iCyclone's Hurricane Patricia Chase: Terrifying footage from the violent inner core of Category-4 Patricia-- the most powerful hurricane ever to strike the W coast of Mexico-- as it ravaged the small town of Emiliano Zapata.
At one part, the captions said: “it’s *live vegan, burger king Latricia* “ instead of “it’s five PM, hurricane Patrica” LOOL! The storm is very crazy too.....
how low did the MB go down to at the area where you road out the storm? awesome video, I love hurricanes, have been in 8 so far, since the hotel did not blow over I would guess CAT 4 is what you saw, then again a CAT 5 does not always blow every building over
+arizonatsunami It's expected. The TVs are attached to the wall, not the ceiling, and they have a much smaller surface area for the wind to act on than the roof. If the walls remain intact, it's common for stuff like that to happen. It happens in tornadoes too.
Well, the walls on all four sides of the room were intact - so the number of possible trajectories something could hit it from, especially given the wind direction, is really limited.
As a guy who's been in s few major hurricanes, I enjoy watching the footage, but I know the mixed emotions that come with being in such a massive storm. Excitement, fear, sadness and devastation. You're more than a storm chaser, your experience is valuable enough to help others while also documenting these amazing forces of nature.
Another intense video from a historic storm! Congratulations for this historical benchmark on hurricane chasing. As the first storm chaser you got footage inside the RMW of a cat.5 hurricane. And this by your third cat.5 in your career. The intensity difference between first and the second half is crazy! Lucky that this storm weakened significantly before it's landfall, but 145 knots are nuclear enough.
@@tvold9204The exact landfall intensity of Patricia is uncertain as said on Josh Morgerman’s official report, and although 130 knots is the official intensity, the intensity could have been a little stronger, possibly at Category 5 status.
@@tiv2cosmic234 Yes that is a possibility. Patricia's winds debarked and defoliated trees as a significant to violent tornado might do, so I could see it being a cat 5. I guess we'll never know for sure.
Amazing and terrifying at the same time! Educational too about how to protect yourself in such situations (which I hope to never be in!) Great to see you guys take care of the folks at the hotel, you definitely prevented some injuries or worse.
I apreciate seeing you and the crew helping that family. Even in your other videos on hurricanes to focus on capturing the storm but the local peoples safety as well.
Actually, PATRICIA was stronger, according to official data. HAIYAN's max 1-min sustained wind was estimated at 170 knots. PATRICIA's was way higher, at 185 knots (and that was actually measured by recon). However, PATRICIA weakened before landfall, so HAIYAN was stronger *at landfall*.
Keep in mind that all mexican houses are made out of concrete blocks and steel rods in between them. If this was a wooden usa house it would have been completely destroyed
Some piece of action! Looks like your room was the only one left in tact, and it took well share of beating too. That was thrilling to watch! Glad everyone of your refugee neighboors made it allright.
Man.. it's so hard to imagine how strong the winds have to be to take the roof off of houses.. I'm from NY and never dealt with anything remotely close to this.. much respect to anyone who has, and anyone who dislikes this video honestly has no soul.
Amazing footage ... Gave me chills...So sad to see that pretty little hotel get torn up. Wishing them the best in getting it back up and running. Wishing the whole town my best. Ay Dios Mio! You guys are amazing!!
Awesome documentation of the strongest hurricane to impact the west coast of Mexico. While watching, I was transfixed by the sights and sounds of top-of-the-scale Hurricane Patricia. You did it again Josh; a truly outstanding capture of nature at the extreme!
Josh you are da'man! Great video.....the eyewall reminded me a lot of Andrew's in South Dade. Glad you and Erik were there to document the storm, and that you are both okay!
This is video that anyone,who stays in the path of a strong hurricane,should watch.Time after time,you see people saying''it wasn't that bad''.Well,as you can see,it CAN be that bad!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this remarkable video with us of this historic event. The raw footage seen through your lens , as well as your narrative made me feel like I was there experiencing it ! Thank you for helping those people take proper refuge in your room. Looking at the damage that their room sustained the next morning , who knows what might of happened to them. May I ask , how far was this hotel from the coast? It seemed to be in a pretty populated area. I am amazed and that a cat 5 made landfall in what appears to be pretty humble surroundings , and I am so happy that no one had lost their lives. Well done on an A+ intercept. Question... Did the towns people realize what was coming , or did they think it was just going to be a "bad storm?"
