Josh Morgerman

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Josh Morgerman
Born1970 (age 53–54)
New York
NationalityAmerican
Education Harvard University
Occupation(s)iCyclone, co-founder of Symblaze
Known forRecord successful intercepts of tropical cyclones
Website http://www.icyclone.com

Joshua Morgerman is an American businessman, storm chaser, and TV personality best known for his multitude of tropical cyclone chases. Born in 1970, he developed an interest in meteorology at an early age. After graduating from Harvard University in 1992, he co-founded the digital advertising company Symblaze in 1999. His storm chasing career began in earnest in 2005 with Hurricane Wilma in Florida.

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With no formal education in meteorology, all his experience comes from the chases. In all of the years he has been chasing, Morgerman has intercepted 74 tropical cyclones including Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, Hurricane Patricia in 2015, and Hurricane Dorian in 2019, all of which were amongst the 15 strongest tropical systems recorded on Earth during the modern satellite era. In total, he has successfully entered the eye of 49 hurricane-force tropical cyclones, with the strongest being Hurricane Dorian since he did not fully cross paths with the eye of Haiyan.

Early life

Josh Morgerman was born in 1970 and grew up in Huntington, New York—part of suburban New York City. Living on Long Island, he developed an interest in meteorology at an early age; his mother attributes part of this interest to him seeing The Wizard of Oz when Morgerman was four. In August 1976, Hurricane Belle struck Long Island as a Category 1 hurricane, causing significant damage in his hometown.

At his father's insistence, Morgerman pursued a liberal arts degree at Harvard University rather than focusing on meteorology. In 1991, while attending Harvard, Morgerman went on his first hurricane chase: Hurricane Bob in Rhode Island. [1]

In 1999, Morgerman co-founded the digital advertising company Symblaze alongside his friend Michael Horton. [2] By 2004, he was living in Prague, Czech Republic, to work with Eastern European clientele. [1]

Personal life

Morgerman has no spouse nor kids, wishing to remain unburdened by family responsibilities to pursue cyclone chases. [1] In his spare time, Morgerman often studies historic tropical cyclones. [3]

Morgerman has expressed his support for Ukraine during their ongoing war with Russia following Russia's February 2022 invasion of the country. [4]

Morgerman has on occasion reached out to on X (formerly known as Twitter) to political commentators such as Mona Charen, Susan Del Percio, and Charlie Sykes to show appreciation for their podcasts or appearances on podcasts. [5] [6] [7]

iCyclone

Since 1991, Morgerman has been chasing tropical cyclones. His goal is to "core punch" the storms and record atmospheric pressure and document the experience. [1] With no formal education in meteorology, Morgerman's cyclone chasing is a passion project. All of his experience is in the field, though he advertises himself as an "adrenaline junkie". In an interview with The Washington Post in 2012, he stated this to be the primary motivator for chasing. [3]

He often relies on his instincts backed up by years of chasing cyclones. Morgerman leads the iCyclone chase team. Members include his "right-hand guy" Scott Brownfield who coordinates logistics or assists on chases, meteorologists Adam Moyer and Jorge González who provide forecasting information, and Cory Van Pelt who serves as the iCyclone technician. [3] In 2013, iCyclone expanded their chase region to East Asia, teaming up with fellow chasers James Reynolds and Mark Thomas. They ultimately intercepted four typhoons in one month including Typhoon Haiyan which devastated the Philippines. [8] Since 2014, his chasing has been funded by multiple media agencies including CBS, the Weather Channel, and WeatherNation. [1] In 2017, Morgerman conducted his first and so far only Australian chase, intercepting Cyclone Debbie in Queensland. [9]

Data collection and usage

Morgerman collects atmospheric pressure with multiple Kestrel 4500s. The data he has collected has been utilized by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in multiple instances to refine landfall intensities. 2011's Hurricane Rina's landfall in the Yucatán Peninsula was adjusted in light of his observations. [3] In conjunction with satellite intensity estimates, his measurement of 975 mbar (28.8 inHg) within the eye of Hurricane Ernesto in 2012 was utilized to upgrade the hurricane's landfall intensity to Category 2. [10]

In 2014, Morgerman's measurement of 943.1 mbar (27.85 inHg) within Hurricane Odile resulted in the landfall pressure being adjusted to 941 mbar (27.8 inHg) from the operational estimate of 930 mbar (27 inHg). [11] [12] His observation of 937.8 mbar (27.69 inHg) in 2015's Hurricane Patricia, in conjunction with two nearby automated measurements, assisted in more accurately analyzing the hurricane's strength at landfall. Meteorologists at the NHC concluded an approximate minimum pressure of 932 mbar (27.5 inHg), yielding estimated winds of 150 miles per hour (240 km/h); this made Patricia the strongest Pacific hurricane on record to strike Mexico. [13]

