Hurricane Wilma The Untold Story

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Hurricane Wilma disaster flooding of Key West, Florida, on the morning of Oct 24th, 2005.
Chronicles the disaster flooding as told by those who lived it. This film, made by local filmmakers Mike Marrero & Paul Hansen, is credited for helping thousands of flood victims obtain there flood claims , bring attention to the region for disaster relief funding & raise awareness of the dangers & seriousness of these intense & unpredictable storms. This film has been viewed all over the world & appearances, of both filmmakers, in both US and foreign documentaries. This film continues to be used for educational, historical purposes and entertainment purposes.

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@salty-as-heck9915 5 жыл бұрын

I was living in Miramar, Florida. We had no water damage, but the winds did extensive damage to the area. The eye of the storm went right through where I was, and I'll never forget the surreal experience of walking out of the house, seeing clear skies, only to be hit by severe winds again about an hour later.

@davetruther31 5 жыл бұрын

The second half was worse than the first.. I was living in Boca Raton when it and Hurricane Francis hit, lots of structural damage.. The one hurricane that Is most burnt into my mind is Andrew, as I was living in Homestead when it hit.. I remember being hunkered down in our bathroom with my family as it went over us ripping off most of our roof, but I will never forget how surreal it was going outside once it had passed.. I could not even recognize our neighborhood because of the devastation everywhere; We were lucky that we survived because many of our neighbors did not...🙏

@wizardslass 7 жыл бұрын

I was living in Coral Springs when Wilma came through. I have been in several hurricanes in my lifetime but she was the worst.

@billiemiller8953 4 жыл бұрын

Raven Harrell i was n Naples Florida - we were Blessed and scared as f*ck.

@joellebrodeur1015 3 жыл бұрын

I went through Wilma east of you in Deefield. It was mainly a wind event than rain. In hindsight, it didn't seem that bad. Irma did more damage to my house than Wilma did.

@billwhitman4125 Жыл бұрын

I was in Lake Worth during Wilma. My daughter was born August 26th and I was a bit nervous when the storm hit us. It was traveling North Northeast from the Southern West Coast. The front of my house faced a lake. It was wide open. I remember my front door banging hard when a strong gust came through. Just north of me was Palm Beach International and I believe the wind gusts at the airport were 125mph. We lost power for 3 or 4 days...but it was cool and dry and slept like a baby.

@jordanhernandez5383 Жыл бұрын

@@billwhitman4125 I was in royal palm beach when we got hit 😬 it was rough

@Gr8fulnomad Жыл бұрын

@@jordanhernandez5383 I was in West Palm at the time. The eye passed over and it was absolutely beautiful blue sunny skies until the second half came over. A new hurricane to me in my early 20s. Stupidly never prepped but ate steaks on the complexes grills and of course drank. Different times now.

@stjohn727 8 жыл бұрын

One of the best films of Wilma...I had my apt on 315 Williams street....I lived there for 10 years and never left for any Hurricane....Wilma was the worst...The storm surge we got came about 8/8:30 in the A.M.,,,I was sitting on my up stair front porch...28 feet long by 9 feet....I was having coffee when the surge started up Williams st. By the time I got down the side stair case the water was coming up through the walk way decking....it came up to the second step to the front porch....that was it....my store over at the Galleon Resort was about 2 to 3 feet underwater....Williams st. was higher ground. I had a generator on the porch and I had power....but the power was only out for about a few hours...I guess living on the route on Caroline street to to downtown was a god sent...I walked around old town for a few hours...looking down Eaton St. it was flooded about 3 to 4 feet. I realized the other side of the Island got hit really bad. From your film I could see how bad it was....I also worked for a friend tearing out old sheet rock and redoing it and texture and painting so many houses. I did not open the sun glass shop after that storm....Good film....enjoyed it....I don't remember anyone dieing....Of course the locals never leave....the Conch Hotel was the only place open...all the reporters...did get breakfast there....I will never forget that storm.....

@toppcatt5113 2 жыл бұрын

I was there on Von Phister St a few blocks from where this is taken. It was scary. The water came right up thru the floor.

@bonniehowell9206 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for this including how the now gone La Concha was always used to broadcast these reports. I resided in Big Pine Key at the time and remember getting into an argument with my EX about staying or leaving and packed the car up and insisted we drive to central Florida to stay with family. I found out later that everything we didnt pack in the car was destroyed from the flood when he returned before I did and try to retrieve our belongings. It was quite a sight driving back weeks later to see so many boats struck in the mangroves, a gambling cruise ship stuck out there as well , and to see all my belongings on his mother's porch in smerf village lined out to dry an to try salvage some of it,but were gone.

