Arizona Flash Flood - Drone Video

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  • čas přidán 4. 09. 2017
  • Caught in an Arizona flash flood. The road washed out, so we decided to get drone video. Meanwhile water started coming over the road behind us, trapping us in. We had to make a run for it.
    Location: Somewhere near Hackberry, Arizona. Route 66, Kingman.

Komentáře • 254

  • @desert107uav7
    @desert107uav7 Před 3 lety +3

    Great video, really shows what happens and how quick it does. Got to love Arizona.

  • @robsteves573
    @robsteves573 Před 6 lety +3

    Now I understand how people get caught in flash floods. So sunny and nice out. Last thing I would of ever thought was coming. Great vid

  • @RSM00RE
    @RSM00RE Před 5 lety +23

    I enjoyed the video. Living in Arizona we have to understand and respect flash floods.This one was actually on the mild side. Thank you for sharing this video.

    • @sanfrancisco9661
      @sanfrancisco9661 Před 4 lety

      Thats true. I saw a video on CZcams of a violent flash flood. Strong enough to wash a car away easy.

    • @will-lk7ew
      @will-lk7ew Před 3 lety

      vivant en arizona comment je voudrait un jour pouvoir dire ca moi qui suit en france vive l'arizona alors

  • @schreds
    @schreds Před 5 lety +6

    amazing to think how far the water has actually traveled before reaching you guys ,, must have been raging closer to the mountains

  • @abpccpba
    @abpccpba Před 5 lety +4

    A real treat. Hope you have offered this footage to Arizona hydrologist.

  • @johnmoore8016
    @johnmoore8016 Před 6 lety +2

    That is something else. thanks for the video.

  • @MaryAustinup
    @MaryAustinup Před 6 lety +2

    I've heard about this but never seen it until now. Thanks for sharing.

  • @fondasharkey-wyatt9944

    Wow! That's some great footage!

  • @CS-bu9kd
    @CS-bu9kd Před 6 lety

    Good stuff ! Thank you for sharing .

  • @danwaltz315
    @danwaltz315 Před 2 lety +2

    Don't ever live near a flood plain in the desert because you never know when a flood of water will just come your way.

  • @TheWriterWalker
    @TheWriterWalker Před 6 lety +1

    Great footage. Great escape!

  • @lindsaylehman7338
    @lindsaylehman7338 Před 6 lety

    Great footage of a flood by your drone nice going and keep it up

  • @gailwaters814
    @gailwaters814 Před 6 lety +8

    Great footage, thanks! Always so profound to see water flowing into a desert. What an awesome planet we have been blessed with!

  • @ziiofswe
    @ziiofswe Před 6 lety +5

    Flash floods are interesting and all, but... I think I was most impressed with how steady the drone was. It was like it was a fixed camera, for example when you left it hovering when moving the car out of the way.

    • @theflashingscotsman
      @theflashingscotsman Před 6 lety +1

      Funny, I was amazed at how jerky the operation was. I guess being a commercially licensed drone pilot gives you a different view of things.

    • @ziiofswe
      @ziiofswe Před 6 lety +2

      Well, we might not talk about the same things... I suppose the operation (actually moving it around) was a bit jerky, and I'm guessing that can depend on both drone quality/advancement, settings and operator skills.
      But look at, for example, 1:25 to 1:43 where it isn't really "operated", just left hovering while they move the car.
      Seems rock steady to me. Doesn't move out of the spot, the camera could just as well have been stuck to a pole or something.
      But sure, I've barely flown a drone at all, at least not without crashing... :P
      (cheap beginner's test object w/o "stability intelligence" so it was expected...)

  • @merryhunt9153
    @merryhunt9153 Před 5 lety +3

    Thanks for the video. With drones we can see details of places such as this flooded road, where no ordinary camera can go. Ignore the critics who say you should have filmed the source. The source could be miles away, or the storm could be over by now.

    • @sanfrancisco9661
      @sanfrancisco9661 Před 4 lety

      The source is likely outside of the drone control range.

  • @igotajopamerica3040
    @igotajopamerica3040 Před 6 lety +5

    Great video!!! Videos like this is good to see being from a another state that you dont get flash floods like this. Videos like this can help travels not from the area understand some of the local dangers that you wouldn'texpect.