Morgerman provided the only observed over-land pressure with Hurricane Willa's Mexican landfall in 2018. He observed a value of 968 mbar (28.6 inHg), corroborating the NHC's landfall intensity of 115 miles per hour (185 km/h). [14]

In 2016, Morgerman collaborated with meteorologist Andrew Hagen and Mexican researchers Erik Sereno Trabaldo and Jorge Abelardo González to reanalyze the 1959 Mexico hurricane, then considered to be the strongest landfalling hurricane on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Their analysis determined the storm to have been significantly weaker than originally estimated and resulted in its downgrade from a Category 5 to a Category 4. These revisions were later incorporated into the NHC's Hurricane Database. [15] In 2017, Morgerman co-authored an academic paper published by the American Meteorological Society on the intensity of 2015's Hurricane Patricia. He provided in-situ data describing the structure of the storm and allowing for a more thorough analysis of its landfall. [16]

Tropical cyclone chases

As of September 2023, he has chased 76 cyclones across Australia, East Asia, and North America. Of his successful core penetrations, five were Category 5, twelve were Category 4, and seventeen were Category 3.

List of tropical cyclone chases and experiences by Josh Morgerman and the iCyclone team
YearDateStormChase locationLandfall intensity (SSHWS)Recorded pressureRelative positionTeamRef.
1976August 9–10 Hurricane Belle Huntington, New York, United States Category 1 hurricane—Inside eye— [17]
1985September 27 Hurricane Gloria Huntington, New York, United StatesCategory 1 hurricane965 mbar (28.5 inHg)Inside eye— [18]
1991August 19 Hurricane Bob Providence, Rhode Island, United StatesCategory 2 hurricane—EyewallSolo [19]
1999August 22–23 Hurricane Bret Riviera, Texas, United StatesCategory 3 hurricane—EyewallSolo [20]
2005October 24 Hurricane Wilma Everglades City, Florida, United StatesCategory 3 hurricane—Inside eyeTony Brite [21]
2007August 21 Hurricane Dean Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico Category 5 hurricane—EyewallSolo [22]
2008July 23 Hurricane Dolly Port Isabel, Texas, United StatesCategory 1 hurricane—EyewallScott Brownfield [23]
2008September 1 Hurricane Gustav Berwick/Morgan City, Louisiana, United StatesCategory 2 hurricane—Inside eyeScott Brownfield [24]
2008September 13 Hurricane Ike Texas City, Texas, United StatesCategory 2 hurricane—Inside eyeSolo [25]
2009September 13 Hurricane Jimena San Carlos, Baja California Sur, MexicoCategory 2 hurricane—Inside eyeSolo [26]
2010June 30 – July 1 Hurricane Alex Guadalupe Victoria, Tamaulipas, MexicoCategory 2 hurricane—Inside eyeJorge González [27]
2010September 17 Hurricane Karl Veracruz City, Veracruz, MexicoCategory 3 hurricane985.9 mbar (29.11 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [28]
2010October 24–25 Hurricane Richard Missed———Solo [29]
2011September 17 Tropical Storm Don Riviera Beach, Texas, United StatesTropical storm1,008.2 mbar (29.77 inHg)Inside diffuse centerCory Van Pelt [30]
2011August 27 Hurricane Irene Marshallberg, North Carolina, United StatesCategory 1 hurricane953.0 mbar (28.14 inHg)Inside eyeKeith Nugent [31]
August 28 New York City/Island Park, New YorkTropical Storm—
2011October 11–12 Hurricane Jova Emiliano Zapata, Jalisco, MexicoCategory 2 hurricane985.2 mbar (29.09 inHg)EyewallJim Edds [32]
2011October 27–28 Hurricane Rina Paamul, Quintana Roo, MexicoTropical storm996.5 mbar (29.43 inHg)Inside centerSolo [33]
2012August 7–8 Hurricane Ernesto Buenvavista, Quintana Roo, MexicoCategory 2 hurricane975.0 mbar (28.79 inHg)EyewallSolo [34]
2012August 28–29 Hurricane Isaac Galliano, Louisiana, United StatesCategory 1 hurricane970.0 mbar (28.64 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [35]
2013September 16 Hurricane Ingrid Lavaderos, Tamaulipas, MexicoTropical storm—EyewallJorge González [36]
2013October 5–6 Typhoon Fitow Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan Category 2 typhoon—EyewallJames Reynolds, Mark Thomas [37]
2013October 7 Typhoon Danas Oku, Okinawa, JapanCategory 4 typhoon950.6 mbar (28.07 inHg)Inside eyeJames Reynolds, Mark Thomas [38]
2013October 11 Typhoon Nari Baler, Aurora, Philippines Category 3 typhoon—EyewallJames Reynolds [39]
