Ron Hart, owner of United Productions of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, has announced the release of a unique compilation of stormchasing documentaries titled, 's8220;5-Big Hurricanes of the
Gulf Coast's8230;Before, During and After's8221;, featuring Hurricanes Erin, Opal, Ivan, Dennis and Katrina, a total of three-and-a-half hours in a 2-DVD set.
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The 's8220;Opal's8221; and 's8220;Erin's8221; videos, originally released in 's8216;95, have been digitally re-edited for inclusion in this new video. 's8220;Since 2005 is the 10th.
anniversary of Erin and Opal, there is a lot of interest and comparisons with our more recent hurricanes, and this video should be well received's8230;especially since it also includes
the more recent storms Ivan, Dennis and Katrina's8221;, according to stormchaser/videographer Ron Hart.
The 's8220;Hurricane Dennis's8221; video was videotaped in the Navarre/Gulfbreeze area during the afternoon landfall, and aftermath footage includes Navarre Beach, Navarre, Milton,
Crestview, Fort Walton Beach, Hwy. 98 & Okaloosa Island, Holiday Isle in Destin and the Crystal Beach to Mirimar Beach area. A special segment on tropical storm Arlene is also
included, and precedes the 's8220;Dennis's8221; video.
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's8220;Hurricane Katrina's8221; was videotaped in Ocean Springs, Ms., just east of Biloxi, and features exciting footage of the area as the outer eyewall winds pass through. Immediate
aftermath footage offers a hint of the huge disaster that was yet to unfold.
's8220;5-Big Hurricanes of the Emerald Coast's8221; sells for $37 including priority shipping and may be ordered here
Hurricane Videos
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A donation from the sale of this video will be made in the form of services and supplies, and delivered personally to Hurricane Relief centers in the disaster area by Mr. Hart.
Additional Background Information:
For many, chasing hurricanes is considered a sport, a hobby, or a scientific endeavor. For Ron Hart, it's8217;s strictly business.
Specializing in Hurricane-chasing, Mr. Hart has become an accomplished hurricane documentarian, providing 's8220;before, during, and after's8221; video footage to local and state
governments, as well as national television networks such as CNN, NBC, The Learning Channel and the Weather Channel. Video of storm footage has also been donated to schools , businesses
and government agencies as training tools, and is available for sale for other productions.
Ron Hart is the owner of United Productions, based in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and his background includes training and experience in law enforcement, fire fighting, emergency medical
services, and news videography. He maintains press credentials with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's8217;s Office and is a member of the Production Services Association of N.W. Florida.
Beginning with a five day stay in Homestead, FL, following hurricane Andrew in 1992, Mr. Hart has acquired video footage of Hurricanes Allison, Danny, Earl, Erin, George, Opal, Floyd,
Helena, Allison#2, Barry, Hannah, Bonnie, Francis, Ivan, tropical storm Alberto's8217;s floods, and most recently, tropical storm Arlene, Hurricane Dennis and Hurricane Katrina.
Videos produced on Erin and Opal in 1995 have sold more than 5000 copies to date, and have been digitally mastered and combined in a new video to be released in mid-September.
In the event of another serious hurricane threat to the region, Ron is prepared to travel to the expected 's8220;landfall's8221; vicinity in a specially-equipped production van and travel
trailer to document the storm and it's8217;s aftermath on video.
According to Mr. Hart, 's8220;A serious storm chaser must be prepared to be self-sufficient for seven days, be aware of the risks involved, and be willing to cooperate with authorities.
The chase van is outfitted with digital photo & video cameras, a high-capacity inverter for a.c. power, a 2000 watt generator, emergency lights, flood lights, a BLS (basic life
support) kit, tools, tire repair kit, cellular phones, a laptop computer with wireless internet capability, CB radio, walkie-talkies, food and water, etc.. For video acquisition, we use a
professional 3-chip Sony PD-150 DVCam digital hi-resolution video camera and editing is fully-computerized.'s8221;
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's8220;A hurricane is mother nature at her worst and I would not wish anyone to have to endure one's8230;but hurricanes happen and I hope that the video information provided by competent
storm chasers will better inform people as to their destructive power and perhaps save lives in the future.'s8221;