15ft Storm Surge Washes Away Homes in Ft. Myers Beach - Hurricane Ian

Our surge probe captured the heartbreaking evolution of a massive storm surge in Ft. Myers Beach, FL.

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[MaxOlsonChasing]

Just Released - View the entire RAW 10 hours of storm surge footage captured by the probe.

[MaxOlsonChasing]

UPDATE - We have confirmed via family that the people who were staying in this house at the time of the storm somehow were able to make it out alive even after floating away. We are still getting details and I'll try and post more specific updates but I just wanted everyone to know the good news.

[JamesBond-uzdm]

This should be shown to everyone who lives in a Hurricane prone area. The storm surge is hard to describe in words. This video shows how deadly it truly is.

[michaelsmalley]

I live about 7 miles inland from Fort Myers Beach, and the storm surge was about knee deep(I'm 6ft tall) at our apartment complex. The next morning when the water had receded, you can see all of the abandoned cars in the middle of the road from the storm surge. This is a day that I will never forget for as long as I live.

[MB]

I lived through many hurricanes, but this is the worst destruction I'v ever seen.Many people died during that footage, you can't really think of that your house is being taken down by 15' raging surge and filled with water into the ceiling withiing minutes.. terrifying !! This is the best video capture ever !

[TheDebrisBall]

ARE YOU KIDDING
Some of the best hurricane footage ever captured. I don’t know that I can name another video that better captures the ferocity of catastrophic storm surge. Excellent work as always Max!

[designchik]

My God. You HEAR about storm surge, and you READ about storm surge, but it’s still hard to imagine if you’ve never seen it up close like victims of a hurricane have. This is absolutely stunning and terrifying. 😳

[JustinJamesOGuinn]

I'm blessed that I don't live in hurricane areas but I do feel a tremendous amount of pain for those who live in those areas and have lost their homes and families. This truly shows you how dangerous it is.

[Vixxen___]

We’re new to Florida and had a little bit of power outages in our area. My 8 year old was complaining and so I showed him this video to help him understand how lucky we are to still have our home standing. Power outages are nothing compared to what happened to so many peoples homes. My heart breaks for those who were most affected by this hurricane😞

[Rhi_wx]

Holy crap this footage is unreal! This is absolutely insane, hard to fathom that amount of storm surge. So glad you guys made it out safe! My thoughts are with Florida right now

[DENAY]

I grew up in Ft Myers and OMG I am glad I moved away. God bless all that went through this. 💯🙏

[MaxOlsonChasing]

Check out the full documentary about this probe and the family in the house now available.

[leoyork]

This is the first I have seen storm surge demonstrated so well. That was pretty scary. Thank you!

[lbocc]

This is absolutely terrifying. Its not just flooding, it’s a full on raging ocean 😭

[oldiesmusic]

Absolutely breathtaking and very tragic at the same time. We live in North Port and we share our grief to what happened in Ft. Myers too. Such a devastating hurricane!

[davidrollins]

Thanks to this video, I have a whole new respect for the term storm surge. Hard to believe that many did not evacuate.

[LadyVex]

I'm a native Floridian and people always downplay hurricanes and don't fully grasp their destruction. You can lose everything including your life in split seconds. The aftermath is also very dangerous. I've been thru many storms and its hard to comprehend the strength and devastation while its happening. This video is crazy! Great job and stay safe!

[paulholzapfel]

I have experienced two class 5, two class 4 and numerous class 1, 2 and 3 hurricanes. I have tried desperately, (with little success), to explain to people over the years of what is capable during one of these monster storms. It's not just the wind, but even more destructive at times, is the storm surges of walls of water. This is the best example of what I have witnessed myself and perhaps this can be used to educate others. Bravo to Max Olson and all who are all to be commended for their foresight in capturing such dramatic documentary footage! Thanks!

[jennpenn]

Thank you for allowing me to share this with our clients. Everyone needs to see how much damage Hurricane can cause. You do amazing work...stay safe!

[robh]

That video should be broadcast before every future hurricane as a testament to what can (and will) go wrong.