2013November 8 Typhoon Haiyan Tacloban, Leyte, PhilippinesCategory 5 super typhoon959.9 mbar (28.35 inHg)EyewallJames Reynolds, Mark Thomas [40]
2014July 8 Typhoon Neoguri Miyakojima, Okinawa, JapanDid not make landfall964.8 mbar (28.49 inHg)Outside eyewallJames Reynolds, Mark Thomas [41]
2014September 14–15 Hurricane Odile Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, MexicoCategory 3 hurricane943.1 mbar (27.85 inHg)Inside eyeSteve Crighton [42]
2014October 14 Typhoon Vongfong Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, JapanTropical storm975.5 mbar (28.81 inHg)Inside centerSteve Crighton [43]
2015August 8 Typhoon Soudelor Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan Category 3 typhoon952.8 mbar (28.14 inHg)Inside eyeAnthony van Dyck [44]
2015August 23 Typhoon Goni Ishigaki, Okinawa, JapanCategory 3 typhoon944.2 mbar (27.88 inHg)EyewallSolo [45]
2015September 28 Typhoon Dujuan Su'ao, Yilan, TaiwanCategory 4 typhoon958.3 mbar (28.30 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [46]
2015October 23 Hurricane Patricia Emiliano Zapata, Jalisco, MexicoCategory 4 hurricane937.8 mbar (27.69 inHg)Inside eyeErik Sereno [47]
2016July 8 Typhoon Nepartak Taitung City, Taitung, TaiwanCategory 3 typhoon957.7 mbar (28.28 inHg)EyewallSolo [48]
2016August 3–4 Hurricane Earl Belize City, Belize District, Belize Category 1 hurricane982.2 mbar (29.00 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [49]
2016September 1–2 Hurricane Hermine Hampton Springs, Florida, United StatesCategory 1 hurricane986.2 mbar (29.12 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [50]
2016September 5–6 Hurricane Newton Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, MexicoCategory 1 hurricane984.3 mbar (29.07 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [51]
2016September 27 Typhoon Megi Hualien City, Hualien County, TaiwanCategory 3 typhoon949.2 mbar (28.03 inHg)Inside eyeAnthony van Dyck [52]
2016October 6 Hurricane Matthew Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas Category 4 hurricane977.8 mbar (28.87 inHg)Outside eyewallSolo [53]
2016October 19–20 Typhoon Haima Tuguegarao, Cagayan, PhilippinesCategory 4 typhoon942.0 mbar (27.82 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [54]
2017March 28–29 Cyclone Debbie Gregory River, Queensland, Australia Category 3 cyclone958.7 mbar (28.31 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [55]
2017August 6 Typhoon Noru Toi, Miyazaki, JapanCategory 1 typhoon977.1 mbar (28.85 inHg)EyewallSolo [56]
2017August 9–10 Hurricane Franklin Vega de Alatorre, Veracruz, MexicoCategory 1 hurricane990.4 mbar (29.25 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [57]
2017August 25–26 Hurricane Harvey Rockport, Texas, United StatesCategory 4 hurricane940.8 mbar (27.78 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [58]
2017September 10 Hurricane Irma Naples, Florida, United StatesCategory 3 hurricane940.0 mbar (27.76 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [59]
2017September 20 Hurricane Maria Palmas del Mar, Puerto Rico, United StatesCategory 4 hurricane929.4 mbar (27.45 inHg)EyewallSolo [60]
2017October 7–8 Hurricane Nate Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United StatesCategory 1 hurricane985.5 mbar (29.10 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [61]
2017October 22–23 Typhoon Lan Omaezaki, Shizuoka, JapanCategory 2 typhoon952.8 mbar (28.14 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [62]
2018August 21 Typhoon Soulik Kasaricho Oaza Yo, Kagoshima, JapanCategory 2 typhoon—EyewallCaroline Menzies [63]
2018August 23 Typhoon Cimaron Muroto, Kōchi, JapanCategory 1 typhoon973.7 mbar (28.75 inHg)Inside eyeCaroline Menzies [64]
2018September 4 Typhoon Jebi Mihama, Wakayama, JapanCategory 3 typhoon967.1 mbar (28.56 inHg)EyewallOli Sloane [65]
2018September 15 Typhoon Mangkhut Buguey, Cagayan, PhilippinesCategory 5 super typhoon942.2 mbar (27.82 inHg)EyewallOli Sloane [66]
2018October 10 Hurricane Michael Callaway, Florida, United StatesCategory 5 hurricane923.2 mbar (27.26 inHg)Inside eyeOli Sloane, Matt Delaloye [67]
2018October 23 Hurricane Willa Palmito del Verde, Sinaloa, MexicoCategory 3 hurricane968.0 mbar (28.59 inHg)Inside eyeErik Sereno, Caroline Menzies [68]
2018October 30 Typhoon Yutu Dilasag, Aurora, Philippines Category 3 typhoon960.4 mbar (28.36 inHg)EyewallCaroline Menzies, James Levelle [69]