  • @patticarter5171
    @patticarter5171 Před 3 lety

    I really enjoyed this video I grew up in Arizona where flash floods were very prevalent

  • @parvatikalebag4989
    @parvatikalebag4989 Před 6 lety +1

    lovely lovely well-done superbb video

  • @kathrynstone8940
    @kathrynstone8940 Před 6 lety +42

    Interesting video. Good to see it from above. As a Brit, I find it amazing that there are no buildings to be seen anywhere. I wish I could look out over land devoid of human interference. Here, everywhere belongs to someone and consequently has rules attached i.e. No trespassing, no dogs, no walking, no picnics, no ball games, keep to the path, no fishing etc etc.

    • @TheWriterWalker
      @TheWriterWalker Před 6 lety +11

      Kathryn Stone, I like your comment. I drive for a living, so I have opportunity often to see endless miles of land virtually void of human interference. It's when I feel closest to God.

    • @elainemarie9470
      @elainemarie9470 Před 6 lety +14

      Kathryn Stone Kathryn Stone, great comment.
      Unfortunately, like many Americans, I haven't traveled abroad enough. Your perspective is fascinating & valuable. I'm also Native American, and the idea that people could "own" the land (Mother Earth) never made sense to me. It is an anathema to me.
      Before the two-leggeds arrived, who owned the land then? How can someone own something that doesn't belong to them?
      I am blessed to be in a country where I can gaze upon expansive wilderness, all the way to the horizon.

    • @mentallyilldarkjeroid5378
      @mentallyilldarkjeroid5378 Před 6 lety

      The desert landscape looks terrible I don't like wide exposed places. That's why people should buy my :Impact" a James Grider novel on Amazon and linked in my videos so I can afford to move into a forested area.

    • @Fucknuts4u
      @Fucknuts4u Před 6 lety +2

      Lots of Brits seem to live in the Kingman (Mohave County) area of Arizona, must be something that many of you long for.

    • @AZ_Earthman
      @AZ_Earthman Před 6 lety

      бла бла бла, много сказал и ничего путного ))

  • @Tbird1549
    @Tbird1549 Před 4 lety

    Awesome video!

  • @nazakhtar3804
    @nazakhtar3804 Před 6 lety

    Amazing video

  • @Bluehellcat1
    @Bluehellcat1 Před 6 lety

    Wonderful video

  • @lindaj5492
    @lindaj5492 Před 3 lety +1

    Wondering how far & how fast that water has traveled in such flat open country? Glad your drone’s batteries were well charged!

  • @Mike-01234
    @Mike-01234 Před 6 lety +2

    I'm in Phoenix I explore lot with my jeep all these dry washes look like hasn't been water in them for 100 years but every year or two they turn into torrents of water. Back in 2014 we had 6 inches in one hour rivers which hadn't got more then a few feet deep in 20 years turned into 20 feet deep 100 feet across rivers with 15 foot 20 ton boulders rolling in them. It's really strange because it could be 110 all day dry as a bone and at 6pm the streets are flooded

  • @javedsultan4830
    @javedsultan4830 Před 5 lety

    lovely footage..

  • @haque3121
    @haque3121 Před 5 lety

    Very good Video!

  • @FloozieOne
    @FloozieOne Před 6 lety +36

    All those thirsty desert plants must be sucking up water as fast as they can until they are ready to burst.

    • @happysunshine1988
      @happysunshine1988 Před 6 lety +2

      Holly Rockwell ... you must be an empath ✨ feeling for nature💜🕊

    • @napalm3899
      @napalm3899 Před 3 lety +2

      *SCHLORP* *SCHLORP* *SCHLORP* *SCHLORP* *SCHLORP* *SCHLORP* *SCHLORP* *SCHLORP*

  • @issystar96
    @issystar96 Před 5 lety +1

    I'm from the midwest, born and raised, so I know NOTHING about Arizona. My question is, how is there flash flooding here, where everything is so dry, also because it seems like its such a small area that it's coming from! Just crazy! Hope there were no injuries

  • @davidbrantjr.5331
    @davidbrantjr.5331 Před 5 lety +1

    I grew up in mesa but spent alot of time in aj, East mesa and queen creek and sycamore creek all of which have very similar flash floods. One of many reasons why we have the "stupid motorist" law. Nice footage thanx for the "flash backs" lol

  • @notmanynamesleft
    @notmanynamesleft Před 5 lety +1

    Very fascinating 👌

  • @hebneh
    @hebneh Před 6 lety +25

    Strange how those small subsidiary floods unexpectedly appeared outside the main streambed.

