Josh Morgerman

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

Joshua Morgerman is an American businessman, storm chaser, TV personality, and field correspondent best known for his multitude of tropical cyclone chases.[1] 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.

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 84 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 59 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.[2]

In 1999, Morgerman co-founded the digital advertising company Symblaze alongside his friend Michael Horton.[3] By 2004, he was living in Prague, Czech Republic, to work with Eastern European clientele.[2]

Personal life

Morgerman has no spouse nor kids, wishing to remain unburdened by family responsibilities to pursue cyclone chases.[2] In his spare time, Morgerman often studies historic tropical cyclones.[4]

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.[2] 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.[4]

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.[4] 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.[5] Since 2014, his chasing has been funded by multiple media agencies including CBS, the Weather Channel, and WeatherNation.[2] In 2017, Morgerman conducted his first and so far only Australian chase, intercepting Cyclone Debbie in Queensland.[6]

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.[4] 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.[7]

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).[8][9] 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.[10] The record was later surpassed by Hurricane Otis, which became the first Pacific hurricane on record to make landfall at Category 5 intensity, surpassing Hurricane Patricia accordingly.[11]

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).[12]

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.[13] 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.[14]

Tropical cyclone chases

As of August 2024, he has chased 87 cyclones across Australia, East Asia, and North America. Of his successful core penetrations, five were Category 5, fourteen were Category 4, and nineteen were Category 3.