2019September 1 Hurricane Dorian Marsh Harbour, Abaco, BahamasCategory 5 hurricane913.4 mbar (26.97 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [70]
2019October 12–13 Typhoon Hagibis Shimoda, Shizuoka, JapanCategory 2 typhoon958.5 mbar (28.30 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [71]
2019December 2–3 Typhoon Kammuri Legazpi, Albay, PhilippinesCategory 4 typhoon962.9 mbar (28.43 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [72]
2020July 25 Hurricane Hanna Port Mansfield, Texas, United StatesCategory 1 hurricane—Inside eyeSolo [73]
2020August 3−4 Hurricane Isaias Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, United StatesCategory 1 hurricane990.3 mbar (29.24 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [74]
2020August 26−27 Hurricane Laura Sulphur, Louisiana, United StatesCategory 4 hurricane948.0 mbar (27.99 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [75]
2020September 15−16 Hurricane Sally Gulf Shores, Alabama, United StatesCategory 2 hurricane968.2 mbar (28.59 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [76]
2020October 6−7 Hurricane Delta Cancún, Quintana Roo, MexicoCategory 2 hurricane—Inside eyeSolo [77]
October 9 Estherwood, Louisiana, United States975.9 mbar (28.82 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [78]
2020October 26−27 Hurricane Zeta Akumal, Quintana Roo, MexicoCategory 1 hurricane979.2 mbar (28.92 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [79]
October 28 Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United StatesCategory 2 hurricane979.6 mbar (28.93 inHg)EyewallSolo [80]
2021August 16 Tropical Storm Fred Apalachicola, Florida, United StatesTropical storm—Inside eyeSolo [81]
2021August 19 Hurricane Grace Tulum, Quintana Roo, MexicoCategory 1 hurricane978.4 mbar (28.89 inHg)Inside eyeErik Sereno [82]
August 20–21 La Guadalupe/El Encanto, Veracruz, MexicoCategory 3 hurricane981.4 mbar (28.98 inHg)Inside eyeErik Sereno [83] [84]
2021August 29 Hurricane Ida Houma, Louisiana, United StatesCategory 4 hurricane966.6 mbar (28.54 inHg)EyewallChris Jackson [85]
2021September 9 Hurricane Olaf San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, MexicoCategory 2 hurricane976.7 mbar (28.84 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [86]
2021October 13 Hurricane Pamela Mármol de Salcido, Sinaloa, MexicoCategory 1 hurricane990.8 mbar (29.26 inHg)Inside eyeErik Sereno [87]
2021October 25 Hurricane Rick Ixtapa, Guerrero, MexicoCategory 2 hurricane1,001.5 mbar (29.57 inHg)EyewallNicola Rustichelli [88]
2022May 30 Hurricane Agatha Mazunte, Oaxaca, MexicoCategory 2 hurricane978.9 mbar (28.91 inHg)EyewallErik Sereno [89]
2022September 19 Hurricane Fiona Boca de Yuma, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic Category 1 hurricane979.9 mbar (28.94 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [90] [91]
September 24 Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada Category 2 post-tropical cyclone937.3 mbar (27.68 inHg)CenterSolo [92] [93]
2022September 28 Hurricane Ian Punta Gorda, Florida, United StatesCategory 4 hurricane951.2 mbar (28.09 inHg)Inside eyeErik Fox [92] [94]
September 30 McClellanville/Georgetown/Garden City, South Carolina, United StatesCategory 1 hurricane979 mbar (28.9 inHg)Inside eyeErik Fox [95] [96]
2022October 3 Hurricane Orlene Caimanero, Sinaloa, MexicoCategory 1 hurricane991.3 mbar (29.27 inHg)Inside eyeErik Sereno [97]
2022October 23 Hurricane Roslyn Santa Cruz, Nayarit, MexicoCategory 3 hurricane962.4 mbar (28.42 inHg)Inside eyeErik Sereno [98] [99]
2022November 2 Hurricane Lisa Belize City, Belize District, BelizeCategory 1 hurricane986.9 mbar (29.14 inHg)Inside eyeSolo [100] [101]
2022November 9−10 Hurricane Nicole Stuart/Jensen Beach/Vero Beach, Florida, United StatesCategory 1 hurricane985.6 mbar (29.10 inHg)Inside eyeKevin Conrad [102] [103] [104]
2023August 30 Hurricane Idalia Perry/Athena, Florida, United StatesCategory 3 hurricane954.7 mbar (28.19 inHg)Inside eyeErik Fox, Parker Sigg [105] [106]
2023September 23 Tropical Storm Ophelia Atlantic Beach/New Bern, North Carolina, United StatesTropical storm—Inside eyeSolo [107] [108]
2023October 5 Typhoon Koinu Kenting, Pingtung, TaiwanCategory 4 typhoon—Inside eyeAnthony van Dyck [109]
2023October 10 Hurricane Lidia El Habal, Jalisco, MexicoCategory 4 hurricane—EyewallErik Sereno [110]

