CAT 4/5 eyewall winds from Hurricane Maria rip apart Yabucoa, Puerto Rico as eye makes landfall. Roofs ripped off, debris flying, lightning in the intense eyewall, Meteorologists Juston Drake and Simon Brewer measure 926.6 mb minimum central pressure in eye of Maria.
All footage shot during early and late morning darkness and daylight on September 20, 2017 in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico by Meteorologists Juston Drake and Simon Brewer.
Shot Description
1-9. Various shots of extremely high CAT 5 winds in eyewall blowing debris and causing destruction in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico as Hurricane Maria makes landfall
10. shot of ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico from high winds
11-14. various shots of extremely high CAT 5 winds in eyewall from landfalling Hurricane Maria causing destruction in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
15. SHOT OF LIGHTNING in intense eyewall of landfalling CAT 5 Hurricane Maria in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
16 & 17. shots of high CAT 5 eyewall winds from Hurricane Maria blowing debris in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
18. shot of Barometer measuring 926.6 mb minimum central low pressure in eye of CAT 5 Hurricane Maria by Meteorologists Juston Drake and Simon Brewer
19 & 20. funnel clouds on edge of inner eyewall as backside of CAT 5 Hurricane Maria begins to pound downtown Yabucoa, Puerto Rico following passage of the calm eye
21-26. shots of blowing debris and destruction in downtown Yabucoa, Puerto Rico as backside eyewall of CAT 5 Hurricane Maria pounds city
27. pushed-in shot of ROOF ripped off building in downtown Yabucoa
28-33. shots of blowing debris and high winds ripping apart downtown Yabucoa
34. large window ripped from building from high eyewall winds in downtown Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
Stringer: Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
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Footage from Saint Thomas, US Virgin Island of the aftermath and recovery efforts.
B-Roll footage and interviews with local residents about the storm and the recovery efforts.
Nearly a foot of rain from Hurricane Irma caused extensive fresh-water flooding in the Lehigh Acres suburb of Ft. Myers FL. Shots of flooded vehicles, people wading in deep water, traffic driving through flood waters, and some wind damage to structures.
Shot Description
SHOT 1: A man tries to bail water out of his flooded vehicle.
SHOT 2: Telephoto shot of traffic driving down flooded roads in Ft Myers FL.
SHOT 3: A few people wading through knee-high water in the streets of Ft. Myers FL.
SHOT 4-5: A gas station awning destroyed by Irma’s intense winds.
SHOT 6: A flooded pickup truck in Ft. Myers FL.
SHOT 7: A man sits in his stalled-out vehicle among flood waters in Ft. Myers FL.
SHOT 8: A flooded business front on Lee Blvd in Ft. Myers FL.
SHOT 9: Two flooded vehicles in a parking lot on Lee Blvd in Ft. Myers FL.
SHOT 10: Flooded street signs and mailboxes along a street in Ft. Myers FL.
Hurricane Irma’s core rain bands approaching Punta Gorda FL. Various shots of intense winds, rain and blowing sea spray, along with some minor damage to buildings.
Shot Description
SHOT 1: Shot of winds beginning to tear the shingles off a building.
SHOT 2: Distant palms bending in the wind amidst blowing sea spray.
SHOT 3: Distant shot of intense winds and sea spray on the Punta Gorda causeway bridge.
SHOT 4: Shot of palm trees with blowing spray going across the sidewalk.
SHOT 5: Intense wind and rain bands blow past a couple of vehicles parked on the road.
SHOT 6: Shot from inside a parking garage stairwell as the wind blows in, creating an incredible sound.
SHOt 7: Some minor roof damage to a building in downtown Punta Gorda.
SHOT 8: A tree snapped in half by the strong winds.
SHOT 9: A restaurant sign blowing around in the strong winds.
SHOT 10-13: Various shots of strong winds and blowing palm trees on city streets of Punta Gorda.
Hurricane Irma hitting Key West and Marathon. Multi-remote cameras catch four boats drifting out to sea in Irma and wind & storm surge hitting Key West and Marathon.
Shot Description
1) Wide shot of Irma pounding Mallory Square with a boat drifting offshore in distance.
2) Massive wave action in the Key West channel between Mallory Square and Sunset Key.
3,4,5) Three shots of boat drifting out to sea in storm.
6,7) Two shots of Irma pounding Marathon FL.
8,9) Two shots of two sailboats drifting out to sea in storm.
10) Wind and rain at Front and Duval street, Key West.
11,12) Surge pounding Southern Most Beach pier.
13) Timelapse at Mallory Square catching another boat drifting out to sea.
14) Night shot of storm hitting at Front and Duval street.
Huge swells crash over seawalls and wash onto roads as the beginnings of a massive storm surge rise in Key West FL with approach of Hurricane Irma. Shots pedestrians, high winds, some tree damage debris, and other various shots in Key West.
