Hurricane IAN: Rampage Across the South (2022)

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Published 2023-03-04
Come with Josh Morgerman as he hunts down dangerous Hurricane IAN—from its brutal Category-4 impact in Punta Gorda, Florida, to its final landfall two days later in South Carolina. This epic journey brings you right into the eye of a legendary American hurricane twice.

CHAPTERS
Intro 0:00

Impact 1: Punta Gorda, Florida 0:07
* Hitting the Road 0:19
* Obsessing 3:20
* Front Side 11:27
* The Eye 16:56
* Backside 22:04
* The Next Day 30:50

Impact 2: Georgetown, South Carolina 33:27

MUSIC SELECTIONS (all licensed via Pond5):
"Serious Times" by Ewan Macleod
"Slow Monday Blues" by piccadillyCircus

All Comments (21)
  • @evanjones9602
    As it turned out, it WAS a category 5 for a few hours just before landfall… Excellent video Josh!
  • @joled498
    I lived through Ian. Live in North Port Florida. We were in the wall of the eye for over 10 hours straight. 155mph winds. 20inches of rain. Lived through Hurricane Charley in 2004 in the same town. Hearing the wind actually growling during Ian was terrifying.
  • @jamebruno5640
    was waiting for this for months thank you Josh from Tampa, FL
  • News Reports: Not the best time to go outside in the Eyewall Josh: 🎥🌧️🌬️🌧️💨🌬️🌧️💨🌧️💨🌧️
  • We were complacent the night before, as the wind/rain wasn't too bad. Then, next day every thought we had went blank... Thank You for this video.
  • @vipprman
    Sitting outside during the eyewall of a high end Cat 4 is crazy
  • @JamieAlbero
    I live in Tampa, had to drive to Ft. Myers about 48 hours after to rescue my niece. She road it out just over the bridge from the beach. Their car and apartment were flooded, and they were running low on supplies.
  • @DianaDeLuna
    My sister was really excited to see the eye in Fort Myers, but never did. Instead she was in that front eye wall for 5 hours...and then the water came in and her car floated away.
  • Josh, I love your coverage of all the hurricanes you chase. The build up, in the middle of it and the afterwards makes for a great adventure. Thanks for sharing, love your work.
  • @21redskins
    This was an amazing production josh. I remember watching live streams as Ian was beating down SoFlo and just thinking man this is absolutely intense. The backside of Ian was massive!
  • @BGTech1
    Thanks so much for this fantastic footage!
  • The crazy thing is, I never lost power. I live in Orange County, and it just flickered a few times. The longest time it was out completely was about five seconds. I don't know what Duke did, but whatever it was, it made the electrical system a bit more robust. I lost it completely a few weeks later because a wire got blown into a tree or something, I heard the fault happen. It survived this storm only to be taken out by a short to ground.
  • Thank you for all your hard and incredible work Josh! I live in Bradenton FL and this hurricane was a beast.
  • @aaronlowe620
    Florida is always the go to place for knowing how to prepare for a monster hurricane. Ian taught us how we don't really have things down as much as we thought. Over 100 people dead and deadliest continental United States hurricane since Katrina.
  • Great video Josh! Love the footage of the palm trees on the water front. That back Eye-wall was crazy. It was a crazy feeling driving over the Charlotte Harbor bridge into the Eyewall. Thanks again for your awesome video. 👊
  • This is mind blowing.Hurricanes/cyclone and typhoons most certainly scare the nuts off me! You are literally more of a man than I! The actual scale of these storms is mind blowing. Makes me think of what horror the giant red spot would be like. 👏🏽🤯
  • @cwb4280
    Amazing production as always Josh. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us. Your dedication to document and study these events are always entertaining and informative. Plus it has to be one hell of a rush to feel the power of these beasts!!
  • @matthewtv5729
    Hurricane Ian was the most memorable hurricane in 2022 on Atlantic basin. Great footage and intercept this hurricane, Josh 🌊🌀👏👍