Hurricane Dorian (Full Episode) | Gathering Storm

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Hurricane Dorian (Full Episode) | Gathering Storm
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[@quaygibson1917]

BAHAMA STRONG 💪🏾! WE SURVIVED THAT 🇧🇸🙏🏾!!.

[@madi8181]

God: I’m sending more since you’re so proud of it

[@chrisjacobcastro7891]

Glad you not died and if that come to me at new yourk I will Mabe like scared

[@chrisjacobcastro7891]

So happy

[@sanapathiappalanaidubujji]

బబబపపపప

[@andreafoti4030]

I am stunned by the intensity of that storm, 185 mph and gusts up to 225 mph, omg

[@justwatching9741]

That fisherman dude from NC is like the main character of this documentary. The way he take things easy despite everything he's going through, love his vibe. Thank you for this documentary NatGeo!

[@thewanderingmind3327]

The pilots that fly directly INTO these storms are bonafide badasses. I tip my hat to you, gentlemen. Makes me wish I could join them but I'm too old now lol

[@shnop121]

Why they fly inside the storm eye?

[@AmyAnnLand]

​@@shnop121To gather meteorological data to help predict what the hurricane will do, wind speeds, storm direction, rain, etc.

[@shnop121]

@@AmyAnnLand Thanks Amy

[@barbaraness4507]

With respect, and memories of all those who were affected by this massive hurricane.

[@ronaldmartin7013]

K6y666

[@EX3STINCE]

Mhmmmm

[@carlislepanting5219]

The moment the fishermen from North Carolina said his loss sad but nothing compared to what happened to the people of the Bahamas is truthful and powerful and really shows his compassion for the Bahamas!! Respect to him ✌🏽🙏🌎☮️

[@nathaniellinglemog4732]

JVC tv BB

[@kridadounsattapong1533]

Kuei lbry. Ppmhotb.. Jmtlrai

[@DWM2309]

Every storm doc Nat Geo does starts with "The storm of the century."

[@carmine_]

That girl and her dog are a legend!!!! Always take ur dog and pets with you!!!! She a real one

[@Ballaholic17]

This was almost as perfect of a hurricane that you'll ever see, symmetrically, the strength, and overall factors that had to come together for this was just everything you needed to see a cyclone of this magnitude

[@michaelforbesjr.9378]

As someone from the Bahamas who was in nassau when it hit abaco and grand bahama. I can say that this storm was a monster we didn’t even get a direct hit in nassau and it was still horrible

[@supportyourtroopsathletes6460]

And yet your government stolen direct financial aid meant for the citizens at that time, totally shameful and disgrace.

[@trailblazer77]

Wow. Hopefully you guys are doing better

[@pjrussellteamjesus568]

​@@trailblazer77we are but if only people know what is going to happen to Nassau

[@JulianneSands]

This made me cry seeing the footage from The Bahamas, because I am from Abaco and my family and friends went through this devastating hurricane. It was absolutely horrific, and also for me and other people living in other places in the world, who weren't able to hear from our families for days. I didn't know if my family was dead or alive. Worst days of my life and theirs!!

[@logancartwright5660]

Im also from the bahamas to

[@trentcruise3084]

@@logancartwright5660 🤣😂🤣😂

[@dayonemusic7033]

Day1 star music paranoid everyday

[@supportyourtroopsathletes6460]

It is a shame that your own government stolen the meant aid for the citizens after Dorian.

[@JulianneSands]

@@supportyourtroopsathletes6460 It really is!!

[@fallynharding6868]

FEARLESS HEROIC MEN FLYING THROUGH THE EYE OF THE STORM. WOW!!! You guys are AMAZING ✌🏽👍🏽

[@MusaMusab-ng3vv]

Well it's opposite. They fear this: typhoon haiyan and typhoon tip

[@melohanna9679]

Im from the Bahamas! And watching this still give me the chills!