List of tropical cyclone chases and experiences by Josh Morgerman and the iCyclone team
Year Date Storm Chase location Landfall intensity (SSHWS) Recorded pressure Relative position Team Ref.
1976 August 9–10 Hurricane Belle Huntington, New York, United States Category 1 hurricane — Inside eye — [15]
1985 September 27 Hurricane Gloria Huntington, New York, United States Category 1 hurricane 965 mbar (28.5 inHg) Inside eye — [16]
1991 August 19 Hurricane Bob Providence, Rhode Island, United States Category 2 hurricane — Eyewall Solo [17]
1999 August 22–23 Hurricane Bret Riviera, Texas, United States Category 3 hurricane — Eyewall Solo [18]
2005 October 24 Hurricane Wilma Everglades City, Florida, United States Category 3 hurricane — Inside eye Tony Brite [19]
2007 August 21 Hurricane Dean Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico Category 5 hurricane — Eyewall Solo [20]
2008 July 23 Hurricane Dolly Port Isabel, Texas, United States Category 1 hurricane — Eyewall Scott Brownfield [21]
2008 September 1 Hurricane Gustav Berwick/Morgan City, Louisiana, United States Category 2 hurricane — Inside eye Scott Brownfield [22]
2008 September 13 Hurricane Ike Texas City, Texas, United States Category 2 hurricane — Inside eye Solo [23]
2009 September 1–2 Hurricane Jimena San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico Category 2 hurricane — Inside eye Solo [24]
2010 June 30 – July 1 Hurricane Alex Guadalupe Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico Category 2 hurricane — Inside eye Jorge González [25]
2010 September 17 Hurricane Karl Veracruz City, Veracruz, Mexico Category 3 hurricane 985.9 mbar (29.11 inHg) Inside eye Solo [26]
2010 October 24–25 Hurricane Richard Missed — — — Solo [27]
2011 September 17 Tropical Storm Don Riviera Beach, Texas, United States Tropical storm 1,008.2 mbar (29.77 inHg) Inside diffuse center Cory Van Pelt [28]
2011 August 27 Hurricane Irene Marshallberg, North Carolina, United States Category 1 hurricane 953.0 mbar (28.14 inHg) Inside eye Keith Nugent [29]
August 28 New York City/Island Park, New York, United States Tropical Storm —
2011 October 11–12 Hurricane Jova Emiliano Zapata, Jalisco, Mexico Category 2 hurricane 985.2 mbar (29.09 inHg) Eyewall Jim Edds [30]
2011 October 27–28 Hurricane Rina Paamul, Quintana Roo, Mexico Tropical storm 996.5 mbar (29.43 inHg) Inside center Solo [31]
2012 August 7–8 Hurricane Ernesto Buenavista, Quintana Roo, Mexico Category 2 hurricane 975.0 mbar (28.79 inHg) Eyewall Solo [32]
2012 August 28–29 Hurricane Isaac Galliano, Louisiana, United States Category 1 hurricane 970.0 mbar (28.64 inHg) Inside eye Solo [33]
2013 September 16 Hurricane Ingrid Lavaderos, Tamaulipas, Mexico Tropical storm — Eyewall Jorge González [34]
2013 October 5–6 Typhoon Fitow Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan Category 2 typhoon — Eyewall James Reynolds, Mark Thomas [35]
2013 October 7 Typhoon Danas Oku, Okinawa, Japan Category 4 typhoon 950.6 mbar (28.07 inHg) Inside eye James Reynolds, Mark Thomas [36]
2013 October 11 Typhoon Nari Baler, Aurora, Philippines Category 3 typhoon — Eyewall James Reynolds [37]
2013 November 8 Typhoon Haiyan Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines Category 5 super typhoon 959.9 mbar (28.35 inHg) Eyewall James Reynolds, Mark Thomas [38]
2014 July 8 Typhoon Neoguri Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan Did not make landfall 964.8 mbar (28.49 inHg) Outside eyewall James Reynolds, Mark Thomas [39]
2014 September 14–15 Hurricane Odile Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico Category 3 hurricane 943.1 mbar (27.85 inHg) Inside eye Steve Crighton [40]
2014 October 14 Typhoon Vongfong Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan Tropical storm 975.5 mbar (28.81 inHg) Inside center Steve Crighton [41]
2015 August 8 Typhoon Soudelor Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan Category 3 typhoon 952.8 mbar (28.14 inHg) Inside eye Anthony van Dyck [42]
2015 August 23 Typhoon Goni Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan Category 3 typhoon 944.2 mbar (27.88 inHg) Eyewall Solo [43]
2015 September 28 Typhoon Dujuan Su'ao, Yilan County, Taiwan Category 4 typhoon 958.3 mbar (28.30 inHg) Inside eye Solo [44]
2015 October 23 Hurricane Patricia Emiliano Zapata, Jalisco, Mexico Category 4 hurricane 937.8 mbar (27.69 inHg) Inside eye Erik Sereno [45]
