Hurricane Opal – Fort Walton Beach, FL – October 4, 1995

This is a sample of my Hurricane Opal chase footage. This video was taken during Opal’s landfall in the western Florida panhandle, at Fort Walton Beach, on October 4, 1995. A day prior to landfall, Hurricane Opal had strengthened rapidly to near Category Five intensity, with sustained winds of 150mph and a minimum central pressure [...]

Super Hurricanes

Why some tropical storms erupt into monster hurricanes capable of wrecking coastlines. Can they be predicted? A SpaceRipTV original with Space.com.

Hurricane Hugo – Luquillo, Puerto Rico – September 18, 1989

This is my Hurricane Hugo chase video. The footage was taken during Hugo’s landfall on the northeast tip of Puerto Rico at Luquillo. In my 25 years of hurricane chasing, this remains, overall, the best footage I have ever been fortunate enough to capture. Though I have been in stronger hurricanes, given that Hugo was [...]

Hurricane Andrew – Southeast Florida – August 24, 1992

This is my Hurricane Andrew chase video. The footage was taken during Andrew’s landfall on the Southeast Florida coast, at Coconut Grove, south of Miami. Though Andrew was extremely small, moving very quickly and made landfall about 15 miles to the south, my location was right at the edge of the hurricane’s northern eyewall. Unfortunately [...]

Hurricane Fran – Carolina Beach, NC – September 5, 1996

Hurricane Fran moves over Carolina Beach, North Carolina on the afternoon and evening of September 5, 1996. The storm made landfall directly over this area with maximum sustained winds of 115mph and a minimum central pressure of 954mb (28.17in).

Hurricane Rita – Key West, Florida – September 20, 2005

This is a sample of my Hurricane Rita storm chase video. The footage was taken as Rita moved westward through the Florida Straits, passing about 40 miles south of Key West. Peak winds, towards the middle of this clip, are near 75mph with gusts near 100mph. By the end of the clip, storm surge has [...]

Hurricane Charley – Port Charlotte, FL – August 13, 2004

Hurricane Charley strengthened rapidly just before striking the southwestern coast of Florida, over Charlotte Harbor, as a Category Four hurricane. Although extremely small in size, Charley produced sustained winds of 150mph and gusts to near 175mph, causing catastrophic wind damage in the communities of Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda, FL. The Charlotte County Medical Center [...]

Anatomy of a Hurricane

Describes how and where hurricanes are formed, their structure, and how they cause damage. Source: www.open-video.org Creative Commons license: Attribution 2.5 creativecommons.org

How a hurricane is born – The Science Of Superstorms – BBC

A fascinating look at how a little girl walking in the sand of the African desert could cause a hurricane 4000 miles away in the USA. Great video from BBC show The Science of Superstorms. Contains some scenes that some viewers may find upsetting. Watch more high quality videos on the new BBC Worldwide YouTube [...]

Hurricane Wilma – Southern Florida – October 24, 2005

This is a sample of my Hurricane Wilma storm chase video. The footage was taken during the peak of the storm on the Southwest Florida coast in Belle Meade, near Marco Island. Peak winds occur after the lull, associated with the passage of the storm’s eye, and are near 100mph with gusts to 120mph.

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