[@kingming869]

The shot of plane flying into the storm is just freaking insane.

[@junofranco6638]

Yes, the pilots must be nuts to choose that kind of job. I wonder if they say their prayers before entering the cane.

[@Dante...]

@@junofranco6638 Not really, if it was that dangerous they wouldn't do it on a regular basis like that. Those planes are specially made to handle those conditions. It still looks really cool though!

[@smamuel8658]

Dorian was insane!

[@OniMetsuki]

Really well put together. Been through a few unbelievable storms at sea in the Med, sat in the eye of a big storm with a snapped prop shaft in a heavy and hot fog with no wind at all. Even with all the main sails out it took hours to get even to half a knot.... until my little bro tried to pull a bucket of water up and brought us to a dead stop. We got to Sicily only to discover they did not have the facilities to repair our prop shaft. This meant we had to tack back through the storm (with Well over 60 foot waves) to Malta and my father managed to successfully dock at our berth in Grand Harbour, criss crossed by buoys and ropes back in the early 80's. Holidays to remember.

[@nicholasletts6933]

Wow the shots of the eye.. that is incredible!!

[@Dante...]

Seeing that from the ground in person is on my bucket list. The channel StormChasingVideo has great shots like these of hurricane Michael's eye.

[@sannidhyapradhan5205]

That eye of Dorian is just terrifying

[@donaldshaw8710]

On September 7, 2019, Dorian made landfall in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia as an extratropical cyclone packing winds as strong as a Category 2 hurricane. These winds were so strong it toppled a crane at a construction site in downtown Halifax. 80% of Nova Scotia Power customers in the province were without power when all was said and done.

[@chrisnorth6433]

Crazy for a storm to hit so much land and still be a 2 when it gets to Canada.

[@donaldshaw8710]

@@chrisnorth6433 No kidding.

[@MaidensWorldOfWax]

Too bad the doc only covers half of the story. New Brunswick was also severely impacted by Dorian.

[@donaldshaw8710]

@@MaidensWorldOfWax Oops, sorry I forgot to mention that in my original comment.

[@MaidensWorldOfWax]

@@donaldshaw8710 All good, it was a crazy one.

[@aliash8599]

Praying for the Bahamas still, please do more coverage like this.

[@user-rp2xo1me4u]

Growing up the in the UK where severe weather warnings are put out over a silly little bit of rain it makes me really thankful that we don't really experience any sort of actual severe weather like this. I couldn't think of anything worse than being hit by hurricane while also being by the sea

[@SaveDaLastZombie]

My cousin is a hurricane junkie thrill seeker. He travels the world from location to location when a hurricane is approaching just so he can be in them. He swears up and down hurricanes aren't that bad.

[@tastedpurple1492]

⁠@@SaveDaLastZombieit really depends on what country, which part of the country and how to find a safe spot amid. Some countries experience hurricane regularly but buildings and houses are not built to withstand it, some do a better job. It is fun to look into and experience hurricanes but sometimes the aftermath can be sad. I'm lucky to live in an area that hurricanes usually hit less hard, so I understand the thrill and excitement as I go out too when a hurricane hits, but if I travel 45 minutes east, I can't even stand without being blown onto the ground.

[@carlislepanting5219]

Watching from Belize central america!! Powerful documentary!! Prayers for everyone affected by hurricane Dorian 2019!! ✌🏽🙏🌎☮️

[@angelicahowe9235]

L

[@duckynatalie]

I literally can't with this documentary 💀✋ the music and sound effects literally make it sound like a horror movie

[@GabrielMolina-us2kb]

Yeah the sound its terrify and the whistling winds💀

[@leaflet1686]

This is so cool~ I am from Germany and here documentaries are like "This happened then and then and there" or "we send our people to a park to test out waterslides" But you guys... That effort! "We gave out cameras to a ton of people, let's see what came back!"

[@17eli187]

Reportagen sind keine Dokumentationen.

