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Amazing Storm
Surge Video Seen Worldwide !! |
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Complete
documentation of Hurricane Katrina's |
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Historic 28 foot
storm surge overtaking coastal |
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"Battle at the
Beachfront" DVD released 08/26/06 |
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highway 90
along Gulfport Beach, Mississippi. |
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Hurricane Katrina "Battle at the Beachfront" DVD online
purchase: (In Stock, Available) |
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$14.00 + Shipping $5.00 |
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Watch as
award-winning storm photographers Mike Theiss and
Jim Reed document America’s Worst Natural Disaster
from the Frontlines! This rare video has been
featured Worldwide on Television shows and
Documentaries including NBC’s The Today Show, Good
Morning America, National Geographic, Discovery
Channel, The Weather Channel, BBC, NHK, and more... |
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DVD contains a full time line of Hurricane Katrina’s
unprecedented 28 Foot storm surge as it ripped
through Gulfport, Mississippi. The entire
documentation takes place at the Gulfport Beachfront
Hotel located on coastal Hwy. 90 roughly 100 yards
from the Gulf of Mexico. This intense video
chronicles Hurricane Katrina’s “Full Wrath” as she
declares war on the Gulf Coast. |
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Watch as Ultimate Chase Productions teams up with
Jim Reed Photography to document both Hurricane
Katrina landfalls. First she roars through Miami
Beach as a strengthening Cat-1 Hurricane and
sandblasts the entire shoreline. Then she gains
strength and causes the highest storm surge in
recorded history and our mission was to capture it
from the most intense part of the storm, The
Eyewall. We deployed the Theiss-Device Storm Cam
inside the lobby of the hotel capturing moments too
dangerous for any human to survive. The TD Storm Cam
provides a rare close-up view that helps illustrate
the raw power of water when unleashed as Storm
Surge. |
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DVD
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Hurricane Katrina’s first landfall at Miami Beach |
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Video of
flooding in Homestead, FL. |
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Video of Hurricane Katrina’s historic storm surge
overtaking Gulfport Beach, Mississippi. |
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Bonus
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Award
winning slideshow by Jim Reed Photography |
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About
The Theiss-Device Storm Cam |
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About
The Photographers |
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Deleted
Scenes |
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Run
Time: 76 Minutes |
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Full
Screen / English |
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Note:
This DVD is NOT
for commercial use. It is strictly for viewing
purposes only. All video is fully copyrighted and
registered to Ultimate Chase, Inc. If you need to
license Hurricane Katrina video for a production
please contact Mike Theiss at the following email
address:
mike@ultimatechase.com |
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For additional Hurricane
Katrina DVD ordering information and wholesale costs please
call: |
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Mike Theiss |
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Business Cell Phone: 1
(305) 394 6000 |
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E-Mail:
mike@ultimatechase.com |
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Below are some photos and
video stills from the Hurricane Katrina DVD: |
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Vehicles
floating in Storm Surge |
Hurricane
Katrina's ferocious Storm Surge |
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Hurricane
Katrina's First Landfall in Miami |
Hurricane
Katrina's Storm Surge Fills Hotel Stairwell |
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Mike Theiss
filming Hurricane Katrina's Storm Surge |
Mike Theiss
filming Hurricane Katrina's Storm Surge |
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*BONUS Material - DVD
includes Exclusive video from the Theiss-Device Storm Cam |
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The Theiss-Device
Storm Cam recorded a new and unseen vantage point to show
the raw power of water when unleashed as Storm Surge. Watch
as the Cam records the first floor of the hotel being
submerged and destroyed. |
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Hurricane Katrina DVD Customer
Testimonials |
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Meteorologist Jim Cantore - The Weather Channel |
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Having
gone through this hell myself, Mike and Jim do a
superb job with pictures and personal accounts
taking you through the costliest Natural Disaster in
US History ! |
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Mary
Dickson - Poplarville, Mississippi |
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I found
your Battle at the Beachfront very helpful in
understanding the wind vs. water debate. I was
interested in the tree positions of due east to due
west before the surge. I was able to review the
aerials and my own pictures to note which trees were
held in place east to west by falling on a structure
before the surge. The water was certainly deep
enough to float any other trees that had fallen. We
may never know original tree positions from a
tornado before the surge. I recognize where you were
in the car and wondered if you at least though you
might not get back to the hotel when the real fast
surge came. One of the lingering psychological
effects of experiencing the surge of Camille was the
shaking of the house. I went to LSU a few weeks
later and had to stand up every time a train shook
the ground of my apartment. |
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Storm
Chaser Bill Hark - Virginia |
On this
anniversary of the second landfall of Hurricane
Katrina, I had the opportunity to watch Mike Theiss'
and Jim Reed's DVD documenting the two landfalls of
Katrina. The first section shows the surprisingly
strong winds and flooding during the initial
landfall at Miami Beach/Ft Lauderdale. There is also
flooding in Homestead, Florida. The main part of the
DVD shows the wild winds and 28 foot storm surge in
Gulfport. Jim Reed and Mike Theiss shot some amazing
video of the high winds and rapidly rising storm
surge. This is the famous footage shown on MSNBC of
the Gulf of Mexico waters against the glass doors of
the hotel, then rushing into the lobby along with a
floating car. They have to flee upstairs from the
rising flood waters and imbedded debris. If you are
a hurricane chaser, don't show this to loved ones as
they may become too worried and fuss the next time
you go chasing! As an added feature, there is the
Theiss-Device video. This encased waterproof camera
was originally designed for tornadoes but took some
amazing eye level video of the storm surge coming in
on the first floor. The camera is washed away and
floats with other debris in the surge (still taking
video). This is an amazing perspective that couldn't
be safely done by a person. There is also a great
scene of water coming upwards in a stairwell. As
quick as the surge comes in, the waters recede.