215 mph winds! I went through Irma as a Cat 2 and I was freaking out. A hurricane lasts for like a few hours depending on how fast it’s moving but it feels like FOREVER! 😢
That calm area in the video. Do you suppose you may have been in the periphery of the eye? Seems like the wind changed direction when the calm passed. Very impressive video!
+doctorzoidberg2005 Yep! That's exactly what it was-- we were on the edge of the eye at the time. When I went back over everything and looked at it-- along with the data-- I realized that's what was happening. Good eye, by the way-- for noticing the change in wind direction. :) Thanks for watching the video-- glad you liked it!
I've been hoping and praying that you got footage of this storm, as I couldn't find any, and I must say I'm not disappointed. You "Josh Morgerman" are the man! Excellent footage!
I had an eight week old when Hurricane Charley passed to our north. He slept. By the time Wilma came around, that eight week old baby was 14 months old, and the storm was closer. I was on top of him in a closet and he was asleep. That low pressure, man. . . .
Very intense, Josh, Erik & others. Kudos. I have a place in Cabo that got fairly wrecked by Odille the year before. Glad I wasn't there. In 2009 I was there when cat 5 hurricane John was poised to be a direct hit. John stalled at the zero hour and fell back, but I remember a day of extreme stress trying to get a flight out. Ironically I scored the best surf of my life the day before I became a quivering bowl of stress. To purposely chase that is beyond me. To each his own. Much respect.
Congratulations on your video testimony, Josh !; Thank you for sharing that. Video eagerly awaited by all who follow you on your chase. Increasingly extreme; I think you already need helmet and protective clothing. Incredible scenes like being in the calm of the eye and then destructive winds. You may have noticed that in Yucatan, constructions are stronger than in the West;They do not build beyond preventing hurricanes and it is time to do so :)
So Josh, at their climax, which system would you say was worse Haiyan or Patricia? Keep in mind Haiyan's winds were never officially observed (only estimated) by a reconnaissance aircraft flying into its eye.
Seeing the empty trees,and the collapsed telecommunications tower (which is probably made out of steel). Made me really appreciate the power of these storms. Keep up the good work man!
The way the entire forest was stripped was its leaves...I can't imagine the power required to do that. I wonder if the trees will grow the leaves back or if the bulk of that forest is dead.
+Mike7493 I live in the area (exactly 10 minutes North of this village) and I am amazed to see how fast nature can recover. The mountains are starting to look green again, and the animals are coming back.
+Mike7493 Yeah, blpao is right on... it's greening up quickly (I live at Cuixmala just across the way from Zapata). By the way, when I came out of sheltering the "green" smell of shredded leaves was one of the first sensations to greet me. Even the day after the storm there was lots of wildlife about. On a four hour hike to and from the beach, I only saw one dead bird and one very little javelina that was clearly separated from its group. One group that took a hit were the hummingbirds. These guys with their high metabolism have to feed pretty constantly. The day after the storm there weren't many flowers and they were staying close to the few ornamental plants that still had flowers. The next day they were clearly weak as you could go over and pick them up. Since then, I haven't seen any. A friend over at the biological foundation mentioned that he hadn't seen any deer and to think of it, I haven't either. We're hoping that they pulled through as well as the big cats here (jaguars and pumas) that feed on them.
You guys are of a small and select group of chasers that I admire and think epitomise chasing and forecasting on the fly. I won't mention the others but they are small in number. I enjoy your footage and explanations of what is happening leading up to and on the day of a storms arrival. Happy trails from Australia.
I will say of all the storm chaser videos of hurricanes. You by far have some of the best quality and content of any of them.. you tend to stay in one spot so you can watch the increases and decreases of a storm instead of going to 400 diff views that last 4 seconds or being inside of a car where you cant see much of anything except a wet windshield. Plus u tend to show what the locals are facing and going through.. do u plan to chase Delta in Mexico or in lousiana
Your video of Hurricane Patricia is very powerful when those winds got stronger I can see flying debris imagine it would hit someone in the head. I couldn’t imagine what those things can do but great capture though as always as an incredible storm or hurricane chaser.