2016 July 8 Typhoon Nepartak Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan Category 3 typhoon 957.7 mbar (28.28 inHg) Eyewall Solo [46]
2016 August 3–4 Hurricane Earl Belize City, Belize District, Belize Category 1 hurricane 982.2 mbar (29.00 inHg) Inside eye Solo [47]
2016 September 1–2 Hurricane Hermine Hampton Springs, Florida, United States Category 1 hurricane 986.2 mbar (29.12 inHg) Inside eye Solo [48]
2016 September 5–6 Hurricane Newton Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico Category 1 hurricane 984.3 mbar (29.07 inHg) Inside eye Solo [49]
2016 September 27 Typhoon Megi Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan Category 3 typhoon 949.2 mbar (28.03 inHg) Inside eye Anthony van Dyck [50]
2016 October 6 Hurricane Matthew Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas Category 4 hurricane 977.8 mbar (28.87 inHg) Outside eyewall Solo [51]
2016 October 19–20 Typhoon Haima Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines Category 4 typhoon 942.0 mbar (27.82 inHg) Inside eye Solo [52]
2017 March 28–29 Cyclone Debbie Gregory River, Queensland, Australia Category 3 cyclone 958.7 mbar (28.31 inHg) Inside eye Solo [53]
2017 August 6 Typhoon Noru Toi, Miyazaki, Japan Category 1 typhoon 977.1 mbar (28.85 inHg) Eyewall Solo [54]
2017 August 9–10 Hurricane Franklin Vega de Alatorre, Veracruz, Mexico Category 1 hurricane 990.4 mbar (29.25 inHg) Inside eye Solo [55]
2017 August 25–26 Hurricane Harvey Rockport, Texas, United States Category 4 hurricane 940.8 mbar (27.78 inHg) Inside eye Solo [56]
2017 September 10 Hurricane Irma Naples, Florida, United States Category 3 hurricane 940.0 mbar (27.76 inHg) Inside eye Solo [57]
2017 September 20 Hurricane Maria Palmas del Mar, Humacao, Puerto Rico Category 4 hurricane 929.4 mbar (27.45 inHg) Eyewall Solo [58]
2017 October 7–8 Hurricane Nate Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United States Category 1 hurricane 985.5 mbar (29.10 inHg) Inside eye Solo [59]
2017 October 22–23 Typhoon Lan Omaezaki, Shizuoka, Japan Category 2 typhoon 952.8 mbar (28.14 inHg) Inside eye Solo [60]
2018 August 21 Typhoon Soulik Kasaricho Oaza Yo, Kagoshima, Japan Category 2 typhoon — Eyewall Caroline Menzies [61]
2018 August 23 Typhoon Cimaron Muroto, Kōchi, Japan Category 1 typhoon 973.7 mbar (28.75 inHg) Inside eye Caroline Menzies [62]
2018 September 4 Typhoon Jebi Mihama, Wakayama, Japan Category 3 typhoon 967.1 mbar (28.56 inHg) Eyewall Oli Sloane [63]
2018 September 15 Typhoon Mangkhut Buguey, Cagayan, Philippines Category 5 super typhoon 942.2 mbar (27.82 inHg) Eyewall Oli Sloane [64]
2018 October 10 Hurricane Michael Callaway, Florida, United States Category 5 hurricane 923.2 mbar (27.26 inHg) Inside eye Oli Sloane, Matt Delaloye [65]
2018 October 23 Hurricane Willa Palmito del Verde, Sinaloa, Mexico Category 3 hurricane 968.0 mbar (28.59 inHg) Inside eye Erik Sereno, Caroline Menzies [66]
2018 October 30 Typhoon Yutu Dilasag, Aurora, Philippines Category 3 typhoon 960.4 mbar (28.36 inHg) Eyewall Caroline Menzies, James Levelle [67]
2019 September 1 Hurricane Dorian Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas Category 5 hurricane 913.4 mbar (26.97 inHg) Inside eye Solo [68]
2019 October 12–13 Typhoon Hagibis Shimoda, Shizuoka, Japan Category 2 typhoon 958.5 mbar (28.30 inHg) Inside eye Solo [69]
2019 December 2–3 Typhoon Kammuri Legazpi, Albay, Philippines Category 4 typhoon 962.9 mbar (28.43 inHg) Inside eye Solo [70]
2020 July 25 Hurricane Hanna Port Mansfield, Texas, United States Category 1 hurricane — Inside eye Solo [71]
2020 August 3−4 Hurricane Isaias Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, United States Category 1 hurricane 990.3 mbar (29.24 inHg) Inside eye Solo [72]
2020 August 26−27 Hurricane Laura Sulphur, Louisiana, United States Category 4 hurricane 948.0 mbar (27.99 inHg) Inside eye Solo [73]
2020 September 15−16 Hurricane Sally Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States Category 2 hurricane 968.2 mbar (28.59 inHg) Inside eye Solo [74]
2020 October 6−7 Hurricane Delta Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico Category 2 hurricane — Inside eye Solo [75]
October 9 Estherwood, Louisiana, United States 975.9 mbar (28.82 inHg) Inside eye Solo [76]
2020 October 26−27 Hurricane Zeta Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico Category 1 hurricane 979.2 mbar (28.92 inHg) Inside eye Solo [77]
