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Nevilledog

(55,142 posts) Wed Sep 28, 2022, 02:08 PM Sep 2022

RARE first person view of storm surge. This camera is 6 feet off the ground in Ft. Meyers [View all]

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*RARE* first person view of storm surge. This camera is 6 feet off the ground on Estero Blvd in Fort Myers Beach, FL. Not sure how much longer it keeps working. You’ll see it live only on ⁦@weatherchannel⁩ #Ian

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*RARE* first person view of storm surge. This camera is 6 feet off the ground in Ft. Meyers [View all] Nevilledog Sep 2022 OP

Wow. That's a lot of water.Like a River runs through it Walleye Sep 2022 #1

It Faux pas Sep 2022 #2

Hard to believe anyone would volunteer to stay there during this SheltieLover Sep 2022 #3

One good reason I'll never live there. Give me the snow. lindysalsagal Sep 2022 #4

Me either! SheltieLover Sep 2022 #21

I always thought the lizards were cute. And armadillos. Keep the coral snakes, pythons and gators. Evolve Dammit Sep 2022 #23

Eeeeeewwwww! SheltieLover Sep 2022 #29

but they're little (mostly..)! Evolve Dammit Sep 2022 #42

And with a go-pro on their newdayneeded Sep 2022 #22

😱 SheltieLover Sep 2022 #24

Interesting, and further proof that I will NEVER want to live in Florida FakeNoose Sep 2022 #5

I'll stay in Michigan DownriverDem Sep 2022 #9

I'll stick to western NY where we get blizzards wnylib Sep 2022 #26

You have to be a renter in Florida The Jungle 1 Sep 2022 #6

Having reporters there DownriverDem Sep 2022 #7

The stuff of nightmares. mia Sep 2022 #8

Some more BumRushDaShow Sep 2022 #10

And there's no way to know what else is IN the water. calimary Sep 2022 #40

Naples - Vanderbilt Beach BumRushDaShow Sep 2022 #11

Will the people in the tall buildings be ok? Why didn't they leave yesterday? Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #13

They probably wouldn't have power BumRushDaShow Sep 2022 #35

Omg! SheltieLover Sep 2022 #27

When the other side of the eyewall moves through BumRushDaShow Sep 2022 #36

Wrong Italian name for the city. wnylib Sep 2022 #28

Well both Naples are on the SW coasts of their peninsulas BumRushDaShow Sep 2022 #38

Well, that's nightmarish. sarge43 Sep 2022 #12

Lived in FL for almost 4yrs Roc2020 Sep 2022 #14

Part of me wants so badly - but knows it would be wrong b/c lives are in danger - to tell Gov NullTuples Sep 2022 #15

That's some frightening shit. Tom Yossarian Joad Sep 2022 #16

Shark! Nevilledog Sep 2022 #17

Sharknado? Tom Yossarian Joad Sep 2022 #19

That is wild. crickets Sep 2022 #37

Indeed. My best friend is firmly in the climate change-denier category. calimary Sep 2022 #18

I'd also have to think this friend is in the reality-denier category. Tom Yossarian Joad Sep 2022 #20

Maybe people will start leaving FL . Kaleva Sep 2022 #25

Not surprising that it is the worst that guy has seen in 40 years. wnylib Sep 2022 #31

Hell yeah! I'd give that witness a LOT of credibility. calimary Sep 2022 #39

My aunt and uncle in Bonita Springs just south of Fort Meyers said its frightening there now. honest.abe Sep 2022 #30

The West Idaho desert is looking pretty good today Zambero Sep 2022 #32

the Weather Channel has some great clips on their twitter IcyPeas Sep 2022 #33

That's Brutal! ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #34

Tampa Bay resident...so far so good Mozeltov Cocktail Sep 2022 #41