[@Mjosue390]

As a survivor of Dorian from Abaco, it was a monster of a storm that we battled for 48 hours😭😭😭. We thought Floyd a Cat 4 was bad but little did we know Dorian would be 10 times worse.

[@WonderBread4020]

So sorry to hear this. I hope you and those around who went through this are ok and hopefully your homes are intact

[@yasssgawwwd5643]

That’s scary! Bless u

[@supportyourtroopsathletes6460]

You all recieved massive aid that a good percentage was stolen by your own government that was meant for recovery purposes.

[@baneverything5580]

@One Day I’ll Become A Real KZbinr Well, leftist lunatics blamed Conservatives. One of these days I`m gonna snap and go after some demonic leftists.

[@justynwilson925]

Watching this gave me goosebump’s again. Rip too all the lives lost 😢

[@Dante...]

The Miami - Fort Lauderdale metro area dodged a MASSIVE bullet with this one! If Dorian had gone just 90 miles further west before stalling out, it would've planted it's southern eyewall right on top of my house in Coral Springs FL for over 30 hours! The last major impact from a hurricane in this area was from Wilma 17 years ago. That luck can't last much longer.

[@jj6148]

It’s sad Ian hit not long after you wrote this.

[@Dante...]

@@jj6148 Well aside from a few weak tornadoes and one moderately strong one Ian didn't have much of an impact in my area. It was devastating for the west coast, but not so much in the Fort Lauderdale area.

[@7389]

Major respect goes to NOAA and Coast Guard personnel!

[@tim3less._tae486]

I was in Abaco, Bahamas during hurricane Dorian, and it was terrifying a tornado passed right through my house, blasted a massive hole in the roof

[@markershelgalera75]

Hurricane Dorian is most destructive cyclones in modern history strikes Bahamas, its a same path like Super Typhoon Haiyan destroys Tacloban, Leyte in the Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

[@x-force-1118]

This made me feel the power of nature. It can show our ability that we are nothing. I am from india when I was 13 cyclone amphan came and hit westbengal and I was at that exact position. It was a powerful cat 5 and very devastating. All lights were gone. The wind was making noise like monster. It was all dark. Nothing was visible, electric poles were sparkling. The next morning devastating scenario was there. More than 20trees fall in my area. Amphan stayed here for 5hours. But dorian....... prays for bahamas

[@richardevans9701]

The best description of this soundtrack is ligubrious

[@lauriefrancisco1084]

Extraordinary documentary! Frightening to watch such power, even seated safely in my living room three years later. So sad what it did to the Bahamas. I hope they're fully recovered by now. Florida must have been thanking its lucky stars! At 25:35 the shot of that black sky literally made me catch my breath and tears to well up! I wish the documentary was longer. I would have lliked to see how the boats faired that went up that channel, etc. BTW, would I like to fly with the NOAA crew into a hurricane? NO! Those guys are unbelieveable!

[@deleteyrself1]

I’d pay to do what they do as long as I don’t need to contribute as I have no experience

[@Grogu-485]

I remember going through Hurricane Gilbert in Jamaica 1988. I was only 4 years old but I remember it like yesterday it was very scary.

[@shiningbareh5823]

all the way from Meghalaya

[@shakiralikhankhan4779]

Join this

[@angelahernandez-bischof4769]

This charaqui knows Mother Nature is always in charge. A'ho

[@lil.dark.one.]

What did you just say too me?

[@atamooni6969]

gotta give probs that you kept 1000 people totally safe during this by making them a cameraman.

[@donnadwarika6370]

So amazing to see this always love everything National Geographic Since my teen days love their magazines so happy for ytb

[@colinarmstrong9590]

OMG Thank you for this coco! I've been waiting for this since it happened! ♥️♥️ My heart goes out to all that was negatively affected by this Atlantic beast!♥️♥️♥️

[@Iam_Dunn]

Thank you NG! ❤ fr 🇨🇦

[@iambrian769]

Enjoying From The Caribbean 🇻🇨....I See The Importance Of Hurricane Hunter Because, I Thought Everything Was Via Satellite.