Dr.Beef wind speed similar to an EF4, but totally different. The shift in wind direction is what separates the two. Hurricane = Wind shift every 10 seconds. Tornado = Wind shift every 3 seconds. It truly makes a substantial difference. Thank you!
Great footage once again. Thank God that you guys and the people with you came out of this alive. I'm a weather fan but you guys are some cold blooded crazy freaks of weather.
What an experience that had to be, you guys were so thoughtful on protecting the others. That just proves the abundance of mercy and respect you have for others. So happy everyone's ok dudes!!
Wow, thank you so much! It was a pretty scary experience and I'm just glad we got through it OK. I think having small children there raised the stakes, because we knew at all costs we had to protect them.
This is absolutely awesome, I am using this in a school project about Hurricane Patricia, you are truly brave my friend! You got a like from me :) Have a good one, be safe :)
+Sierra Stephen Wow, thank you so much, Sierra! That is awesome to hear-- that you can use it for a school project-- and I'm glad you enjoyed it! :) P.S. Thanks for the Like, too. ;)
We live in Naples. My son is taking an online high school Spanish class. Recent assignment was on weather and natural disasters in this Spanish class. He had to write a report (in Spanish, yes) about a natural disaster that has *recently* struck a country where the dominant language is Spanish. We just came through Irma here in Naples (as you know, considering you were across from LaMoraga while it came through), so I did not think my 13-year-old would be interested AT ALL in writing about hurricanes. Wrong. He asked me, "Mom!? Did you see iCyclone's video?" I asked, "Which one?" He said, "Hurricane Patricia." My mouth fell open and I said, "Welllll, actually, yeaaaaa, I have. Why?" He said, "Defoliar." All I could do was laugh and say, "You figured out 'defoliate' in Spanish, huh?" I thought it was pretty amazing that you say at the beginning of the video that you think the interior room will be safer, and then you have the receipts.
Did you'll get any wind measurements? What was the lowest pressure you observed? BTW, AMAZING FOOTAGE!!! THANK YOU for sharing!!! The mass media seemed to downplay the power of this storm since the eyewall didn't hit a highly populated area but it's very obvious just how powerful it really was in your area!! Again, great footage, especially during such extremely dangerous conditions!!
+heelsfantim Hey, thanks VERY MUCH!! Glad you dug the footage! :) Yeah, it bugged me the way some folks afterward suggested that it was hyped. Folks in these small villages in its path sure didn't feel that way! My lowest pressure was 937.8 mb, but I think the real story was the incredible gradients I measured in the core. Here's my full report, if you feel like really nerding out: goo.gl/Yn5Ftx
+iCyclone Great detailed report!!! That is some very incredible pressure data and damage photos!! I can only imagine how terrified you'll must have been during the peak intensity (it looked exactly like some footage O have watched that occurred during violent tornadoes). Thanks for sharing the link!!!
At least you didnt have to worry about a storm surge. So glad that family came into the room with you. Glad the rooster survived You certainly picked the right room.
Hey, thanks, Trevor! It was a pretty intense chase-- definitely one of the scarier ones, that's for sure! Thanks for checking it out-- glad you dug it. :)
Lucky you and lucky them who survived Josh! Thank God also for you presence somehow you saved lives! Very interesting video. Learned something on how to survive a monster cyclone
Man.. if this monster would've landed falled at its peak intensity I really really doubt him and the people where would've came out unscathed, bc 215 mph winds SUSTAINED are deadly very very deadly
+alex hernandez Thanks, Alex-- it was pretty intense! I was not sharing anything on social media once the storm really started to hit-- we'd lost all connection with the outside world by that point.
God was definitely watching over you guys in that room 🙏👍. This kinda seems like a stronger version Punta Gorda Charley copy. Very compact and very quick, but extreme… and on that back SW side
Everyone else: Yay the hurricane turned a little, we won't get the eye wall Josh: Dang the hurricane turned, time to go to where the eyewall is hitting