October 28 Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States Category 2 hurricane 979.6 mbar (28.93 inHg) Eyewall Solo [78]
2021 August 16 Tropical Storm Fred Apalachicola, Florida, United States Tropical storm — Inside eye Solo [79]
2021 August 19 Hurricane Grace Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico Category 1 hurricane 978.4 mbar (28.89 inHg) Inside eye Erik Sereno [80]
August 20–21 La Guadalupe/El Encanto, Veracruz, Mexico Category 3 hurricane 981.4 mbar (28.98 inHg) Inside eye Erik Sereno [81][82]
2021 August 29 Hurricane Ida Houma, Louisiana, United States Category 4 hurricane 966.6 mbar (28.54 inHg) Eyewall Chris Jackson [83]
2021 September 9 Hurricane Olaf San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico Category 2 hurricane 976.7 mbar (28.84 inHg) Inside eye Solo [84]
2021 October 13 Hurricane Pamela Mármol de Salcido, Sinaloa, Mexico Category 1 hurricane 990.8 mbar (29.26 inHg) Inside eye Erik Sereno [85]
2021 October 25 Hurricane Rick Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico Category 2 hurricane 1,001.5 mbar (29.57 inHg) Eyewall Nicola Rustichelli [86]
2022 May 30 Hurricane Agatha Mazunte, Oaxaca, Mexico Category 2 hurricane 978.9 mbar (28.91 inHg) Eyewall Erik Sereno [87][88]
2022 September 19 Hurricane Fiona Boca de Yuma, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic Category 1 hurricane 979.9 mbar (28.94 inHg) Inside eye Solo [89][90]
September 24 Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada Category 2 post-tropical cyclone 937.3 mbar (27.68 inHg) Center Solo [91][92][93]
2022 September 28 Hurricane Ian Punta Gorda, Florida, United States Category 4 hurricane 951.2 mbar (28.09 inHg) Inside eye Erik Fox [91][94]
September 30 McClellanville/Georgetown/Garden City, South Carolina, United States Category 1 hurricane 979 mbar (28.9 inHg) Inside eye Erik Fox [95][96][97]
2022 October 3 Hurricane Orlene Caimanero, Sinaloa, Mexico Category 1 hurricane 991.3 mbar (29.27 inHg) Inside eye Erik Sereno [98][99]
2022 October 23 Hurricane Roslyn Santa Cruz, Nayarit, Mexico Category 3 hurricane 962.4 mbar (28.42 inHg) Inside eye Erik Sereno [100][101]
2022 November 2 Hurricane Lisa Belize City, Belize District, Belize Category 1 hurricane 986.9 mbar (29.14 inHg) Inside eye Solo [102][103][104]
2022 November 9−10 Hurricane Nicole Stuart/Jensen Beach/Vero Beach, Florida, United States Category 1 hurricane 985.6 mbar (29.10 inHg) Inside eye Kevin Conrad [105][106][107]
2023 August 30 Hurricane Idalia Perry/Athena, Florida, United States Category 3 hurricane 954.7 mbar (28.19 inHg) Inside eye Erik Fox, Parker Sigg [108][109]
2023 September 23 Tropical Storm Ophelia Atlantic Beach/New Bern, North Carolina, United States Tropical storm — Inside eye Solo [110][111]
2023 October 5 Typhoon Koinu Kenting National Park, Pingtung County, Taiwan Category 4 typhoon — Inside eye Anthony van Dyck [112]
2023 October 10 Hurricane Lidia El Habal, Jalisco, Mexico Category 4 hurricane — Eyewall Erik Sereno [113]
2024 July 4 Hurricane Beryl Akumal/Puerto Aventuras, Quintana Roo, Mexico Category 2 hurricane — Inside eye Erik Sereno [114][115][116]
July 8 Matagorda, Texas, United States Category 1 hurricane — Inside eye Erik Fox [117][118][119]
2024 August 5 Hurricane Debby Steinhatchee, Florida, United States Category 1 hurricane 982.2 mbar (29.00 inHg) Inside eye Solo [120][121][122]
2024 August 17 Hurricane Ernesto Paget Parish, Bermuda Category 1 hurricane 975.2 mbar (28.80 inHg) Inside eye Solo [123][124]
2024 August 28−29 Typhoon Shanshan Makurazaki, Kagoshima, Japan Category 2 typhoon 966 mbar (28.5 inHg) Inside eye James Reynolds [125][126]
2024 September 11 Hurricane Francine Chauvin/Houma, Louisiana, United States Category 2 hurricane 978.7 mbar (28.90 inHg) Inside eye Erik Fox [127][128][129]
2024 September 26−27 Hurricane Helene Perry/Hampton Springs, Florida, United States Category 4 hurricane 947 mbar (28.0 inHg) Inside eye Erik Fox [130][131]
2024 October 3 Typhoon Krathon Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Category 1 typhoon 977.8 mbar (28.87 inHg) Inside eye Solo [132][133]
2024 October 9 Hurricane Milton Sarasota, Florida, United States Category 3 hurricane — Inside eye Erik Fox [134][135]
2024 October 31 Typhoon Kong-rey Donghe, Taitung County, Taiwan Category 3 typhoon — Inside eye Solo [136][137]
2024 November 17 Typhoon Man-yi Borlongan, Aurora, Philippines Category 4 typhoon 951.8 mbar (28.11 inHg) Inside eye Solo [138][139][140]