[@jonathanrigby1186]

After living in Grand Bahama for 30 years ... I left the island never to return after going through Dorian and loosing my house in a flood and everything went out to sea.

[@sss-mk4lx]

I was on the opposite side of Florida that the time during this storm and i prayed to God for not to let another problem like this happen until i was able to get my mom to heal after a mental emotional breakdown.. that was traumatic and it was a rough life at 21... And i watched it stopped like Harvey in Texas and moved away. Its true. I had it written down in a notebook.. then next day the same city me and my mom moved out of got slammed by Ian and another hurricane.. i was surprised how devastating. Yet my grandma's neighborhood was never touched.

[@michaelwinters7415]

What an awesome visual of the eye walls, brilliant thank u👍😁

[@williamseale]

God bless abaco. Finest people on this earth

[@lilzjeffrey1284]

Crazy!!!!

[@rmd4209]

Dorian's impact in 2019 on the US east coast and the Bahaman was devastating but getting a shot of the storm's eye is so cool!! 😍😍🙏🙏🙏

[@basedaf5580]

25:15 bruuuh they names their fishing boat "gooch" lmao XD

[@Jonathon10]

I ran so fast from west palm beach to kentucky and watched it destroy the Bahamas, and I couldn’t imagine what those people went through. I had a friend in Nassau, and the stories he told me still brings tears to my eyes

[@andrewbowlgarte4738]

Hurricane Awesomeness!!!

[@TOOMUCHSAUCE91]

I am glad and happy the pets were saved

[@hevchip741]

Mother nature is incredible and must be respected, she is fighting back after human disrespect of this planet

[@_nolan_nolan]

Hurricane Dorian(185mph,910mbar), Irma(180mph,914mbar),Maria(175mph,908mbar) and Micheal(160mph,919mbar) were the 4 strongest hurricanes of the 2010s. Each one made landfall at cat 5 and caused extreme to the areas they made landfall

[@startrekstarfleetlcars44779]

this isn't in 2022?

[@goatgaming658]

Forgot hurricane mathew

[@gtjet751]

Meteorologists are thinking about adding Cat 6 in terms of hurricane strength. If you look at that wind speed. It easily passes a Cat 5 .

[@Eastsidet03]

@@gtjet751 I don’t think they’ll add a Cat 6 on the scale because anything 160+ mph makes little to zero difference in damages you can have a 160 mph storm and 200 mph and damages will be nearly the same due to most structures not being able to withstand anything above 160 mph that goes for tornadoes also it’s meaningless to add a EF6 to that scale too.

[@vicgodsucks1157]

@@Eastsidet03 Tornadoes classification wind speed goes up to 300 MPH!

[@bettyprussia9777]

Exceptionally done! Love the content and the narration looking forward to more videos from your channel 😀

[@johthor]

An amazing video. I live in the Pacific Northwest so had no idea just how dangerous these storms are in the South East of the U.S.

[@Avi_k.]

Ian is here hope that no one get hurt 😔

[@tasbar7743]

Ian definitely was a beast

[@lorrainefidler1035]

I love Nat Geo❤️❤️

[@GeorgeCaramalac95]

Congratulations for filming such a type of video

[@EmmaDee]

This breaks my heart for these folks. They seem like a tough group that pulls together.

[@MissAynneK]

Every time I see people ignoring evacuation orders it never made sense to me as to why they would stay and hunker down. Somehow I only ever considered their homes. This doc gave insight into why someone would choose to stay. For some people the decision is really nuanced

[@386lern6]

The silent room after asking if anyone from the Bahamas is online.... God i felt it everyone knew what was happening

[@shanesanko1408]

What a video unbelievable

[@SuperTuberose]

This was very moving to watch, although I don't remember being affected here in Jamaica.

