Mike Theiss

Mike Theiss Instagram – Hurricane Harvey will go down in the record books as the costliest natural disaster (to date) in the US. The scale of the destruction and widespread flooding is simply unimaginable. The zone where we sheltered in Rockport, Texas received top winds measured between 140-145mph. I personally recorded a pressure of 940mb with a calibrated barometer while inside the calm eye for about 2 hours. This is the second time I was inside an eyewall and hit by a mesovortex. The first time was while documenting Hurricane Charley in Florida. We could hear the mesovortex in the distance coming then wham !! It hit the hotel and blew the entire backside of the hotel to pieces. It was a loud explosion and instantly we could feel the draft inside the building. While standing on the 3rd floor I could feel the building swaying back and forth during each extreme wind gust. Most of the roof was ripped off so rain water was pouring from the top floor all the way to ground floor through the walls. In this photo the hotel manager is investigating the damage sustained to the hotel in Rockport, Texas. Photo by Mike Theiss @ExtremeNature
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Please donate to @AmericanRedCross to help out families in need after this horrible disaster, Thanks !! #TexasStrong
. | Posted on 30/Aug/2017 23:20:54