2013 Typhoon Haiyan

The streets of Tacloban City remained littered with debris a week after Typhoon Haiyan struck
See also: Typhoon Haiyan

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.[5] They set up at a four-story concrete hotel about 26 ft (7.9 m) above sea level.[5][141] 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.[5]

Morgerman described the experience as traumatizing, witnessing the total devastation of Tacloban, bodies strewn across the streets, and "a city spiraling out of control".[5] The crew was stuck in Tacloban for three days, eventually "escaping" on November 10 by which time the Philippine military arrived with relief supplies.[141] 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).[38]

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.[142] 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.[143] Morgerman revisited locations that were memorable to him from his time chasing Haiyan and reviewed the city's recovery since then.[144] He also visited a burial site where hundreds of unidentified bodies were buried following the storm.[145] 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.[146] They also planted mangroves on an island the San Juanico Strait to "replace the ones lost in Haiyan".[147] 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.[148]

2014 Hurricane Odile

See also: 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).[40] 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.[149] The hurricane caused extensive damage throughout Baja California Sur, with insured losses estimated at $1.2 billion.[150] Industry experts later expressed concern over possible conflicts of interest with storm chasers and the catastrophe bonds.[149][150]

2019 Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian over the Abaco Islands on September 1, 2019
See also: Hurricane Dorian