Bonus features include a slide show of more surge
scenes and resulting damage with mainly Jim Reed's
award winning photography. There is also an
examination of the Theiss-Device storm camera and
"deleted scenes" of the arrival and initial
documentation of the arrival of Katrina in Gulfport.
The video and sound quality is great. Total length
of the DVD is 76 minutes. I have already seen some
of the footage on MSNBC but that doesn't compare to
seeing everything in context and produced by the
chasers rather than assembled by less knowledgeable
media personnel. |
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I highly
recommend this DVD for anyone interested in severe
weather, flooding and hurricanes. |
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Gara
Gillentine - Oxford, MS |
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As I
watched your DVD, my heart rate began to rise. My
mouth probably stayed half open most of the time as
a response to my total amazement at what I was
seeing and hearing. I think it's great that you had
the natural sounds of the events (the thing I hate
about most weather event shows is the goofy
background music muffling the real sounds of the
weather). The other times my mouth wasn't open, I
was saying Oh my God, or I can't believe this. By
the time the DVD got to 11:17 a.m., I was in tears
just thinking of the losses. |
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Katrina
just left me breathless in those initial days as I
searched the internet boards and posted "looking
for" messages for my friends in Ocean Springs, MS.
As a strange result, thought, it all brought me new
friends as well. |
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Through
the whole experience of watching what you guys so
bravely documented, I could begin to get more of a
grasp on what people were actually dealing with when
they had stayed to ride it out... or were caught, as
was one of my friends. |
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Seeing all of the devastation in pictures and video
on the internet and in the news on T.V. in those
first few weeks, I just couldn't imagine how the
devastation that I saw was actually done... the
processes involved. Your documentation really gave
insight into how the water was acting and how its
force was working on everything in its path. The
force of the repetitious wave-action became clearer
to me...not to mention the forces of the constant
wind and all of that debris! My gosh! |
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So,
guys... thanks again for doing what you did. I hope
you get the funding needed for the Theiss Device. If
I were a corporation, I'd be all in!! Since I'm not,
I'm gonna blog about you guys, the Theiss Device,
and the DVD. |
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Sue
Green - Minnesota |
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Your book and video were excellent. I purchased 2
videos which I received today in the mail. I called
the Beachfront Hotel to order them. I have to say
they were very good. I think you guys are crazy for
risking your lives like that, but on the other hand
we wouldn't have the images and videos if you did
not go out to get all this material. Keep up the
excellent work and be careful out there. |
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Linda Larson -
Biloxi, Mississippi
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Hi, I
have just ordered your DVD and book on Katrina.
Thank you for making this historic video – we
were living in Biloxi, MS at the time not too
far from where you filmed. We had evacuated to
Florida and thankfully we did. Our home
took 5 feet of water and we lost a lot of our
belongings. It was a horrific time for us all
in the area. I am grateful that I am now living
in Illinois, (tornados our concern now!!) and I
am glad I do not have to live through another
hurricane. We are still in recovery from this
event as are many and it will be something we
never get over 100% - however we are better off
than many and also grateful for that. My 13
year old twin daughters lived through the
experience with us and for them I appreciate the
documented events of the time – so even though I
think you are stark raving mad (said in the
nicest possible way) I appreciate the fact that
there are mad people like you out there!
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Dee
Mitchell - Ocean Springs, Mississippi
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I just
got my copy of Battle at the beachfront, and was so
impressed at what you've done. As a resident
of Ms, who went through it, you really
captured the storm like none other that I've seen.
Thank you- I'm ordering another copy for my parents
in Florida. |
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Harold
Rule - Mississippi |
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I
received my "Hurricane Katrina - Battle at the
Beachfront" DVD today and watched it this evening.
Very impressive and amazing footage and photos. It
is unreal the damage that a hurricane can cause.
Thank you for documenting this storm and making it
available. |
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Joel
Bader - USA |
Thank you for sharing the video of
Hurricane Katrina's landfall in
Gulfport, MS in August, 2005. It really
shocked me and hopefully will shock
others who think that a hurricane is an
occasion worthy of a party or staying at
home. I hope that footage from you and
others who make such videos is used to
teach the millions of Americans,
Mexicans and others who live in the West
Indies that these storms are not to be
taken lightly. Once again, many thanks.
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"Battle at the Beachfront"
Premiered August 26th, 2006 |
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Website copyright notice below: |
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"Ultimate Chase"
® is a registered trademark of Ultimate Chase, Inc. |
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All Hurricane Katrina video stills and sample video
throughout this site are copyrighted and protected under
United States and International copyright laws.
The photographs, video stills, and video may not be
reproduced in any form, downloaded, stored, or manipulated
without prior permission from © Ultimate Chase, Inc. All
Rights Reserved. |
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