot move to fl. 😮😢