On August 31, 2019, Morgerman flew to Marsh Harbour, in the Bahamas to intercept Category 5 Hurricane Dorian.[151] 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.[152][153] 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.[154] After tweeting this information, contact with Morgerman lost for two days before he was able to contact the Weather Channel.[152]

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.[155] The eyewall of Dorian proved exceptionally violent, battering the school with "the force of a thousand sledgehammers".[156] He and others sheltering at the school held furniture against window shutters to prevent them from blowing in.[157] 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.[152] During the eye, he recorded a pressure of 913.4 mbar (26.97 inHg), the lowest in his career.[68] Hundreds of residents, many injured during the storm, sought refuge in the structure for the second half of the hurricane.[152] 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".[152][157]

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.[158] 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.[159]

Morgerman acted more carefully during his chases with the film crew present, feeling responsibility for their safety.[160] The show premiered in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2019,[159] and June 12 in Australia on BBC Knowledge.[160] The show debuted on September 15 in the United States on the Science Channel.[161] The series' first two episodes focus on 2018's Category 5 Hurricane Michael and its effects in Panama City, Florida.[160]

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  69. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (October 13, 2019). "Summary of my #Typhoon #HAGIBIS chase. Went through eye. Min pressure & timing (958.5 mb at 6:40 pm) correspond well with nearby station data & JMA track. Not one for the ages—but on a side note, this marks 48th hurricane/typhoon eyewall I've penetrated (or at least touched)" (Tweet). Retrieved October 13, 2019 – via Twitter.
  70. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (December 3, 2019). "My data from going through eye of Cat-4 #Typhoon #KAMMURI in #Legazpi City. I had 3 devices: min pressures were 961.9, 962.9, & 963.3 mb; I'm using middle value as my "official" minimum. Not as low as I'd expect from WPAC cyclone, but storm was plenty violent & "felt" like Cat 4" (Tweet). Retrieved December 4, 2019 – via Twitter.
  71. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (July 25, 2020). "6 pm. In the eye of #Hurricane #HANNA in Port Mansfield #Texas" (Tweet). Retrieved July 25, 2020 – via Twitter.
  72. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (August 3, 2020). "11:15 pm. Still in eye in Ocean Isle Beach #NorthCarolina, almost right smack at official 11 pm position (33.8N 78.5W). Bullseye. 990.3 mb was lowest I got (assuming elevation is correct), although it's possible I missed lowest. Slowly rising now. Still calm. #Hurricane #ISAIAS" (Tweet). Retrieved August 3, 2020 – via Twitter.
  73. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (August 27, 2020). "Got to Orange to retrieve my @KestrelWeather meter there. It had min pressure of 974.9 mb at 2:23 am. I had 948.0 mb in Sulphur about same time (2:39 am)—difference of ~27 mb across ~21 n mi. A steep gradient—not insane, but steep. Need to dig more into data. #Hurricane #LAURA" (Tweet). Retrieved August 27, 2020 – via Twitter.
  74. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (September 17, 2020). "My data/obs from #Hurricane #SALLY in Gulf Shores #Alabama. Device was in controlled environment (hotel) ~1 n mi from me. Most notable: wild air-pressure fluctuations in fierce front eyewall & volatile boundary zone between eyewall & eye. Apparent mesovortex action. Sexy data.)" (Tweet). Retrieved September 17, 2020 – via Twitter.
  75. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (October 7, 2020). "6:50 am. Yeah, that was the eye. The storm is starting up again. Here we go... #Hurricane #DELTA in #Cancun #Mexico" (Tweet). Retrieved October 7, 2020 – via Twitter.
  76. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (October 9, 2020). "8:30 pm. Light, cool breeze. Scent of cut wood (a hurricane smell). Townspeople poking outside with flashlights, looking at the damage. In the eye of #Hurricane #DELTA in Estherwood #Louisiana. P.S. Min pressure was 975.9 mb at 8:02 pm. Seems to be rising now" (Tweet). Retrieved October 9, 2020 – via Twitter.
  77. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (October 26, 2020). "11:07 pm. Pressure's inching up & it's starting to rain again in Akumal. My min value was 979.2 mb, just before 11 pm. Chasing #Hurricane #ZETA in #Mexico" (Tweet). Retrieved October 27, 2020 – via Twitter.
  78. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (October 28, 2020). "My minimum pressure at #HurricaneHouse in Bay St. Louis #Mississippi was 979.6 mb at 7:34 pm. This was when the intense right eyewall was pounding the town with its max winds (radar shot is from 2 mins earlier). Eye stayed just W of town, so we never had calm here. #ZETA" (Tweet). Retrieved October 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
  79. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (August 16, 2021). "2:15 pm. Driving through "eye" en route to Apalachicola #Florida. Sky brighter, rain has stopped. #FRED" (Tweet). Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Twitter.
  80. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (August 19, 2021). "5:15 am. Still calm. Quiet. Howling far in the distance. Can see outline of eyewall in night sky. 978.4 mb a few minutes ago; seems to be rising now. #Hurricane #GRACE in Tulum #Mexico" (Tweet). Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Twitter.
  81. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (August 21, 2021). "12:17 am. @esereno & I are on the road, halfway between the coast & Gutierrez Zamora, in the dirty part of the eye. Lots of turbulence. Exact coordinates right now (& at the time of this radar shot): 20.4046N 97.0020W" (Tweet). Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Twitter.
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  83. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (August 29, 2021). "5:20 pm. Wild changes in wind direction with explosive gusts. Ears popping. Debris hitting car from every direction. Seems to be mesovortex action. Some light patches in sky, but we don't think we're near eye. Need to relocate fast. 966.6 mb. #Hurricane #IDA in Houma #Louisiana" (Tweet). Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Twitter.
  84. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (September 9, 2021). "9 pm. Bam! Nailed the eye. Harder chase than I expected. Min pressure 976.7 mb, & it seems to be edging back up. Gorgeous calm. Red heart #Hurricane #OLAF in San Jose del Cabo #Mexico" (Tweet). Retrieved September 9, 2021 – via Twitter.
