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Strong feeder bands, heavy rain, gusty winds, and large swells begin hitting Matagorda, TX as Tropical Storm Nicholas moves toward this coastal community.

All footage shot in/near Matagorda, TX and greater Houston Metro area during afternoon daylight on September 13, 2021 by Meteorologist Simon Brewer

Clip Description

1-11. various shots of strong Tropical Storm Nicholas feeder band dumping heavy rain and gusty winds near Matagorda, TX

12 & 13. gusty winds blowing sand on dunes and beach as Nicholas closes in on Matagorda, TX

14-18. various shots of large frothy swells and central dense overcast as Tropical Storm Nicholas moves toward Matagorda, TX

19 & 20. heavy rain and gusty winds as Nicholas moves toward Matagorda, TX

21 & 22. electronic Houston Metro area sign warning of approaching Tropical Storm

SID: Simon Brewer

Complete News Archive Footage For Licensing.

Archive footage of Hurricane Ida in Houma, LA. Timecoded footage of the impacts of Hurricane Ida on the area.

To license this footage, visit StormChasingVideo.com

Almost 20 minutes of raw news video clips from around the Golden Meadow, LA area where catastrophic Hurricane Ida hit the area hard on Sunday.

This raw footage is being uploaded to help residents and family of residents see the area and what is left and what is destroyed.

This is all aftermath footage from the Golden Meadow, Galliano and Cut Off Louisiana area from our crew before they left the area today.

Flooding damage from the storm surge. Multiple structures severely damaged. Fishing vessels capsized. and lots of commercial and residential buildings heavily damaged from the wind ripping roofs off with debris everywhere.
Shot Description

#hurricane
#hurricaneida
#goldenmeadow
#cat4
#category4
#hurricanes
#lawx

SID: Michael Gordon

New news footage just out of Golden Meadow, LA where catastrophic Hurricane Ida hit the area hard on Sunday. Aftermath footage from the Golden Meadow, Galliano and Cut Off Louisiana.

Flooding damage from the storm surge. Multiple structures severely damaged. Fishing vessels capsized. and lots of commercial and residential buildings heavily damaged from the wind ripping roofs off with debris everywhere.
Shot Description

Almost 10 minutes of aftermath footage from the Golden Meadow, LA area showing the total destruction of the area after Hurricane Ida.

#hurricane
#hurricaneida
#goldenmeadow
#cat4
#category4
#hurricanes
#lawx

SID: Michael Gordon

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Breaking News Video – ‘Eye’ and vicious ‘Eyewall’ of CAT 4 Hurricane Ida rips over Lockport, LA:
roofs ripped from homes, debris hitting homes, branches ripped from trees, utility poles toppled, destroyed homes, and 939.8 mb pressure measurement in calm eye.

All footage shot during afternoon and evening daylight on August 29, 2021 in/near Lockport, LA by Meteorologist Simon Brewer
Shot Description

1. roof ripped from home

2. roof and debris tossed into adjacent homes

3. utility poles overcome by high winds in eyewall

4 & 5. branches ripped from trees

6. turbulent low clouds and high winds of eyewall

7-15. various shots of high damaging eyewall winds slamming Lockport, LA

16-26. various shots of heavily damaged neighborhoods in Lockport, LA

27. barometer measuring 939.8 millibar minimum central pressure in calm eye of CAT 4 Hurricane Ida in Lockport, LA

28. radar image showing our location in eye of Ida in Lockport, LA

29 & 30. cows on highway stressed by backside of hurricane near Lockport, LA

SID: Simon Brewer Juston Drake

Hurricane Ida various wind shots (Houma, LA)
Shot Description

1. Car and shredded metal entrance.

2. Cemetery shot.

3. Tree tearing apart.

4. People standing in wind.

5. Debris in street and strong gusts.

6. Water pouring and sheet metal.

7. Strong winds, roof damage, building (Govt Center).

8. Near Whiteout.

SID: CHRISTOPHER COLLURA

Breaking News Video of the initial impacts near Raceland, LA, including high winds, building damage, and tree damage, before the inner eyewall of Category 4 Hurricane Ida comes ashore.
Shot Description

