Anna Maria Island is the barrier island between Bradenton, Fl and the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Helene passed as a category 3 hurricane with the East eyewall at an estimated 80 miles West of the Island. It delivered a significant storm surge that washed across the entire landmass of Anna Maria Island leaving damaged structures and destroyed vehicles in its wake. This video is footage from first entrance of Anna Maria Island the following day.
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You need a winch on the front of your truck. Thanks for this video.
My 2023 bmw m2 was sitting in 2 feet of salt water. Water inside the carpet , in the exhaust, oil cap looks milky. Insurance says they think it can be repaired. What are you thoughts? Engine runs really rough.
Hey Ray, thanks for the video. We have been snow birding from VA for the past five years. The first three on AMI. Absolutely love it on the island. Just got too expensive. We now stay in Bradenton off of manatee ave on Fontana off of 59th street. We have been looking for news from that specific area. We are hoping that the property management co will provide some details. Do you have any local knowledge of how that area was affected? We appreciate your actions to help folks along the way. Sad to see all the damage. Did many folks ride the storm out on the island. We have seen many videos and it looks really bad. Hopefully not many deaths locally. Stay safe. Thanks,
Gregg
You need medal mate for going out of your way to help in the bad time from this..
With the wife units video the other day, I can guess why you went there. Unbelievable how it can cause that much destruction, great job for being there Ray.
That looks so much like Navarre Beach after Hurricane Opal in 1995 and Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Complete devastation. I was a Firefighter during Opal and a Deputy Sheriff in 2004. Seeing the devastation never gets easy.
I had a before and after video from Ivan in 2004 from my patrol car's in-car video. Unfortunately that video was lost.
I appreciate all you do Ray. I hope all is well for you and your family- Rob, Pace, Florida
Nice work Ray and thanks for sharing.
Thanks for posting this. Lifelong Manatee County resident, sad to see this. Worst one we've ever had.
I hope you and all yours are safe homes and roads can be rebuilt but not lives taken stay safe
We just had a similar problem in Poland. No hurricane, but huge floods that left a meter of mud behind. Entire cities were under water. A lot of destruction, houses, bridges, cars and, above all, human lives.
Ray sorry for what you are going through but thank you for sharing. Your friends on your channel appreciate your kindness and will always support you. My prayers are with you and your family brother. Take care my dear friend. 🙏🙏🙏
Vacationed there for several decades. This makes me so sad :(, but thank you for sharing.
WOOOWWW i fel so sorry for you all people over there. its hard understand this happens i live in Sweden and i have never seen this in Sweden
Good to know your sharing that beaat of a truck.
Thank you
Thanks for the update ! Good to know DirtyMax survived and you're all safe.
SO GLAD you got though it with minimal impact…
I can’t begin to imagine living there and seeing this. It could’ve been far worse. Thankfully it wasn’t for you. I hope everyone gets the help they need.
For some people this will be an annual occurrence.
Very sad
Biggest concern here now for all affected areas will be the rebuild process, insurance claims and future insurance renewals. Estimated at 100 billion. I wondering if citizens has the money for those who are insured with them.
Self improvement #1 – Shut up.
I think Ray has discovered the fun in overlanding. Maybe he builds a cool wrecker for situations like this???….. ❤
Am glad you went to help since your able bodied and have many useful tools that help.
No one should be telling your or anyone else where they should be or not be! Your an adult and know the risk and choose to go help anyways. That’s very brave/noble/etc thing to do. And more humans need to act more humanly and show humanity and compassion! And help with whatever they can do. Whether it’s donating food/pet food/water/clothes or just going all out and traveling and helping rebuild or clean up!
Seeing this footage is important, and it honours the lives of those who have been affected by this. Thank you for this.
Thank You for giving us a look at the devastation these people are suffering.
As long as you and your family are safe thats all that matters…. with that being said the haterz are going to hate dont let then bug you thier opinions dont matter in the slightest you keep on keeping on.
I feel y'all's pain, Ray. I'm a daily viewer from SC, and our town looks like a war zone. I hope everything is ok with your family and friends.
I'm sitting on the front porch/w no power watching your channel and whatever you put on here brother. Don't let anyone dictate what you do, and I feel like I know that you don't. I've been watching you since way before you got fired, working for the man, til now. To see and watch what you've accomplished in these last couple of years is simply impressive and you are an inspiration to a lot of us I'm sure, well me anyway. So you keep doing you, and I'll keep watching and usually not commenting, just enjoying your content.Yall stay safe out there.
Hell yeah brother the cup made it😅😅😅😅
You and wife unit are good people!!! Glad you she your family are ok.
We pat ourselves on the back and brag on helping others? Then post for self-promotion? Shame on you for doing this again.