@psychedelicpython 7 жыл бұрын

My husband and I were stationed at Homestead AFB when Hurricane Andrew happened in 1992, destroying the base. We're from the Pacific Northwest so we've never been through any severe weather like a hurricane. This video brought back some memories with the high wind and realizing how we (my husband and I) we displaced and lost everything we owned. Hurricane Wilma wasn't quite as strong as Hurricane Andrew, but that's a good thing since the guys who did this video were out in the storm.

@plk5520 3 жыл бұрын

Very well done and living as I do on Harris Avenue, I appreciate the historical documentation of that experience. I still have the dvd of "Wilma, the Untold Story", purchased at Walgreen's back in the day.

@moniejohnson7856 7 жыл бұрын

It's cool to watch on video but being in an actual category 3-5 hurricane is a living nightmare.

@toppcatt5113 2 жыл бұрын

I was there on Von Phister St a few blocks from where this is taken. It was scary.

@lilysopinion208 5 жыл бұрын

I was on Majesty of the seas during hurricane Wilma we got a 7 day trip that was a 11 day trip .We were in 30 foot seas for 3 days,we could not go outside .The captain assured us that the stabilizer were extended out.It was the best cruise we ever had,no one was sick I was amazed by the fact that it wasn't rolling around .At my home in Hollywood FL.power out for a week I got home and the power returned in a 15 minute time frame. My advice to everyone if a Hurricane is coming I am on the first RCL TRIP ON MAJESTY OF THE SEAS.That was the best vacation I ever had .The Captain was so skillful and I was better of at sea than land.I see the stories how terrible people were in just bad weather saying they were so sick and how terrible it was in rough seas much less a hurricane for 3 days .If I started out the window I would feel sick so I chose not too look out at the horizon we stayed drunk along with others I did not see one person sick.We all had the best time.We received awards when we docked in Ft. Lauderdale that we made it through Hurricane Wilma. I am not making this up and we had a Highly skilled Captain so next time you see a Hurricane is going too hit book a cruise on Majesty of the seas.

@TheBandit7613 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. No fake drama, the storm is the drama. No B.S. just the facts. Looks really scary to a person who lives in the desert southwest.

@maryaunna1 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing.. we lost everything in Irma because land lord didn't tell us the house would flood 4 ft on Patterson Ave. New land lord says its never flooded in our place now, but I find that impossible after watching this video. It definitely flooded.. if it flooded passed cars windows, it flooded were I live at least 2 ft! I'll rent 10 large jacks and jack it up my self and put more bricks under it.. thank u for sharing!

@skipsassy1 7 жыл бұрын

Andrew was enough for me .....that drive though Homestead kept me from living in the Keys forever......

@thevictors6724 4 жыл бұрын

i was in sunrise florida when this happened ugh this storm was terrifying and it would not stop we got lashed with hurricane force winds for 5 HOURS it was terrible i just hope i never go through that again and i was so young at the time

@joellebrodeur1015 3 жыл бұрын

I was and still am in Deefield Beach. It raced through our area during the daylight hours. It was a dry storm by the time we got Wilma.

@hreader 8 жыл бұрын

A reminder (if any were needed) that there are still forces human beings can't control or come anywhere near controlling. I've been reminded similarly but in less devastating ways when watching volcanic eruptions. Even small-scale they are awe-inspiring. This is excellent footage and a timely check on humankind's hubris.

@reinaldobotelho4731 7 жыл бұрын

@erudolph 7 жыл бұрын

I am always amazed at the beauty of the keys and other barrier islands up the coast, but I do not understand how people risk so much living on the coastal plains. The one thing that is absolutely assured is that a strong hurricane will visit and cause complete destruction. I love to visit, but have too much respect for nature to have my home there. God bless you all.

@natalie8212 5 жыл бұрын

There is a whole lifestyle down there that the residents would not be willing to give up. It's gorgeous almost all the time, and there are quaint little shops and restaurants dotted all along the main streets. Pretty much every other retail is for diving equipment. The town couldn't thrive without local residents. Though honestly, I'd be more scared living there than I was growing up in South Dade county.

@johnmann1285 3 жыл бұрын

If we didn't have coastal cities there would not be no US economy

@erudolph 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnmann1285 Don't misunderstand. I was not referring to coasts in general, but rather specifically barrier islands. Living along the coast if perfectly reasonable, as much of my family has done for decades, even with an occasional storm. On the other hand, a barrier island is a very big risk, as a medium to strong storm leave you with no means of survival by essentially putting you in the middle of the ocean during ravaging waves and winds.