2013 Typhoon Haiyan

The streets of Tacloban City remained littered with debris a week after Typhoon Haiyan struck Tacloban Typhoon Haiyan 2013-11-14.jpg
The streets of Tacloban City remained littered with debris a week after Typhoon Haiyan struck

On November 7, 2013, Morgerman flew with fellow chasers James Reynolds and Mark Thomas to Tacloban City in the Philippines to intercept one of the most powerful typhoons in the 21st century: Typhoon Haiyan.

They initially planned to ride out the storm south of the city, where the eye would ultimately make landfall; however, owing to a lack of sturdy shelters they opted to stay in Tacloban itself. [8] They set up at a four-story concrete hotel about 26 ft (7.9 m) above sea level. [8] [111] The chasers came prepared with a week's-worth of food and water. Around 6:45 a.m. local time, the northern eyewall began battering Tacloban and winds rapidly became violent. Morgerman described the winds to have a "tornado-like quality" at times. Windows and doors at the hotel blew out and the roof was torn off. Trees in the region were completely defoliated. Around 7:50 a.m. a powerful storm surge swept through the city, with flood waters reaching a depth of 4 ft (1.2 m) at Morgerman's location.

The fast-rising nature of the water incited panic, residents sheltering at the hotel scrambled to the building's second floor and some broke windows to escape their rooms. Morgerman jumped into the water to help people get from flooding rooms to the stairs. Thomas severely injured his leg in the water while assisting trapped people. [8]

Morgerman described the experience as traumatizing, witnessing the total devastation of Tacloban, bodies strewn across the streets, and "a city spiraling out of control". [8] The crew was stuck in Tacloban for three days, eventually "escaping" on November 10 by which time the Philippine military arrived with relief supplies. [111] Morgerman observed a minimum pressure of 959.9 mbar (28.35 inHg) in the eyewall of Haiyan. Extrapolating from his second measurement of 960.4 mbar (28.36 inHg), he estimated the central pressure to have been below 900 mbar (27 inHg). [40]

On November 5, 2023, Morgerman returned to the Philippines and met with Reynolds and Thomas in Tacloban City a day later to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the cyclone hitting the city. [112] They returned to the hotel that they rode the storm out in, and the hotel celebrated their return with a banner welcoming them back to the city. [113] Morgerman revisited locations that were memorable to him from his time chasing Haiyan and reviewed the city's recovery since then. [114] He also visited a burial site where hundreds of unidentified bodies were buried following the storm. [115] The trio also attended a commemoration ceremony at the Tacloban City Convention Center for the cyclone's victims and met with locals who remembered them from their time in the city, and later attended a lunch banquet with President Bongbong Marcos. [116] They also planted mangroves on an island the San Juanico Strait to "replace the ones lost in Haiyan". [117] Morgerman also visited a family who he had met during the storm and whom he had helped rescue their eldest daughter out of the water. [118]

2014 Hurricane Odile

In September 2014, Morgerman intercepted Hurricane Odile in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Successfully entering the eye, he recorded a pressure of 943.1 mbar (27.85 inHg). [42] Operational assessments of the hurricane's landfall intensity were taken into account for the release of catastrophe bonds funded by Wall Street and the World Bank. The bond system guaranteed a payout of $50 million for a storm with a pressure under 932 mbar (27.5 inHg); Odile's operational estimate was 930 mbar (27 inHg). However, his observations "upend[ed] the system" and the bonds were rescinded. This prevented vital recovery funds from being provided to the Government of Mexico. [119] The hurricane caused extensive damage throughout Baja California Sur, with insured losses estimated at $1.2 billion. [120] Industry experts later expressed concern over possible conflicts of interest with storm chasers and the catastrophe bonds. [119] [120]

2019 Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian over the Abaco Islands on September 1, 2019 Dorian 2019-09-01 1240Z (peak intensity).png
Hurricane Dorian over the Abaco Islands on September 1, 2019