  • @tonyprice5726
    @tonyprice5726 Před 6 lety +6

    Most Enjoyable I bet a lot of green stuff will shoot up in that area now

  • @user-ud4be4nz3p
    @user-ud4be4nz3p Před 6 lety

    Nice video! Thenks.

  • @sandramccoy491
    @sandramccoy491 Před 6 lety +6

    Its beautiful there . Awesome video .

  • @thedutchessofdragonshyre4630

    cool posting thanx

  • @9Musicmedia
    @9Musicmedia Před 6 lety

    Nice video

  • @WBCStudio.
    @WBCStudio. Před 6 lety

    You really did put your drone for a good use, thks.

  • @Shawnsrobloxworld
    @Shawnsrobloxworld Před 4 lety +2

    Love the desert

  • @sharynleato5880
    @sharynleato5880 Před 5 lety +1

    The flood of 1983, now that was something.

  • @alicehallam7949
    @alicehallam7949 Před 4 lety +3

    Seeing as there appears to be no rain, this water must come from many miles away.

    • @sanfrancisco9661
      @sanfrancisco9661 Před 4 lety +1

      Correct. Same with lightening. You can get hit when the storm is ten miles distant.

  • @ChileThailandtravel
    @ChileThailandtravel Před 6 lety

    Amazing

  • @user-tv9hw2wx3w
    @user-tv9hw2wx3w Před 6 lety

    Очень красивая местность. Прекрасное видео.

  • @TexasRose50
    @TexasRose50 Před 5 lety +5

    I think you did a great job. Great view from above. And don't pay any mind to the negative comments. They are just jealous of you. Just please be safe!!!!

  • @salishwait8767
    @salishwait8767 Před 6 lety

    Very nice

  • @jimcrawford5039
    @jimcrawford5039 Před 6 lety +3

    It’s the same herein Australia. Flash floods can be deadly!

  • @RobertHarsh
    @RobertHarsh Před 6 lety +9

    Great footage and piloting of your drone.

    • @skibumwa2001
      @skibumwa2001 Před 6 lety +1

      Not really actually. When doing video work you need to be a lot smoother in your flight.

    • @theflashingscotsman
      @theflashingscotsman Před 6 lety

      Surely you jest, AV.

  • @lindataghon5712
    @lindataghon5712 Před 6 lety +1

    I have travelled that road many times!

    • @catlipe802
      @catlipe802 Před 5 lety

      Which road is it exactly? We grew up outside of Hackberry. My sis and I went to school there till they shut it down. I want to say this was the road the school bus took 🤷🏼‍♀️

  • @michaelheurkens4538
    @michaelheurkens4538 Před rokem

    Gee! I can't imagine a stream flowing wherever it wants to in a flood plain. It clearly happens frequently by the grader-made windrows of sediment along both sides or the road and the puddles from a previous "flood".

  • @russelldavis6159
    @russelldavis6159 Před 6 lety +4

    this is what my road does every time it rains in tucson... lol

  • @barrettcrook394
    @barrettcrook394 Před 6 lety +3

    Awesome footage great pilot

  • @MottyGlix
    @MottyGlix Před 6 lety +28

    Would have liked to have gone higher to get a more comprehensive view of the flooding, and to have followed both the origin and destination of the flow.

  • @ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm

    GOLD get your metal detectors and go out and hunt around !

    • @j.a.harbour5349
      @j.a.harbour5349 Před 6 lety +1

      Ronnie Boucher Yes I was thinking the same thing...

    • @lindsaylehman7338
      @lindsaylehman7338 Před 6 lety +1

      I was thinking the same exact thing where are the gold pans and the detectors

  • @totesme14
    @totesme14 Před 4 lety +2

    Watching cars drive through the water made me a bit nervous. Solid footage.

    • @TempoDrift1480
      @TempoDrift1480 Před 4 lety

      Why? 2 inches of water is going to sweep the car into outer space?

