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Jim Cantore of the Weather Channel gets battered with high winds, stinging rain and debris in this of his segment. Toward the end of the video he pauses for a moment after he gets hit with the debris as if he's about cry that he did not get killed.

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NEW ORLEANS - Coast Guard and Air Force rescue crews, who were en route to rescue the crew of the Bulk Freighter Antalina were forced to abort the rescue, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. The rescue crews were forced to land in Lake Charles, La. due to prohibitive heavy weather.

The HU-25 Falcon rescue jet was able to reach the Antalina and observed 20-foot seas, 80-knot winds and visibility as low as a half-mile.

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“Unfortunately there were 80-knot winds on scene, well beyond the operating conditions for the air crews to safely rescue the crew of the Antalina. The safety of the rescue crews and the crew of the Antalina are of the utmost importance to us. The Coast Guard will continue to maintain contact with the crew of the Antalina and monitor their situation very closely,” said Rear Adm. Joel R. Whitehead, commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.

Now, the Coast Guard is flying in to rescue them.A woman and her dog waited to long to leave and got stuck in flood waters.

According to a local station, the Coast Guard got more than 150 calls for help from the Bolivar and Crystal Beach areas Friday.

Because they're using helicopters, they're only able rescue about three to five people at the time. So they're having to make several trips. Officials are trying to work quickly, because once the winds get too strong, they won't be able to fly.

Here is a time lapse camera from the area of Houston Texas During Hurricane Ike.
Notice how wicked Hurricane Ike gets as the camera shakes and water splashes on the camera.

The footage coming in is brand new. Here are a couple of storm chasers before the eye hit the coast. Watch the end of the film. There is a tremendous wave that hits the seawall.

This is amazing U.S. Coast Guard footage. B-roll of Air Station Houston HH-65C rescue helicopter crew pulling citizens out of flood waters on a rescue mission along Bolivar Peninsula during Hurricane Ike along the south eastern Texas coast line. Scenes include rescue worker being lowered from a helicopter to rescue civilians trapped by flood waters.

A little trivia for you: After Hurricane Katrina, the only U.S. government entity rescuing the victims within minutes after the storm was the U.S. Coast Guard. They were the first to rescue victims and they never let up.

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