Sanibel Island: Timelapse of Hurricane Ian

As someone from the cold, snowy north who relocated to the tropics, palm trees became a symbol of strength to me. They look so thin and feathery in pictures, but in person they are extremely flexible and very, very tough. A lot of species have fronds as sharp as knives, too. It's a great life lesson--you can look delicate on the outside but still be tough as nails on the inside.

As someone who has been vacationing on Sanibel for over 25 years, and just bought a condo on the island a year and a half before Ian, it is heart wrenching to watch a place that you have loved much of your life be destroyed like this. It's like watching a friend die. Just hoping for a speedy recovery now.

The formation of the clouds in the first two minutes was mesmerizing. The rest of the video gave me anxiety having lived through many hurricanes myself, including Ian

The way the clouds pick up speed and change direction as it moves in is mesmerizing, can’t believe they’re only just now opening the island up again

The fact that you composed the music to this vide - you deserve a BIG LIKE!!

I spent my three week vacation in Sanibel Moorings Resort. The most joyful, family’s vacations. I cried so much when this hurricane devastated all that area and more. It was so emotional to me. So many, many memories collected and treasured, washed away. Now they are kept in our heart forever. Will return!

Its crazy how you can see the rotation of the clouds... great video!

Great footage ..... and accompanying music 🎼🎶

I am doing complete window & door rehabs at Kings Crown, Blue Gulf, Janthina & Shorewood. Proud to be part of the rebuild party

It was definitely a harrowing experience. We left for Irma when they called for pretty much exactly what happened during Ian. This was the first Hurricane we stayed for. Hope your recovery is going well & God Bless.

WOW!!!-!! Spot on the way you captured the Hurricane Ian, coming to Sanibel......calming music. Thank you for sharing your footage of the before and during of Hurricane Ian. Well Done! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌀

Our lives will never be the same. Lost a lot due to the storm surge and wind. Was stupid to stay. We are your sister island. Now I can see what was happening before I even looked out my window during the eye. Thank you for the video.

Thank you for sharing. My parents and I first visited Sanibel in 1994 and moved there in 1997. I graduated from Canterbury in 2002, and I was able to live on island again and send my kids to The Sanibel School from 2014 to 2016. My grandmother lived behind Cheeburger Cheeburger*, and her ground-level house was flooded with at least five feet of surge. She was able to buy a nice condo on the mainland and plans to sell her house as-is, gutted to the studs, once she gets the go-ahead from insurance. I need to go back down there and see it for myself to process it, I think. It was the worst-case storm we always feared. Charley and Wilma and the rest in 2004 and 2005 were just a warning. *Anyone else miss Pippin's? I could really go for some prime rib and a salad bar right now.

Mother Nature is the only one in total control. Frightening to watch this unfold. Prayers to all who were affected by this hurricane.

Wow that was excellent, scary..poor Sanibel Island 🏝 😢

Heartbreaking. Never underestimate the power of Mother Nature. Thank you for sharing.

What an incredible view of the circulatory winds of hurricane!

The music is beautiful and suits the footage perfectly.

Love the Time Lapse!

Coconut palms doing what they do best. Standing up to hurricane force winds like a champ.