    • @sanfrancisco9661
      @sanfrancisco9661 Před 4 lety

      @@TempoDrift1480 It was more like 4 inches but the SPEED AND VOLUME make the difference, genius.

    • @TempoDrift1480
      @TempoDrift1480 Před 4 lety

      @@sanfrancisco9661 K.

  • @nancyhiler7389
    @nancyhiler7389 Před 5 lety

    Good video, thank you for sharing

  • @pete43323
    @pete43323 Před 5 lety +6

    I wish I could see where the water was coming from ?

  • @DeepakSingh-gc2jq
    @DeepakSingh-gc2jq Před 6 lety

    very good

  • @boneripper1783
    @boneripper1783 Před 6 lety +7

    We get Flashier Floods here in Texas! 9 out of 10 times when the flood is done there's no road or anything else left. But I gave it a thumbs up.

    • @pradeeptapradhan7718
      @pradeeptapradhan7718 Před 6 lety

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  • @Nilguiri
    @Nilguiri Před 6 lety +1

    I'm interested to know how you trained your dog to fly a drone.

  • @manojnayak1381
    @manojnayak1381 Před 6 lety

    Amezing shoot...

  • @deboproyapandey1759
    @deboproyapandey1759 Před 6 lety

    Nice

  • @travelingwithrick
    @travelingwithrick Před 6 lety +6

    Nice video but didn't you know the ephemeral steam would spill onto the highway/ you could of drowned in the desert. Please be careful.

  • @nagendaranmathannagendaara3416

    Super super good welcome

  • @leegenix
    @leegenix Před 6 lety +1

    The shakiness is caused by a bad propeller or they need balancing. Is it a Phantom series drone, judging by the camera adjustment?

    • @theflashingscotsman
      @theflashingscotsman Před 6 lety

      He's got a Phantom 3, and it's been crashed. He obviously didn't replace the rotors.

  • @aubreybryan5332
    @aubreybryan5332 Před 3 lety

    You can see the difference in the plants that gets more water

  • @0verMedicate
    @0verMedicate Před 6 lety

    i live in arizona, and although we dont see a lot of rain, flash floods are a real issue. The dirt is hard and does not absorb much water, where like a rain forest can take rain every day.

  • @lakhankivines565
    @lakhankivines565 Před 5 lety +1

    Nice 5d visual video. Welcome to graphic design videos where creation is give a fake name and relate to some real incident.

  • @sanfrancisco9661
    @sanfrancisco9661 Před 4 lety

    I was planning a bike ride through there and heard about the problem of the flash flooding and how I'd have to find someone with a truck to get me through.

  • @itspasteldreamz4468
    @itspasteldreamz4468 Před 6 lety

    Cooooooooooool

  • @nancymayberry1900
    @nancymayberry1900 Před 6 lety +3

    Shows the power of water! No matter how we try to make it go where we want its unpredictable. Goes the quickest route.

    • @timrobinson9192
      @timrobinson9192 Před 6 lety +1

      Easiest route , the one of least resistance . Gave you a thumbs up though for good thinking , and the sensibility of your post :) ... sh*t I sound condescending now , unintentional I promise :)

  • @lindacarpenter7839
    @lindacarpenter7839 Před 6 lety

    I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHERE IT STARTED, AND WHAT HELD THE WATER BACK UNTIL IT PUSHED OVER THE BLOCKAGE TO MAKE IT A FLASH FLOOD.

  • @user-tv9hw2wx3w
    @user-tv9hw2wx3w Před 6 lety +1

    По ясному небу и не подумаешь, что где-то прошёл дождь. Этот потоп ,наверное, из-за дождя?

    • @mightyfraserriver977
      @mightyfraserriver977 Před 2 lety

      Rain could be hundreds of km away the ground is to dry to absorb it properly so it just keeps flowing

  • @parvatikalebag4989
    @parvatikalebag4989 Před 6 lety

    nice

  • @christianchristensen5405

    Really nice video, but miss the sound of the water...

  • @ToxemicHunter
    @ToxemicHunter Před 2 lety

    Wait, they have water in Arizona? Was just there and didn’t see a drop other than the campsites.

  • @TravelToTheWorldAaliyahtravel

    Amazing experience

  • @ddl.8292
    @ddl.8292 Před 6 lety

    What kind of drone do you have

  • @bb1040
    @bb1040 Před 6 lety

    What drone were you using, noticed a bunch of jello in the video.....