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  87. ^ "Here's the pressure trace by itself". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  88. ^ "Agatha 2022". iCyclone. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  89. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (2022-09-18). "9:24 pm. In Boca de Yuma. Last stop. Can't get further S. Chase ends here. #FIONA will go where it may" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-09-22 – via Twitter.
  90. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (2022-09-19). "3:06 am. I keep thinking I'm definitely clear in the eye, then BOOM! Big, scary gusts. Almost…. (979.9 mb.) #FIONA" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-09-22 – via Twitter.
  91. ^ a b Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (2022-09-24). "5:45 am. Full-on hurricane in Glace Bay. Maybe the strongest winds of the storm. Very little, if any, precip. Getting colder, too. ~951 mb (not a quality-controlled reading). Chasing #FIONA in #NovaScotia" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-09-24 – via Twitter.
  92. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (2022-09-24). "10 lowest pressures I've personally recorded in cyclones, updated with new No. 4 #FIONA. Notice it *just* edged out mighty PATRICIA. But of the two, PATRICIA was way more intense: its tiny core meant *extreme* pressure gradients & much stronger winds than anything FIONA produced" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-09-25 – via Twitter.
  93. ^ "Fiona 2022". iCyclone. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  94. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (2022-09-28). "Radar from 4:51 pm, at the moment of maximum eye penetration. It's 5:21 pm & we're still in it. Almost dead calm now in Punta Gorda. #Hurricane #IAN" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-09-28 – via Twitter.
  95. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (2022-09-30). "3 pm. The historical district of Georgetown is totally under water. Storm surge from #Hurricane #IAN in #SouthCarolina" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-10-12 – via Twitter.
  96. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (2022-09-30). "3:50 pm in Garden City Beach. The eye followed us up the coast, so we're once again in the exact center. Calm. Some brightening of the sky. 979 mb. Chasing #Hurricane #IAN in #SouthCarolina" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-10-12 – via Twitter.
  97. ^ "Ian 2022". iCyclone. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  98. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (2022-10-03). "Another look from inside #Hurricane #ORLENE's eye. Shot in #Sinaloa #Mexico this morning. (Narration is hard to hear but visuals are cool..) Did not expect so much architecture in this thing. Since folks have asked: ORLENE if my 64th hurricane eyewall & 44th eye" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-10-12 – via Twitter.
  99. ^ "Orlene 2022". iCyclone. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  100. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (2022-10-23). "*Wild* pressure drops, at one point 4 or 5 mb in maybe 45 seconds. Few minutes of calm ~5:30 am; min pressure 962.4 mb. Then winds did perfect 180 & felt stronger than before. Sounds of train passing; building heaving. Pressure rose 30 mb in 30 mins. Storm over by 6:15 am. 2/3" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-10-24 – via Twitter.
  101. ^ "Roslyn 2022". iCyclone. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  102. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (2022-11-02). "3:25 pm. In #Hurricane #LISA's eye in Belize City. Not a clean eye—still windy & turbulent. Eyewall No. 66, eye No. 46" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-11-02 – via Twitter.
  103. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (2022-11-03). "9:30 pm. Storm surge has sucked back out into Caribbean & I was able to return to hotel. I had 3 Kestrels collecting data—room flooded but they were placed high enough to avoid water—& they all had readings lower than NHC's 990 mb. Lowest: 986.9 mb at 3:34 pm, in the eye. #LISA" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-11-03 – via Twitter.
  104. ^ "Lisa 2022". iCyclone. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  105. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (2022-11-10). "Bam! In #Hurricane #NICOLE's eye in Vero Beach #Florida at 3:04 am" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-11-10 – via Twitter.
  106. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (2022-11-11). "Had 2 ⁦@KestrelWeather meters collecting data in Stuart #Florida during #Hurricane #NICOLE. Min pressure: 985.6 mb at 1:50 am, as S edge of eye brushed this location. I sadly didn't have device with me in center of eye in Vero Beach, where pressure was no doubt lower" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-11-11 – via Twitter.
  107. ^ "Nicole 2022". iCyclone. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  108. ^ Morgerman, Josh [@iCyclone] (2023-09-01). "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.
  109. ^ "Idalia 2023". iCyclone. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  110. ^ Morgerman, Josh [@iCyclone] (2023-09-23). "Hey from Atlantic Beach #NorthCarolina. This wasn't a real chase, because #OPHELIA wasn't a hurricane. I was covering it for @WeatherNation. Workin' man's gotta work it sometimes" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-09-30 – via Twitter.
  111. ^ WeatherNation TV [@WeatherNation] (2023-09-23). "#Ophelia has made landfall in North Carolina this morning and our field crews were there. @iCyclone has the latest from New Bern #NCwx" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-09-30 – via Twitter.
  112. ^ "Koinu 2023". iCyclone. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  113. ^ "Lidia 2023". iCyclone. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  114. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (2024-07-04). ".@esereno & I doing some last-minute location scouting N of Tulum before nightfall. These gorgeous beaches have seen many legendary hurricanes. #Hurricane #BERYL #Mexico" (Tweet). Retrieved 2024-07-05 – via Twitter.
  115. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (2024-07-05). "5:22 am. Calming down in Akumal. Seems like we're getting in the eye. If scrambled eggs can have an eye. #Hurricane #BERYL #Mexico" (Tweet). Retrieved 2024-07-05 – via Twitter.
  116. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (2024-07-05). "5:58 am. In the eye in Puerto Aventuras. No rain but extremely turbulent. Trees and power lines down. Sounds of wood cracking. Heading N, about to go back into the N eyewall (or what's left of it). #Hurricane #BERYL #Mexico" (Tweet). Retrieved 2024-07-05 – via Twitter.
  117. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (2024-07-08). "3:15 am. Gorgeous calm in Matagorda #Texas. Deep in eye of #Hurricane #BERYL. 982 mb" (Tweet). Retrieved 2024-07-08 – via Twitter.