On August 31, 2019, Morgerman flew to Marsh Harbour, in the Bahamas to intercept Category 5 Hurricane Dorian. [121] Initially staging his chase in Treasure Cay, he ultimate chose to ride out the storm at Central Abaco Primary School—a designated concrete shelter—in Marsh Harbour. [122] [123] At 11:40 a.m. EDT on September 1, Morgerman reported board to be flying off the structures windows and children being wrapped in blankets for safety. [124] After tweeting this information, contact with Morgerman lost for two days before he was able to contact the Weather Channel. [122]

Around 2:00 p.m. EDT, Hurricane Dorian made landfall over the Abaco Islands with maximum sustained winds of 185 miles per hour (298 km/h), making it the strongest such storm on record in the Bahamas. [125] The eyewall of Dorian proved exceptionally violent, battering the school with "the force of a thousand sledgehammers". [126] He and others sheltering at the school held furniture against window shutters to prevent them from blowing in. [127] The school was largely destroyed in the first half of the hurricane, forcing Morgerman and those sheltering inside to evacuate to a sturdier government building during the calm of the eye. [122] During the eye, he recorded a pressure of 913.4 mbar (26.97 inHg), the lowest in his career. [70] Hundreds of residents, many injured during the storm, sought refuge in the structure for the second half of the hurricane. [122] After living in his car for two days, Morgerman arrived in Nassau by helicopter on September 3 before returning to the United States. He described Dorian as a "nuclear-grade hurricane" and "the most intense cyclone I’ve witnessed in 28 years of chasing". [122] [127]

Hurricane Man

In October 2018, UKTV announced a new television docuseries starring Morgerman to be aired on the network channel Dave. The eight-episode show, titled Hurricane Man, chronicles Morgerman's chases in 2018 across the world. A film crew accompanied him on his chases. The series is produced by ScreenDog Productions and distributed by BBC Studios. [128] In addition to following Morgerman's experiences, the show also focuses on victims of the storms, sharing their experiences and how they're coping with its aftermath. [129]

Morgerman acted more carefully during his chases with the film crew present, feeling responsibility for their safety. [130] The show premiered in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2019, [129] and June 12 in Australia on BBC Knowledge. [130] The show debuted on September 15 in the United States on the Science Channel. [131] The series' first two episodes focus on 2018's Category 5 Hurricane Michael and its effects in Panama City, Florida. [130]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Typhoon Ida (1958)</span> Pacific typhoon in 1958

Typhoon Ida, also known as the Kanogawa Typhoon, was the sixth-deadliest typhoon to hit Japan, as well as one of the strongest tropical cyclones on record. On September 20, Ida formed in the Western Pacific near Guam. It moved to the west and rapidly intensified into a 185 km/h (115 mph) typhoon by the next day. On September 22, Ida turned to the north and continued its quick rate of intensification. Two days later, the Hurricane Hunters observed a minimum barometric pressure of 877 mb (25.9 inHg), as well as estimated peak winds of 325 km/h (202 mph). This made Ida the strongest tropical cyclone on record at the time, although it was surpassed by Typhoon June 17 years later. Ida weakened as it continued to the north-northeast, and made landfall in Japan on southeastern Honshū with winds of 130 km/h (80 mph) on September 26. It became extratropical the next day, and dissipated on the September 28 to the east of the country. Ida caused torrential flooding to southeastern Japan, resulting in over 1,900 mudslides. Damage was estimated at $50 million, and there were 1,269 fatalities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Typhoon Haiyan</span> Pacific typhoon in 2013

Typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda, was one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded. Upon making landfall, Haiyan devastated portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines. It is one of the deadliest Philippine typhoons on record, killing at least 6,300 people in that country alone. In terms of JTWC-estimated 1-minute sustained winds, Haiyan is tied with Meranti in 2016 for being the second strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record, only behind Goni of 2020. As of January 2014, bodies were still being found. Haiyan was also the most intense tropical cyclone worldwide in 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Meteorological history of Typhoon Haiyan</span>

Typhoon Haiyan's meteorological history began with its origins as a tropical disturbance east-southeast of Pohnpei and lasted until its degeneration as a tropical cyclone over southern China. The thirteenth typhoon of the 2013 Pacific typhoon season, Haiyan originated from an area of low pressure several hundred kilometers east-southeast of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia on November 2. Tracking generally westward, environmental conditions favored tropical cyclogenesis and the system developed into a tropical depression the following day. After becoming a tropical storm and attaining the name Haiyan at 0000 UTC on November 4, the system began a period of rapid intensification that brought it to typhoon intensity by 1800 UTC on November 5. By November 6, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) assessed the system as a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale; the storm passed over the island of Kayangel in Palau shortly after attaining this strength.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Meteorological history of Hurricane Patricia</span>