@astro3202 2 жыл бұрын

@@erudolph my parents want to move here from New York into a condo, is there anything to be worried about?

@wendyy4013 6 жыл бұрын

I lived there during this and it was so crazy. All you heard was car alarm systems and horns going off when everything flooded/receeded.

@toppcatt5113 2 жыл бұрын

I was there on Von Phister St a few blocks from where this is taken. It was scary. I was going to stay on my boat at the Hurricane hole marina but decided at 1 am to drive to the house, the car got stuck and i had to walk in 100 m hour winds and 4 ft of water to the rest of the way,

@drone6337 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting, nicely done.

@amerithaiphx 7 жыл бұрын

Had no idea! Lived in Palm Beach but more inland away from the beaches. We got damaging wind. Can't compare to this.

@joellebrodeur1015 3 жыл бұрын

Same. I am in Deerfield Beach and still in the same house that we rode out Wilma in. It didn't seem that bad when it plowed through our area.

@Vito_Tuxedo 8 жыл бұрын

Great job on the video! Please list the music credits.

@ngml320 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing my heart goes out to you.

@Scrapla1 5 жыл бұрын

This bitch took out my power for 3 1/2 weeks. Thank god there was a cold front after that made it a little more bearable. God bless those that really lost their belongings or loved ones.

@DaRulerNYC 5 жыл бұрын

I was living in Miami Shores at the time. We had no power for almost a month. I remember I had just started college at Miami Dade community and they canceled the first part of the semester due to no power. It was so surreal. And yes thank God for the cold front. I remember the night after the storm since most of Miami had no power you could see all the stars in the skies. Also almost all the trees in my neighborhood were knocked over. Not a fun month....

@alexrioyellow05s2k 7 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha, at 1:30 that is my Escalade being pushed into the Hogs Breath parking lot! Karma for trying to gas it to splash people (18 at time), didn't realize GM put the intake tube right near the bumper. Then it was sitting at Niles in October when Wilma came through, had 3ft of water inside to finally total it out.

@alexrioyellow05s2k 6 жыл бұрын

100% Really - Pics of both the truck & its replacement at my old office (as proof, I guess) + carnage from the hole in the engine + Arnold's dropping it off at Niles (blew engine during/after Katrina, Wilma's storm surge/flood finished it off) - farm2.staticflickr.com/1731/42068615914_70ca3f8faa_o.jpg

@MrDingle77 7 жыл бұрын

It's inevitable. If you live in or around Key West, it's going to happen. How can you not believe it happened? You Pray for these folks but come on. It's going to happen over and over again. The only alternative is move

@travelnate 7 жыл бұрын

because in almost all of reportable history, we've never had a storm surge like this, nor one from the north. The Keys are protected with a very long reef a few miles off shore, with shallow water between the reefs & islands. So when a storm approaches from the south, it gets weakened by Cuba, and also from the shallow water that prevents most of the damage you see in other areas. I went thru too many hurricanes in Key West & didn't evacuate during Wilma. Remarkably we had power back in 2 days, Publix reopened (it was the only elevated store, I believe) and even hosted "evacuees" from Broward County since we at least had creature comforts while they did not.

@solomanbridges4079 7 жыл бұрын

Truth Matters n . OK I am back at the spot

@toppcatt5113 2 жыл бұрын

There are disasters everywhere. I lived in Key west twenty five years before this happened and it hasn't happened since. I moved to Kansas and then the the tornado hit Moore OK.

@DockLightProductions 7 жыл бұрын

Paul this is awesome

@Gr8fulnomad Жыл бұрын

Man, this was a good short film! As a mom, I hope the once little boy found something to replace his blankie, that killed me the most of all things. Watching this before TS Ian hits with an up to expected 4' after being through the eye of Wilma in WPB and Irma close to in KW. Wondering if the kiddos will be safer on Bertha or Harris. Thanks for sharing your stories. Much love.

@deejeff8846 6 жыл бұрын

Why would anyone live there? Vacation yes ,live there no!

@alexrioyellow05s2k 6 жыл бұрын

If no one lives there, who's going to take care of you when you vacation?

@mikeyg.thecnanddisneyfan9069 4 жыл бұрын

I hope that boy is okay and doing better now. I understand how he felt during this harrowing event!