1. Large pine tree blowing on top of a house in Morgan City.
2. Palm trees blowing in the increasing winds.
3. Strong winds blowing tree debris across the road.
4. Traffic lights blowing in the strong winds.
5-6. Signs blowing/damaged in the strong winds.
7. Strong winds and sideways rain blowing tree debris toward homes.
8. Shingles coming off of a church.
9. Large tree branch blocking a neighborhood road.
10. Power line sparking and shingles flying off the church roof.
11. Hurricane evacuation sign and strong winds.
12-14. Lettering of a business getting ripped apart by strong winds and debris.

SID: Trey Greenwood

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Breaking News Video of the eye wall of Hurricane Ida hitting Golden Meadow, LA.

Footage from Meteorologist Simon Brewer and Juston Drake.
Shot Description

00:00 Meteorologist Juston Drake taking wind measurements in the eye wall of Hurricane Ida.

00:08 Roof of a home being ripped off.

00:19 Roof of a building being ripped off.

00:34 Extreme Winds.

00:42 Winds blowing over utility lines.

00:54 Debris in the road near the Days Inn.

SID: Simon Brewer
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Funnel overhead and storm in New Ulm. Tree damage and Flooding in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota.
Shot Description

0:00 Funnel overhead
0:14 Shelf cloud/storm overtaking
0:27 Wind and rain
0:38 Large tree branch blocking road
0:47 Payloader clearing trees from street
1:05 Implements flooded with sunset

SID: Jarrod Schoenecker

Residents and businesses in Morgan City, LA, prepare for high winds and flooding as significant Hurricane Ida approaches the Gulf Coast on August 28, 2021.
Shot Description

1. Heavy evacuation traffic exiting Morgan City on Highway 90.
2. Lines at a gas station in Morgan City as residents try to fill up before gas runs out.
3-6. Various tight and wide shots of business boarded up in Morgan City.
7. Sand bags at the front door of a business in Morgan City.
8-15. More shots of businesses with windows boarded up in Morgan City.
16-18. Tight shots of business owners boarding up windows in Morgan City.

SID: Trey Greenwood

Anniversary highlights and review of the Dalton, MN EF4 Tornado by Melanie Metz.

Drone footage of the devastating aftermath from the tornado in Tropical Storm Claudette.

Footage shows the tell tail signs of a small but fast moving tornado in the band of the tropical storm.
Shot Description

Various drone clips of the aftermath from Brewton, AL.

SID: Michael Gordon

Here is a compilation of some of the highlights of the amazing spring storm chasing season to highlight the work of our amazing team of professional severe weather videographers.

00:00 – 01:29 Lockett, TX Brandon Sullivan
01:30 – 04:24 Crowell, TX Melanie Metz
04:25 – 06:00 Kit Carson, CO Melanie Metz
06:01 – 07:19 Kit Carson, CO Trevor Cokley
07:20 – 08:29 Benjamin, TX Connor Healey
08:30 – 10:31 Jackson, MS Trey Greenwood
10:32 – 12:38 Springfield, IL Trey Greenwood
12:39 – 13:42 Brookville, KS Simon Brewer
13:43 – 15:59 Appleton, MN Melanie Metz
16:00 – 18:04 Sudan, TX Brandon Sullivan
18:05 – 20:27 Forsan, TX Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
20:28 – 21:10 Colorado Springs, CO Trevor Cokley
21:11 – 26:21 Punkin Center, CO Trevor Cokley
26:22 – 26:45 Akron, CO Brandon Sullivan
26:46 – 29:35 Selden, KS Christopher Collura
29:36 – 36:00 Selden, KS Trey Greenwood
36:01 – 38:37 Deerfield, KS Melanie Metz
38:38 – 39:29 Spearman, TX Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
39:30 – 53:18 Benkelman, NE Tim Baker
53:19 – 56:17 Hays, KS Brandon Clark
56:18 – 56:54 Gruver, TX Justin Teague
56:55 – 1:00:31 Oberlin, KS Melanie Metz
1:00:32 – 1:03:20 Roswell, NM Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
1:03:21 – 1:05:19 Kim, CO Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
1:05:20 – 1:07:49 Dexter, NM Simon Brewer & Juston Drake