Hurricane Patricia was the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere and the second-most intense worldwide in terms of barometric pressure. It also featured the highest one-minute maximum sustained winds ever recorded in a tropical cyclone. Originating from a sprawling disturbance near the Gulf of Tehuantepec in mid-October 2015, Patricia was first classified a tropical depression on October 20. Initial development was slow, with only modest strengthening within the first day of its classification. The system later became a tropical storm and was named Patricia, the twenty-fourth named storm of the annual hurricane season. Exceptionally favorable environmental conditions fueled explosive intensification on October 22. A well-defined eye developed within an intense central dense overcast and Patricia grew from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in just 24 hours—a near-record pace. The magnitude of intensification was poorly forecast and both forecast models and meteorologists suffered from record-high prediction errors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Typhoon Meranti</span> Pacific typhoon in 2016

Typhoon Meranti, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Ferdie, was one of the most intense tropical cyclones on record. Impacting the Batanes in the Philippines, Taiwan, as well as Fujian Province in September 2016, Meranti formed as a tropical depression on September 8 near the island of Guam. Tracking to the west northwest, Meranti gradually intensified until September 11, at which point it began a period of rapid intensification. Continuing to rapidly intensify, it became a super typhoon early on September 12, as it passed through the Luzon Strait, ultimately reaching its peak intensity on September 13 with 1-minute sustained winds of 315 km/h (195 mph). Shortly afterwards, it passed directly over the island of Itbayat. Meranti passed to the south of Taiwan as a super typhoon, and began weakening steadily as a result of land interaction. By September 15, it struck Fujian Province as a Category 2-equivalent typhoon, becoming the strongest typhoon on record to impact the province. Upon moving inland, rapid weakening ensued and Meranti became extratropical the next day, dissipating shortly afterwards after it passed to the south of the Korean Peninsula.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Meteorological history of Hurricane Matthew</span>

Hurricane Matthew was the first Category 5 Atlantic hurricane since Felix in 2007 and the southernmost Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on record. The system originated from a tropical wave that emerged off the west coast of Africa on September 22, and ultimately dissipated as an extratropical cyclone near Atlantic Canada on October 10. Late on September 29, it began a period of explosive intensification that brought it to Category 5 strength early on October 1. It weakened slightly and remained a Category 4 until its landfalls in Haiti and Cuba, afterwards it traversed through the Bahamas and paralleled the coast of Florida until making landfall in South Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane. Matthew later transitioned into a post-tropical cyclone on October 10.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Meteorological history of Hurricane Irma</span>

Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful Cape Verde hurricane that caused extensive damage in the Caribbean and Florida. Lasting from late August to mid-September 2017, the storm was the strongest open-Atlantic tropical cyclone on record and the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands. Classified as the ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the hyperactive 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, Irma developed from a tropical wave near the Cape Verde Islands on August 30. Favorable conditions allowed the cyclone to become a hurricane on the following day and then rapidly intensify into a major hurricane by September 1 as it moved generally westward across the Atlantic. However, dry air and eyewall replacement cycles disrupted further strengthening, with fluctuations in intensity during the next few days. Irma resumed deepening upon encountering warmer sea surface temperatures, while approaching the Lesser Antilles on September 4. The system reached Category 5 intensity on the following day and peaked with winds of 180 mph (290 km/h) shortly thereafter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Meteorological history of Hurricane Maria</span>

Hurricane Maria was the tenth-most intense Atlantic hurricane on record and caused catastrophic damage in Puerto Rico in late September 2017. Originating from a tropical wave, it developed into a tropical depression on September 16 while situated to the east of the Lesser Antilles. Gradual intensification occurred over the next day or two and it strengthened into a tropical storm, which was named Maria. By late on September 17, Maria had intensified into a hurricane. As it approached the island arc, it underwent explosive intensification on September 18, with the hurricane reaching Category 5 intensity as it made landfall on the island of Dominica early on September 19. Land interaction weakened the storm somewhat, although it was able to quickly recover and later peaked that night with sustained winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a pressure of 908 mbar (26.8 inHg). Early the next morning it weakened to a high-end Category 4 hurricane before making landfall in Puerto Rico. Maria weakened significantly due to crossing the island, but was able to strengthen somewhat as it passed close to Hispaniola and The Bahamas on September 21–23. Structural changes in the hurricane as it moved further north and close to the Outer Banks in the United States ultimately caused Maria to weaken quickly. Turning away from the United States as a weakened tropical storm, it became extratropical on September 30, dissipating 3 days later.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hurricane Hector (2018)</span> Category 4 Pacific hurricane in 2018