@SpiritsDescent 3 жыл бұрын

I was 5 when whelma hit boca Raton, I think we still have video somewhere when the eye went over us. I remember being confused as to why everyone was out of their homes. We were out of power for like 2 weeks I think

@jaynae1670 7 жыл бұрын

Should I be watching this the day before a bigger hurricane hits Florida probably not but I am and I will prob have so many anxiety attacks tomorrow

@iCarilloninChrist 7 жыл бұрын

+Jayna Corley Sorry but I couldn't help LOL at your comment 😌... ik ik ... I'm sorry ! Really hope you made it through OK 😇 ! ~ 👯

@shrood1515 7 жыл бұрын

Jayna Corley hurricane matthew was nothing compared to this one it barely touched florida

@keeranimal8 7 жыл бұрын

MLO I dunno...we got pretty rocked on the east coast (NSB area)...it definitely could've been worse, but there was a good amount of damage (though it did spawn a couple of tornadoes in our area, same as when I lived in west Volusia back in 04)...

@kmaster271 7 жыл бұрын

Y’all we got hurricane Irma, might come this weekend

@scottmiller4838 6 жыл бұрын

And they don't show this on the news.

@toppcatt5113 2 жыл бұрын

I was there on Von Phister St a few blocks from where this is taken. It was scary.

@SiPollard 2 жыл бұрын

I'm British and I'm a frequent visitor of Orlando, Florida. My family owned a place in Kissimmee and we decided to go swimming in our pool and take a walk over to K-Mart in the height of this storm. Being British, I think our ignorance exceeded us majorly. Thankfully we were all ok and only experienced heavy rainfall and lightening.

@Megatron-xs2qe 3 жыл бұрын

13:32 what’s the point on using a broom to scoop out the water when it’s already that deep?

@toppcatt5113 2 жыл бұрын

I was there and my neighbor asked me to go across the street and take the art off of the walls and put it between the mattress and box spring. People loose it when this stuff happens. Like Im going to go out in 100 m winds and 4 feet of water to save their tacky art.

@amaliagomez7615 Жыл бұрын

Wilma an erratic huracan jhon morales said before arrive this terrible huracan over florida the eye was in broward to 120 mph winds since 7 am to 1 pm

@dancingkitty11 4 жыл бұрын

Watching this in 2020, realizing that you have seen one or two more hurricanes since then....

@30ATV 3 жыл бұрын

Knew it only too well. Lived on Virginia St near Whitehead

@toppcatt5113 2 жыл бұрын

I was there on Von Phister St a few blocks from where this is taken. It was scary.

@robray6660 8 жыл бұрын

i would not say its untold lmao theventire state of Florida got hit. 20 million people!!! it was a monster in size. i felt way stronger in hurrican andrew but wilma was still one of the strongest and its size was insane!!!

@Corky_II_4096 8 жыл бұрын

It's size? Pretty sure Andrew was bigger but Andrew only impacted south Florida, the rest was untouched.

@eyedoctor28 8 жыл бұрын

Wilma was much larger. Andrew was a very small, compact storm. Andrew was stronger at landfall, but not bigger.

@GeetaGalaway 7 жыл бұрын

IMO it was freakishly dangerous because of the cold front... The warm and cold air meeting much like in tornado alley... It packed a punch for sure...

@travelnate 7 жыл бұрын

OUR story was the one not told. The major news networks were focused on Broward & Miami-Dade counties than what happened in Key West. We were just a tiny, forgotten blurb. So yes, OUR story was untold. -- former KW resident forced to move AFTER this storm (I lived in one of the few elevated apartment buildings & our lease unfortunately was up the next month - they almost doubled our rent to stay due to all the damaged homes)

@billyforkell1501 2 жыл бұрын

I lived on eaton and whitehead , Elizabeth street and Flagler ave. I loved living there ..this is why I left. 🤷

@tr701961 4 жыл бұрын

I lost my truck ... my apartment.....most of my stuff... I lived at United and Whitehead in Key West ..... spent most of the Hurricane with my friend Leigh Pujado in a apt behind the old dorthys deli on simonton........... I just remember our idiot mayor at the time said Fantasy fest was a go.........wow ....what ignorance of people’s suffering......

@toppcatt5113 2 жыл бұрын

I was there on Von Phister St a few blocks from where this is taken. It was scary. I tried to get my truck up on the high school parking lot and got stuck on the bank but it ws high enough to save it.

@melloreacts4327 4 жыл бұрын

My parents put me and my sister in the bathtub with a mattress over it... We got hit by wilma, gene, and frances. Its like natural instict for fl ppl... Then the rum.

@katiesells1009 6 жыл бұрын

Did Cole ever find his blanket?

@truechurchofgodandsaintsfo6659 5 жыл бұрын

I like Hurricane s

@nayaaajenner6534 6 жыл бұрын

Why do people live by the beach 🤔 in fl and they kno hurricanes are a problem here

@danw1374 5 жыл бұрын

The native north americans built well inland from the coast for that very reason.