  • @doraliz3956
    @doraliz3956 Před 5 lety

    Qué hermoso lugar.

  • @homesafe7460
    @homesafe7460 Před 6 lety

    Bizarre.

  • @chemtrailvictims453
    @chemtrailvictims453 Před 6 lety +1

    I feel so sorry for the wildlife 😢😢😢

  • @pradeeprajpoot6005
    @pradeeprajpoot6005 Před 6 lety

    super

  • @DeepakSingh-gc2jq
    @DeepakSingh-gc2jq Před 6 lety

    oo nice

  • @Emersonpmgyn10
    @Emersonpmgyn10 Před 5 lety +1

    Pode ser a transposição do rio são Franscisco que estourou

  • @user-yo6dt5xr9s
    @user-yo6dt5xr9s Před 5 lety +1

    From 8:36 i can see the shadow of drone 😁😁

  • @tsaivanrod1114
    @tsaivanrod1114 Před 3 lety

    I did not know duallys like this dodge ram cross

  • @iamGodno1
    @iamGodno1 Před 5 lety

    Water come from where please explained..

  • @vfnikster
    @vfnikster Před 5 lety

    Leak in a watery system somewhere?

  • @rickcruz3382
    @rickcruz3382 Před 6 lety

    it looks like someone left the water on

  • @sidneyadominguesdealmeida6170

    Gostaria de saber quanto tempo dura essa lama

  • @SaifAli-pj5pb
    @SaifAli-pj5pb Před 6 lety

    wow

  • @hackyou2556
    @hackyou2556 Před 6 lety

    how this video taken???

  • @TravisHeinze
    @TravisHeinze Před 5 lety

    Must be in the north. I don't see any cactus.

  • @bethmchugh6640
    @bethmchugh6640 Před 6 lety

    Personally,i would have tracked it as far back as I could to the source

  • @crucial2025
    @crucial2025 Před 6 lety +3

    What type of drone are you piloting as you gave no information.

    • @theflashingscotsman
      @theflashingscotsman Před 6 lety +1

      Looks like a DJI Phantom 3, with rotors that have been damaged in a crash and were never replaced.

    • @timrobinson9192
      @timrobinson9192 Před 6 lety +1

      Hmmm ... surprised there wasn't more jello in that case , I didn't pay any attention to the props to be honest, just scouting around the screen with a magnifying glass lol

  • @wendyh3891
    @wendyh3891 Před 4 lety

    Where did this start, were there big rains further up as this ground is so dry?

    • @macgyveratlarge2133
      @macgyveratlarge2133 Před 4 lety +2

      Most of the lowlands, the ground is mainly hardpan.
      It's almost impossible to dig through, and very little loose material on the top, if any.
      The water runs off it as if it were a sold rock.
      The rain is likely from one of the nearby mountains.
      It can run across that hard ground for miles.

    • @wendyh3891
      @wendyh3891 Před 4 lety +1

      @@macgyveratlarge2133 thank you for explaining this for me. I've been to USA & parts were so dry, but beautiful!

  • @LinuxJedi
    @LinuxJedi Před 6 lety

    Looks like coffee lol

  • @ratheeshs3410
    @ratheeshs3410 Před 3 lety

    From were it starts

  • @sarahstrong7174
    @sarahstrong7174 Před 6 lety

    Did I see fish flapping in that water?

  • @maranatha9646
    @maranatha9646 Před 6 lety +15

    I was crossing a DRY river bed in Aravaipa Canyon going to Bonita to get mail in early 1980's. Could hear it! saw trickles. In less then 1 min. my truck was engulfed with flood water. That fast. Got on the top of the roof of the truck . Jumped as hard and as much as I could to reach dry ground. Ended up about 100 or so feet down river and managed BY THE GRACE OF GOD ALMIGHTY and my LORD JESUS CHRIST to make it to the shore. I looked in amazement as my truck was stuck in one place, wedged against a HUGE boulder flipping around and around. Would not trade that awesome experience for all the tea in China.

  • @bluemarshall6180
    @bluemarshall6180 Před 6 lety

    The Arizona Desert Soo to be Arizona Sea.😀😀😀😀 Well, Not So Helpful... Where Does the Water Come From?