BRITS React to the Top 10 Worst US Hurricanes

BRITS React to the 10 worst Hurricanes in U.S history.

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[madisonwooden]

I’ve heard a lot of non-American’s talk about how their houses would last because their brick, but on the contrary, most Europeans don’t experience the magnitude of weather we experience every year. There’s brick homes here, but nothing can stop anything that’s a category 5 or a tornado that’s an EF5.

[HistoryNerd]

What some people who aren't accustomed to hurricanes don't fully grasp is that, even though wind is how it's measured, that is not the biggest risk. It is the flooding that is caused by the wind pushing the ocean(known as storm surge.) That has many second-order effects as well such as diseases caused by ocean microbes pushed onto land, cars being pushed into buildings, as well as the obvious problems of wind and water. I grew up in Virginia and live in the Midwest now but, even though tornadoes worry me more due to the short notice you get and the time to prepare you don't get, hurricanes are infinitely worse and I'm glad to no longer have to deal with them.

[Wvan]

I was going into my junior year of high school when Harvey hit us in here in Houston. I can still remember it vividly. It rained heavily for what felt like forever. We were the lucky ones. Water only got to halfway up our driveway. Others around us weren't as lucky. Most lost everything. Months and months afterwards it was just carnage. Whole neighborhoods flooded and huge piles of everything people owned were destroyed and placed in front of shells of homes. Lots of hours of volunteer work filled those days for me. Lots of rescuing farm animals around who were trapped in water. I will never forget it.

[StackRunItUp]

I’ve never seen this guys videos but he’s great at journalism

[carktheshark]

I’m glad Irma got an honorable mention. Born in raised in North Florida, I’ve never really had to worry about hurricanes but I moved to Central Florida in 2014, where it was a much bigger deal. Irma was the only one to frighten me as a teen, since we had to shelter in a church and the electricity had been knocked out. The wind made it sound like there were huge fist banging on the roof and that went on until about 2-4 in the morning. I didn’t sleep to well that night lol

[ChasYoshi]

On Day 4 without power or internet here in Upstate South Carolina. Thanks Helene!

[Sky-ng]

“Have you noticed all the worst ones are female names” “yeah that’s the point” i’m dead lol 😂

[alfieholmes]

I love Galveston!! I know it ain’t pretty but being from Houston, Galveston will always have a place in my heart

[frankisfunny]

A hurricane can hit as a category 2 (of 5 rating), that's just going to do some damage. The worst part is if it slows down. That's where the rain just keep coming, which leads to torrential flooding. Like a Hurricane Camille, and Agnes.

[Grimm-UGA]

Watching this after sheltering from Helene in Athens. The eye was right next to us. 😂 great vid!

[Longhauler]

Hurricane Andrew was the first hurricane I experienced while living in Miami. I was like 7 or 8 years old. I still remember most of it and being without power for two weeks.

Hurricane Helene, the storm that hit us last night, made a good part of Interstate 40 on the Tennessee/North Carolina state line collapse due to so much flooding. She's been creating a huge mess.

[jeffreyphipps]

When a hurricane goes over Lake Okeechobee in Florida, it will pick up power because the lake is warm water.

[Ctkarek]

Hurricane Andrew was a category 5 hurricane that made landfall in Homestead, Florida on August 24th. The reason it is stuck so firmly in my memory is that all that early morning, my mom, two brothers and I, spent a sleepless night, occasionally watching news coverage as we kept vigil at my dad’s bedside on the morning that he died. Though hundreds of miles away and safe, that devastation and turmoil seemed to mirror the inner struggles we were all experiencing as we waited for that last breath. Forever etched in my heart.

[williammunson]

It's been 19 years since Katrina and there are still boarded up, abandoned houses in the New Orleans area.

[pacmon]

Nope. Brick isn't going to stop any of this.

[DravenCrowe]

I’m from Lake Charles Louisiana and Hurricane Laura was a big deal for us, it rocked our city and changed the landscape

[jueneturner]

Another one to add to the list just happened: Helene went inland and destroyed towns, villages, and lakes. Affected electricity in more than 10 States. People dead and missing in places that never experience anything more from hurricanes than high wind, rain, and flooding in low places. Horrendous!

[JEFFwasHERE...]

17:35 im from Gulfport on that map. Katrina was insane. I'm surprised to not see Hurricane Andrew on this list.

[T.L.]

We went through Camille and Katrina. What killed us was the water. We had a 30 foot surge on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and the east portion of Biloxi was demolished by that! The Gulf went OVER the city, and the bay merged with the Gulf. So, we had Gators in the Gulf and sharks in the Bay.

However, the city of Waveland was completely destroyed! We asked the National Guard about the news and they told us it was GONE!
Katrina was the first huhurricane we've ever left and went to Atlanta. When we returned, we wanted to see the beach. Talked my way into going down there! It was terrible. 3 and 4 cars piled up between houses. Barges moved on Top of Houses, miles away from where they were docked! And, because of the devastation a lot of our Elderly residents passed away, because there was no hope left.
Truly tragic.

Helene is still doing major damage in N.Carolina and Tennessee. Simply amazing!

[firefighterchick]

A lot of homes in states like Florida are CBS(concrete/block/stucco)for the reasons you guys talked about.
A lot also have impact-resistant windows and doors and metal roofs.