@plk5520 5 жыл бұрын

Music credit would be nice.

@Bond007er 7 жыл бұрын

I lived at 1125 peak road lantana fl for the entirety of my childhood got hit by Andrew Francis and jeane in fact the latter two hit us directly but man wilma she was a bitch I watched my aunt's sheds get picked up and thrown into the neighbor yard and her entire porch was ripped off at that point we decided that was it were moving

@musicfanhawk4523 Жыл бұрын

Sad-

@kevinbrown580 2 жыл бұрын

Hurricane Katrina eye cat 5PM 1:00 Florida

@LilBoom 6 жыл бұрын

SHED STILL THERE

@film98 2 жыл бұрын

Gone!

@attitudeerafan2332 3 жыл бұрын

watch out there's a hurricane coming through.

@TheBucksco18966 6 жыл бұрын

Why didn't they evacuate? Especially the families with young children. Wasn't this after Katrina?

@alexrioyellow05s2k 6 жыл бұрын

Most KWers are stubborn, but if I remember correctly, no one really anticipated the storm surge to be as bad as it wound up being. My family's rule was if it's a Cat 3 or under, we're not leaving...and we didn't, and all we lost was my truck (seen in beginning of video even). One of our homes needed work but it wasn't terrible.

@toppcatt5113 2 жыл бұрын

This was the third storm of the summer. We got tired of evacuating and then nothing happens.

@anthonybaruch8618 8 жыл бұрын

storm surges are my worst nightmare.. Id rather be in a earthquake or tornado..

@iCarilloninChrist 7 жыл бұрын

+Anthony Burch After watching this ... I'm kind of thinking the same ... I think ... dang ...

@amennews9428 7 жыл бұрын

Anthony Baruch No. No you wouldn't. You have plenty of time to prepare and evacuate with a hurricane. With a tornado all you get is updates on where it just touched down. You get tornado warnings on the crawl at the bottom of the local news channel. They break in to show the thunderstorms path, but no predictability. Everyone heads to the innermost bathroom (pets and all) to wait it out, day or night. I haven't experienced an earthquake. I've been through a few hurricanes and several tornado seasons, I choose hurricane. There's plenty of advanced notice to prepare and evacuation is always an option.

@toppcatt5113 2 жыл бұрын

I was there on Von Phister St a few blocks from where this is taken. It was scary.

@LilyWillow22 11 ай бұрын

Hurricane = sustained tornado

@maryaunna1 3 жыл бұрын

Omg.... ok.. so I'm making a cement platform for the vehicles! Think I'm going to start jacking up my place inch by inch! Holy fucking shit! My landlord is full of shit to say my place never flooded... fuck!

@naamah7041 7 жыл бұрын

TX will be getting it even worse , sadly

@elisabethsimmons644 6 жыл бұрын

Was irma worse than wilma? I am praying for you all

@kaylah4953 3 жыл бұрын

They said Irma was a Cat 6, or close to it.

@truechurchofgodandsaintsfo6659 5 жыл бұрын

Hurricane s can average 4 to 6 hrs long

@Jetsetfastfood 3 жыл бұрын

They can last a lot longer anal you can always leave before the storm and you will be ok.

@rahnlawson9463 3 жыл бұрын

who's idea was it to build all those houses on a sand bar ?

@plk5520 3 жыл бұрын

Someone who designs submarines.

@Jetsetfastfood 3 жыл бұрын

190 year old homes still standing in Key west. You don't know what you are talking about.

@Grizztime-kj3bn 5 жыл бұрын

wow did ur cat survive

@film98 2 жыл бұрын

What survived was most important! My wife, my boys, myself and even the cat!

@cuqui52 7 жыл бұрын

Maybe I should not be watching this as I prepare for Irma

@frlouiegoad4087 6 жыл бұрын

All things pass away: God is now and forever.

@fredthompson7947 7 жыл бұрын

This is why YOU DO NOT have property near the ocean. What do you expect?

@gcode2010 7 жыл бұрын

key west aint get shit broward county got it the worst

@aceeoutlaw554 7 жыл бұрын

gcode lauderdale and west palm beach

@alexwhite3158 6 жыл бұрын

No, not from Wilma . Naples and Collier county were hit first upon landfall.

@acgillespie 4 жыл бұрын

Isn't it nice collecting SSI & Living in Paradise?Thousands seem to think so

@Afib95 Жыл бұрын

I’m sorry but many of these people remind me of my father who is oh it won’t happen don’t worry you’re overreacting yeah right get out all that stuff as it’s not replaceable because of the sentimental value it’s replaceable in a monetary value. Your life is not worth it.