Full chase from first tornado forming near Benkelman and following it northeast as it drops multiple multi-vortex tornadoes and various shapes and sizes.
Shot Description
Benkelman Nebraska tornado beings to form ½ mile from town
3 miles northeast of Benkelman Nebraska tornado continues strengthening
Rapid motion in multi-vortex tornado
3 miles tornado widens and strengthens with 2nd tornado splitting from first.
Car races along the side of the tornado as it gets wider
Car races along the side of the tornado on mud road
Tornado gets taller and tighter
Tornado with visible debris and sun lite side while 2nd tornado forms and goes in front of it barely misses house
3 rd tornado forms next to roped out old one
Tornado continues to strengthen and change shape and sizes.
Now Rapid motion in multi-vortex tornado
Tornado now one as it tightens up and strengthens
Tornado video ends as a stout tornado with debris with debris

SID: Timothy Baker

Multiple tornadoes form near Benkelman Nebraska and move north over farm land.
Shot Description

Benkelman Nebraska tornado beings to form ½ mile from town
3 miles northeast of Benkelman Nebraska tornado continues strengthening
3 miles tornado widens and strengthens with 2nd tornado splitting from first.
Car races along the side of the tornado as it gets wider
Car races along the side of the tornado on mud road
Tornado gets taller and tighter
Tornado with visible debris and sun lite side while 2nd tornado forms and goes in front of it barely misses house
New tornado forms in field
Tornado continues to strengthen
Tornado now stout with debris

SID: Timothy Baker

Footage from a 360 Virtual Reality camera mounted on top of Connor Healey’s truck of the tornadic supercell that tracked across north-central Texas and produced softball sized hail and a few tornadoes.

The following video is from near Benjamin, Texas of a multi-vortex tornado and hail falling.

Part one of our series showcasing intense tornadoes. This is part of our new direction to bring more longer format and entertaining content from all of our older news clips along with some of our more recent news clips.

Tornadoes included in this video:
July 14th 2003 Searles, MN by Melanie Metz & Peggy Willenberg
August 24th 2006 Nicollet, MN by Melanie Metz & Peggy Willenberg
April 14th 2012 Lyons, KS by Melanie Metz & Peggy Willenberg
May 18th 2013 Rozel, KS by Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
May 19th, 2013 Shawnee, OK by Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
May 31st, 2013 El Reno, OK by Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
May 31st, 2013 El Reno, OK by Brandon Sullivan
June 18th, 2014 Huron, SD by Doug Kiesling
June 17th, 2014 Coleridge, NE by Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
June 16th, 2014 Pilger, NE by Terry Cook
May 24th, 2016 Dodge City, KS by Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
June 12th, 2017 Bayard, NE by Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
May 28th, 2018 Eastern CO by Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
June 19th, 2018 Eastern CO by Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
December 1st, 2018 Havana, IL by Simon Brewer
July 8th, 2020 Dalton, MN by Melanie Metz ( @MelanieMetzStormChasing )
March 17th, 2021 Morvin, AL by Trey Greenwood
March 17th, 2021 Tuscaloosa, AL by Simon Brewer

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New raw footage from the drone at sunrise showing the devastation and destruction around Newnan, GA. Video shows destroyed houses and the extensive damage to the High School.
Shot Description

Various drone shots of the aftermath of the tornado in Newnan, GA

SID: Michael Gordon

Video Overview from Shot-Sheet

Large rain-wrapped tornado over rural area southwest of Roxboro, NC during another big day of severe weather.
This is the same supercell storm, which produced a tornado near Burlington, NC earlier.

All footage shot during evening daylight on March 18, 2021 near Roxboro, NC by Meteorologist Simon Brewer
Shot Description

1. Large wall cloud southwest of Roxboro, NC

2-5. various shots of large, rain-wrapped tornado southwest of Roxboro, NC

6. edge of wall cloud crossing road

7-9. dramatic gust front crossing overhead from tornadic storm near Roxboro, NC

10-13. various shots of tornadic storm east of Roxboro, NC

14. lightning after dark from tornado-warned storm

SID: Simon Brewer

Late season winter storm dropped 6-10 inches of heavy wet snow on Southern, MN.
Shot Description

Footage from around Steele County, MN of numerous vehicles that crashed and heavy snow.

