The statement coming from Josh Morgerman, aka The Hurricane Man / iCyclone, that is saying something.
Arguably the most prolific and active hurricane chaser in the world, Mr. Morgerman has ridden out extreme events, like Super Typhoon Haiyan and Hurricane Maria. Intercepting as close to the eye as possible, he obtains weather data as well as video.
After days of communications blackout, which had the entire hurricane and storm chaser communities increasingly worried for his well-being, Mr. Morgerman sent out a short series of tweets, recollecting his ordeal with Hurricane Dorian:
Yep, I’m alive. Made it to Nassau. #Hurricane #DORIAN: By far the most intense cyclone I’ve witnessed in 28 years of chasing. Thought I was playing it safe by riding it out in a solid-concrete school on a hill in Marsh Harbour. Thought wrong.
— Josh Morgerman (@iCyclone) September 3, 2019
Winds pounded the building with the force of a thousand sledgehammers. Crept out during eye to find school mostly destroyed, cars in parking lot thrown around & mutilated. Barometer said 913.4 mb.
— Josh Morgerman (@iCyclone) September 3, 2019
Frantically piled into few functioning cars (one of them mine) & relocated to government complex before backside struck. Building filled with terrorized refugees, many who had swam to safety or abandoned collapsed houses. The calm eye saved lives—gave victims chance to relocate.
— Josh Morgerman (@iCyclone) September 3, 2019
Whole neighborhoods were swept by mighty surge higher than anything in memory. Areas above water had catastrophic wind damage. Many deaths reported from drowning, flying debris, & collapsing houses. Medical clinic overwhelmed. An absolute catastrophe. SEND HELP TO ABACO ISLANDS.
— Josh Morgerman (@iCyclone) September 3, 2019
Chilling.
See accounts of the most exciting and unnerving chases by Mr. Morgerman on his Youtube channel.