All footage shot during morning daylight in Key West FL on September 9, 2017 by Meteorologists Juston Drake and Simon Brewer
Shot Description
1. shot of winds blowing flags and trees at National Weather Service Office in Key West
3-5. pushed-in shots of agitated seas along Key West FL coast
6-7. shots of massive waves crashing against Key West seawall
8-18. shots of surge water washing onto highway in Key West FL
19. various shots of massive waves crashing over seawalls in Key West FL
20-21 . pushed-in shot of vehicle driving through flooded road with large waves crashing in background at the “Southern Most Point Buoy”
22. shots of high winds blowing palm trees in Key West FL
23. shot of vehicles driving around tree branch in roadway in Key West
24. shot of car driving in high winds
25. shot of a resident rooster keeping watch over Key West
26. shot of 2 men riding bikes in high winds with blowing debris in Key West
27. shot of “Key West Evacuation Sign”
28 & 29. shots of beginning of US Route 1 in Key West with rainy feeder band hitting area
Waterspouts south of Key West from outer edge storms from CAT 5 Hurricane Irma. Shots of evacuated and shuttered Florida Keys. Shots of final sunset over Key West before monster hurricane strikes. Shots of 1935 Labor Day Hurricane Memorial containing the remains of many victims of the most powerful hurricane to strike the United States on Islamorada with hurricane flags in the background.
All footage shot during evening daylight and darkness on September 8, 2017 over several Florida Keys including Islamorada, Marathon, and Key West by Meteorologists Juston Drake and Simon Brewer
Shot Description
1-5. various shots of waterspouts and parent thunderstorm from outer edges of Hurricane Irma south of Key West FL
6. POV driving shot of empty HWY 1 causeway looking west toward end of Florida Keys before landfall of Hurricane Irma
7-9. shots of vehicles parked along HWY 1 along edge of causeways to protect from coming storm surge over the Florida Keys
10. “Hurricane” sign at boarded shop in Marathon FL
11. tattered Hurricane flags over Marathon FL
12. “Screw you Irma”, “We are Marathon strong” signs in Marathon FL over business
13. driving shot of boarded and shuttered homes and businesses in Key West FL
14. “Be Gentle Irma” painted on boarded restaurant in Key West FL
15 & 16. shots of boarded and shuttered shops on famous Duval Street in heart of Old Town Key West FL
17 & 18. storm and palm trees with final sunset before Hurricane Irma slams Key West FL
19-22. various shots of boarded Key West at night with several locals staying to ride out the storm on Duval Street
23-28. various shots of the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane Memorial, which is also a tomb for many of the storm’s victims on Islamorada FL. This was the strongest hurricane to ever hit the United States.
Video of the first impacts of Hurricane Irma and tropical storm force winds and large waves hitting the capital city of Nassau Bahamas
Shot Description
Clip 1 Waves crashing on the shoreline
Clip 2-3 Waves crashing over a dock
Clip 4 Waves and palm trees blowing
Clip 5 Long shot of the trees blowing with the dock in the distance
Clip 6 Palm trees blowing
Clip 7 Light house and waves
Clip 8 Wide long shot of the Atlantis Resort with pull back in the wind to the coast.
Clip 9 Waves at the beach pull back to show the whole area with the Atlantis Resort in the back ground.
Clip 10 Palm trees blowing in the wind.
Clip 11 Red Flag blowing in the wind
Clip 12 13 Waves and beach cabanas with pull back shot
Clip 14 Waves
Clip 15 Trees
Video of hundreds of miles of traffic of people leaving hurricane Irma. Shots of lines of people waiting to fill gas tanks with fuel. Sound with a traveler leaving southern Florida.
Shot Description
shot 1 tight traffic evac
shot 2 tight cars in line
shot 3 boat on trailer
shot 4 sign
shot 5 wide of traffic
shot 6 tight traffic
shot 7 telephoto of cars in line
shot 8 family with dogs
shot 9 turnpike backup
shot 10 wide shot of traffic
shot 11 moving shot of traffic
shot 12 wide of gas station
shot 13 traffic lines
shot 14 girl at pump
shot 15 tight of pump
shot 16 follow handle to tank
shot 17 low angle pump
shot 18 wide cars
shot 19 lines
shot 20 intv Robert Randall Fort Meyers
SID: John Haxby
Residents and Businesses prepare for Hurricane Irma by boarding up. People wait in line for gas. Tourists take last minute photos at the Southern Most Point
Shot Description
Sloppy Joe’s with workers in BKGD.
CU of workers boarding up a Store on Duval Street.
CU of Saw cutting Plywood
Workers Boarding up a Bar on duval.
Owners boarding up a Gallery on duval.
Lone tourist rolling suitcase down Duval Street
tourists getting last minute shots of Southernmost Point before evacuating
House Boat in Key West being Boarded up
Long Traffic lines as people begin to leave
Long wait times as Gas station
Houses being Boarded up in Key West
B-roll and SOTs of people stocking up at Home Depot in Key West before Irma arrives.
Shot Description
W/M/T of truck being loaded with Plywood.
Shopping Carts filled with Supplies
Truck being loaded with Huricane Shutters
SUV being loaded with Water
SOT with water guy
Cart filled with Supplies and being loaded into a van
SOT with Couple
Hot Dog Vendor
SOT with Hot Dog Vendor
Truck being Loaded with Plywood
SOT with Plywood Guy
SOT with guy who has Plywood in his car.