  118. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (2024-07-08). "Right in the exact center of #Hurricane #BERYL's eye. Great chase, @erikfox2000. We always make a great team" (Tweet). Retrieved 2024-07-08 – via Twitter.
  119. ^ "Beryl 2024". iCyclone. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  120. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (August 5, 2024). "Hurricane eyewall No. 72, eye No. 51. #DEBBY in Steinhatchee #Florida" (Tweet). Retrieved August 5, 2024 – via Twitter.
  121. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (August 5, 2024). "Min pressure I measured in Steinhatchee—#Hurricane #DEBBY's landfall point—was 982.2 mb at 6:40 am. That's a couple millibars higher than what the NHC had—but close. Pressure rising now. Still in the eye—still cloudy & breezy" (Tweet). Retrieved August 5, 2024 – via Twitter.
  122. ^ "Debby 2024". iCyclone. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  123. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (August 17, 2024). "8:55 am. Dozed off in the eye. My min pressure here in Paget Parish, near the landfall point: 975.2 mb at 5:43 am. Radar says eye has moved on & now we're in the backside, but it's mild: gusty winds with moderate rain. #Hurricane #ERNESTO in #Bermuda" (Tweet). Retrieved August 17, 2024 – via Twitter.
  124. ^ "Ernesto 2024 – iCyclone". iCyclone. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  125. ^ Morgerman, Josh [@iCyclone] (August 28, 2024). "3:10 am. Calming down in Makurazaki. Entering the eye of #Typhoon #SHANSHAN after two hours of *ferocious* winds. We got thoroughly right-front quadded by this beast. Surprisingly severe. 966 mb. Video later. @EarthUncutTV" (Tweet). Retrieved August 28, 2024 – via Twitter.
  126. ^ "Shanshan 2024". iCyclone. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  127. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (September 11, 2024). "6:25 pm. In the eye of #Hurricane #FRANCINE in Houma #Louisiana. A very dirty, turbulent eye. The shear seems to have distorted the cyclone's structure, leaving something odd: a Picasso-like deconstruction of a hurricane" (Tweet). Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Twitter.
  128. ^ "Francine 2024". iCyclone. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  129. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (September 13, 2024). "During my #FRANCINE chase, I planted @KestrelWeather meters in hotel in Morgan City, riverboat casino in Amelia, & cafe patio in Houma. Chase Map shows storm's track, path of our chase through #hurricane's core, & min pressure at each spot. Lowest: 978.7 mb at 6:43 pm in Amelia" (Tweet). Retrieved September 13, 2024 – via Twitter.
  130. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (September 26, 2024). "11:28 pm. In the eye of #Hurricane #HELENE in Perry #Florida. 947 mb & dropping still" (Tweet). Retrieved September 27, 2024 – via Twitter.
  131. ^ "Helene 2024". iCyclone. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  132. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (October 3, 2024). "12:45 pm. In the eye of #Typhoon #KRATHON on Cijin Island in #Taiwan" (Tweet). Retrieved October 3, 2024 – via Twitter.
  133. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (October 3, 2024). "Just retrieved my @KestrelWeather DROP D3, which I'd left in safe place near shipyard, within ~1 mi of where I rode out storm. Min pressure: 977.8mb at 12:49 pm, while Cijin Island was in #Typhoon #KRATHON's eye. Not terribly low. But wind reports are high. Postanalysis needed" (Tweet). Retrieved October 3, 2024 – via Twitter.
  134. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (October 9, 2024). "8:35 pm. In the eye of #Hurricane #MILTON in Downtown Sarasota. A dead-calm eye. Dead. Calm. Pretty tripping. Destructive winds will soon return with the hurricane's backside" (Tweet). Retrieved October 11, 2024 – via Twitter.
  135. ^ "Milton 2024". iCyclone. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  136. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (October 31, 2024). "1:15 pm. The eye of #Typhoon #KONGREY in Donghe #Taiwan. Almost dead calm. Sun almost revealed itself, but was just a li'l too shy..." (Tweet). Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Twitter.
  137. ^ "Kong-rey 2024". iCyclone. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  138. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (November 17, 2024). "I'm alive. Violent, scary typhoon. Rode it out in tiny Borlongan Beach. Went right through the eye. Did not know at the time that #MANYI had been re-upgraded to a super typhoon just before landfall, but it makes sense. Most ferocious storm I've witnessed in 5 years. More later" (Tweet). Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Twitter.
  139. ^ "Man-Yi 2024". iCyclone. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  140. ^ Josh Morgerman [@iCyclone] (November 22, 2024). "My data from Super Typhoon #MANYI (#PepitoPH) in Philippines. This location was the landfall point—went right through the eye. Min 951.8 mb is higher than I expected—however, as I always say, what matters isn't absolute pressure but *gradient*, & MANY-YI's core had one of the steepest gradients I've measured: 7.6 mb/n mi, sampled in the back eyewall. That's up there with other great cyclones I've measured, & it explains why it was so violent. MAN-YI's core was quite compact—despite its large appearance on satellite imagery, extreme winds were confined relatively close to the center—& ambient pressures were rather high. Compare MAN-YI's peak gradient to what I've measured in other recent storms. HELENE's 3.2 & MILTON's 2.9 are much flatter gradients, & these values perhaps explain why winds in those storms didn't have the explosive edge MAN-YI's winds had" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  142. ^ Morgerman, Josh [@iCyclone] (5 November 2023). "In Manila #Philippines. About to board my final flight of the day. Gives me tingles just seeing the city's name. I was last there 9 years ago. Don't know what to expect... Super #Typhoon #HAIYAN Anniversary" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 November 2023 – via Twitter.
  143. ^ Morgerman, Josh [@iCyclone] (6 November 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.
  144. ^ Morgerman, Josh [@iCyclone] (7 November 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.
  145. ^ Morgerman, Josh [@iCyclone] (8 November 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.
  146. ^ Morgerman, Josh [@iCyclone] (8 November 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.
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  148. ^ Morgerman, Josh [@iCyclone] (9 November 2023). "This family lives across street from Hotel Alejandro. In #Typhoon #HAIYAN, storm surge overtook their house, forcing them to wade to hotel for safety. Girls were hysterical. I carried oldest out of the water & up the stairs. She is now a woman, in college, getting a degree" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 November 2023 – via Twitter.
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