Hurricane Hector was a powerful and long-lasting tropical cyclone that traversed the Pacific Ocean during late July and August 2018. Hector was the eighth named storm, fourth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the 2018 Pacific hurricane season. It originated from a disturbance that was located north of South America on July 22. The disturbance tracked westward and entered the eastern Pacific around July 25. It gradually organized over the next several days, becoming a tropical depression at 12:00 UTC on July 31. The system was upgraded into a tropical storm about 12 hours later and received the name Hector. Throughout most of its existence, the cyclone traveled due west or slightly north of west. A favorable environment allowed the fledgling tropical storm to rapidly intensify to its initial peak as a Category 2 hurricane by 18:00 UTC on August 2. Wind shear caused Hector to weaken for a brief period before the storm began to strengthen again. Hector reached Category 3 status by 00:00 UTC on August 4 and went through an eyewall replacement cycle soon after, which caused the intensification to halt. After the replacement cycle, the cyclone continued to organize, developing a well-defined eye surrounded by cold cloud tops.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Meteorological history of Hurricane Florence</span>

The meteorological history of Hurricane Florence spanned 22 days from its inception on August 28, 2018, to its dissipation on September 18. Originating from a tropical wave over West Africa, Florence quickly organized upon its emergence over the Atlantic Ocean. Favorable atmospheric conditions enabled it to develop into a tropical depression on August 31 just south of the Cape Verde islands. Intensifying to a tropical storm the following day, Florence embarked on a west-northwest to northwest trajectory over open ocean. Initially being inhibited by increased wind shear and dry air, the small cyclone took advantage of a small area of low shear and warm waters. After achieving hurricane strength early on September 4, Florence underwent an unexpected period of rapid deepening through September 5, culminating with it becoming a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Thereafter, conditions again became unfavorable and the hurricane quickly diminished to a tropical storm on September 7.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Meteorological history of Hurricane Dorian</span>

Hurricane Dorian was the strongest hurricane to affect The Bahamas on record, causing catastrophic damage on the islands of Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama, in early September 2019. The cyclone's intensity, as well as its slow forward motion near The Bahamas, broke numerous records. The fifth tropical cyclone, fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, Dorian originated from a westward-traveling tropical wave, that departed from the western coast of Africa on August 19. The system organized into a tropical depression and later a tropical storm, both on August 24.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Typhoon Phanfone</span> Pacific typhoon in 2019

Typhoon Phanfone, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ursula, was a strong and deadly tropical cyclone which traversed the Philippines on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in 2019, the first typhoon to do so since Nock-ten in 2016.

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  105. ↑ Morgerman, Josh [@iCyclone] (September 1, 2023). "My data from #Hurricane #IDALIA. This @KestrelWeather meter was in fixed location in hotel in Perry. Notice pressure drop was smooth but then got *wild* as center passed nearby. Min 954.7 mb occurred as eye brushed city. (System malfunctioned at 8:44—that's why trace ends.) 1/3" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-09-01– via Twitter.
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  113. ↑ Morgerman, Josh [@iCyclone] (November 6, 2023). "Warm welcome from Hotel Alejandro in Downtown Tacloban City #Philippines. So nice to be back with fellow #Typhoon #HAIYAN survivors. Mark & @EarthUncutTV arrive today" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 November 2023– via Twitter.
  114. ↑ Morgerman, Josh [@iCyclone] (November 7, 2023). "3 photos I just shot—of scenes you can see in my #Typhoon #HAIYAN video:
    * Rooftop as eyewall reached city (6:53 am).
    * Ballroom as winds smashed windows (7:00 am).
    * 2nd-floor balcony while Downtown got pounded (7:13 am).
    Compare these shots to video—the contrast is wild"     (Tweet). Retrieved 14 November 2023– via Twitter.
  115. ↑ Morgerman, Josh [@iCyclone] (November 8, 2023). "A field of crosses in Tacloban City marks where scores of unidentified bodies were buried after Super #Typhoon #HAIYAN. While the official death tool was around 6K, many folks (including officials speaking off the record) say it was likely been 15K & 25K" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 November 2023– via Twitter.
  116. ↑ Morgerman, Josh [@iCyclone] (November 8, 2023). "At the Commemoration Ceremony for Super #Typhoon #HAIYAN at the Tacloban City Convention Center. @EarthUncutTV, Mark, & I met crowds who remembered us & were excited to see us back in town. (Many, many picture requests. 😎) We're now at a lunch banquet with the President" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 November 2023– via Twitter.
  117. ↑ Morgerman, Josh [@iCyclone] (November 9, 2023). "A late-afternoon cruise on a small banca, up the San Juanico Strait. We went to a tiny, distant island & planted mangroves—to replace the ones lost in HAIYAN. A magical, faraway corner of the earth. ❤ #Philippines" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 November 2023– via Twitter.
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