Snow continues across the Front Range with Blizzard conditions trapping vehicles along I-25.
Shot Description

1. Wrecker stuck in ditch
2. Wrecker in ditch
3. Car in ditch
4. Snow Plow
5. Jeep pulls car out of snow on I-25 on ramp at Highway119
6. Semi waits out the storm
7. Car in ditch of I-25 N bound
8. Car in ditch I-25
9. Car in ditch I-25
10. Car stuck in snow on main street Longmont
11. Car stuck in alley
12. Truck stuck at taco truck
13. Man walks down snowy street
14. Shoveling man
15. Close-up shoveling man
16. Branch down in parking lot
17. Branch down in parking lot vertical pan
18. Snow plow in bank parking lot
19. Dollar General closed due to weather
20. Closed due to weather
21. Wacky, waving, inflatable arm tube man
22. Wacky, waving, inflatable arm tube man … close-up
23. Abandoned house in country
24. Snow with stop sign
25. Blowing snow under overpass
26. Blowing snow
27. Blowing snow
28. Blowing snow above overpass
29. Snowy intersection
30. Snow man
31. Woman walking dog down snowy street

SID: Terrence Cook

Violent tornado west of Happy, TX topples cell tower, flips a semi on I-27, and snaps power poles.
Shot Description

Opening shots of wedge tornado in progress west of Happy, TX with damage shots after.

SID: Tornadoes Kick Media

B-Roll footage from StormChasingVideo.com Stringer Brian Barnes, an American freelance journalist that was in Otsuchi, Japan when the historic earthquake happened and the record breaking Tsunami as it hit the coast.

Footage includes the escape from the Otsuchi harbor and video of the Tsunami coming into the harbor. Footage ends with aftermath footage shot on a 2011 era smart phone of the aftermath and self interview the next day as they walk out of the destroyed town.

00:00 – Earthquake Hits and ground is shaking.

00:25 – Escaping the city for higher ground.

03:41 – Tsunami hits the coast of Otsuchi, Japan.

09:15 – Aftermath footage from the day of the Tsunami 3/11/2011

09:46 – Someone using the Public Address speaker on a fire truck to call for help,

10:35 – Brian Barnes giving a recap of the days events.

11:55 – The day after the earthquake and tsunami where Brian walks out of the ruins of the destroyed town and talks about what he saw and what is happening.

SID: Brian Barnes

An intense snow storm hit the North Metro area of Minneapolis, MN this morning, causing slippery roads, slow traffic and stuck vehicles. Snow plows, tow trucks and shovels came out today in Maple Grove. The heavy, wet snow was difficult to shovel but made for good snowmen.
Shot Description

00:00 – 00:22 – Police on the scene of a truck stuck in the shoulder of snowy roads.
00:22 – 00:29 – SUV being hauled onto a tow truck on the side of Hwy 169 near Champlin, MN
00:29 – 00:35 – Van being carried on a tow truck on I-94 near Maple Grove, MN
00:35 – 00:44 – SUV stuck on the shoulder of Hwy 169 with emergency blinkers on near Champlin, MN
00:44 – 00:52 – Snow Plows clearing I-94 near Maple Grove, MN
00:52 – 01:03 – Snow Plow clearing a parking lot in Maple Grove, MN off of Hemlock Lane.
01:03 – 01:15 – Snow falling on cars in the parking lot in Maple Grove, MN
01:15 – 01:24 – Person pulled over with emergency blinkers to clear snow off of car in Champlin, MN
01:24 – 01:40 – Person shoveling heavy, wet snow off driveway
01:40 – 01:48 – Snowman built this morning
01:48 – 01:53 – Heavy Snow falling in front of pine trees in Champlin, MN
01:53 – 02:12 – Traffic on snowy roads and driving on Hwy169 with poor visibility in Champlin, MN

SID: Melanie Metz