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9/8/2004 I’m Still Alive…

“I AM STILL ALIVE!!!!!!!!” We were on North Hutchinson Island Florida, just east of Fort Pierce Florida for most of Hurricane Frances and we have a lot of video and photos. I’m still trying to get organized but I’m uploading a ton of footage.

Hurricane Frances, Sept 2004, Stock Video Catalog Package.
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9/4/2004 I look like crap on TV

Its an early morning but we were doing TV interviews with Fox 29 and News 12 in Fort Pierce Florida. Time to get some sleep and have some fun in the morning with this now small Hurricane Frances which may only be a Cat 1 when it comes on shore.

Doug Kiesling on the new trying to scare the locals to get the hell out of town before the hurricane.

Group shot of everyone at the hotel.

Very rare Hurricane Chasing Chaser Convergence before Hurricane Frances.
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9/4/2004 Hurricane Frances, On Hutchinson Island

Getting pounded in Fort Pierce Beach Florida and watching a trailer park blow away.

Home on Hutchinson Island getting ripped apart

Shooting Video And Still Photography In Fort Pierce Florida. There is me in the Orange Rain Suit.

© Doug Kiesling in Hurricane Frances

All of the video is now up in the Hurricane Frances Video section on StormChasingVideo.com

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9/3/2004 Hurricane Frances Blog Update

Currently heading for Hurricane Frances that is heading for us. Here are some photos that I have taken over the last 24 hours. 11 year old Tyler Booth of Okeechobee Florida stands guard waiting for looters while his family gets ready for Hurricane Frances.

Don’t mess with Florida
The Edge Of Frances Above And The outer rain bands below are moving into Florida.
Rain bands starting from Hurricane Frances

The Orlando Florida Airport Is A Mess With Thousands Of People Trying To Get Out Of Frances Path As It Moves Towards Florida.

Security lines at Orlando International Airport before Hurricane Frances
Security lines at Orlando International Airport before Hurricane Frances
North Bound Roads Are Backed Up As Millions Of People In Florida Flee From Hurricane Frances.
It’s not a storm chase unless the DOW’s shows up.

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En-route to Florida to chase Hurricane Frances

Powerful Hurricane Frances Is Moving Towards Florida. I’m Now In Orlando Florida. After a pretty sweet and fast flight on Sun Country and kicking back in seat 1A, I was able to get a good meal and some sleep. I’m going to need it. The Orlando International Airport Is A Mad House.

I shot a bunch of video of the people getting out of the area due to Hurricane Frances. The gas stations are running out of fuel and the turnpikes heading north are jammed packed with people.  I will post photos and video soon…

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9/1/2004 Getting ready for Hurricane Frances.

Getting all the gear ready to go to Florida tomorrow to shoot lots of Hurricane Frances Footage. I’m expecting that the Hurricane Frances video is going to be just as crazy if not more then the Hurricane Charley Video. Now that I got my feet wet with Hurricane Charley and learned from some mistakes, I’m planning on having some fun shooting video during Hurricane Francis.

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8/26/2004 Chasing Today.

Taking a break from the editing and chasing some storms. I’m in northern Iowa and chased some ok storms in Cerro Gordo County just south of Mason City Iowa. Here are some images from the storm. Going to check out the next round of storms moving in now.