[@kyraweech9117]

Jamaica wasn't in the path at all. It's south of the bahamas and far enough away not to

[@dizeymyron4355]

Watching 👀 from sanicolas Aruba thanks for the information

[@AgniKaiGuy]

19:59 The doggo NOOOO 😭

[@Moneymyke357]

It just stopped and went north like there is a force-field around Florida. I’m in Broward and was watching it closely. Very sad for the people in the Bahamas, looking at the devastation there you’d think the death toll would be in the 1000s.

[@justinnoice399]

The vast majority of the world has no idea what Abaco and Grand Bahama (Bahamas) went through on 1st September 2019. Almost 25% of the population was killed but that number was never acknowledged by Government. I was unfortunately at the exact centre of the storm on that day. It was an event that I will remember forever and given a choice, will never repeat.

[@user-mb6rk8in4f]

It's good to watch this hurricane only on the screen! Thank God I have never seen such a hurricane live!

[@yari8732]

This gatta be the most scariest job in the world....these guys are brave

[@robdog1245]

Lmao someone screwed up. The footage of the crab boat is Alaska and its from Deadliest Catch, NOT Dorian. The intern that put this together has clearly never watched Deadliest Catch.

[@Damon.Norris]

I remember on that day, was watching some storm chasers that do livestreams during the hurricane. It was devastating in power and destruction. hadnt seen anything like that.

[@ayangaming1350]

It blows up my mind

[@terrymoore5000]

Wow 😯 Didn't know that had went on. My goodness! God bless you all that were affected at that time. 🙏😔

[@macintoshmechi]

If y'all want a documentary... this is as real as it gets.... That's a cool 😎 dude

[@debrahelmlinger6256]

Yeah, Dorian was the last storm to threaten Brevard County Florida, sat off shore for days barely moving. I live in Palm Bay and the whole town was stressed out after seeing what it did to the Bahamas, turned, went north sparing Brevard once again😬

[@Luboman411]

Florida, and Miami-Ft. Lauderdale in particular, got EXTREMELY LUCKY with this storm. I remember seeing it in 2019. Hurricane Dorian sped right to the Bahamas, just like Hurricane Andrew had done in 1992. It also strengthened very rapidly, just like Andrew. But, unlike Andrew, Dorian slowed down really quickly and then simply stopped over that poor, poor island in the Bahamas, just floating there. Then it made a sharp turn north, totally missing the large metro areas all along the Florida coast, with only tropical storm winds hitting the Florida beaches. God was looking out for Florida that time around. God may not want to protect it from 180 mph winds and 20+ foot surges the next time around.

[@Dante...]

Yup. If Dorian had gone just 90 miles further west before stalling out it would've planted it's southern eyewall over my house in Coral Springs for over 30 hours! The last major impact from a hurricane in this area was from Wilma 17 years ago. That luck can't last much longer.

[@timewiththepenros2115]

Hurricane ian

[@Dante...]

@@timewiththepenros2115 Ian isn't going to impact the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area all that much. It's heading towards Tampa.

[@gamingwitharlen2267]

@@Dante... Cap it hit Fort Myers area

[@barbarageddis1584]

Like every Mother- it’s best to respect & accept Mother Nature. She takes care of earth seasonally by cleaning it with water, wind, ice or fire. Just stay out of her way when she’s cleaning house!

[@fatosconhecidosanimalestim7603]

Thats gonna be amaizing

[@cxrpserxses]

I remember this storm well, even though by the time it reached my state (( North Carolina )), it wasn't as strong... but this was a terrible storm to all who it affected.

[@lia_yin-herr]

This documentary pointed out the fact that hot ocean water breeds powerful hurricanes. As global warming becomes more and more severe, are we going to get more and more powerful hurricanes?

Good question ye...

[@cliffpadilla5871]

Yep.

[@ketchup016]

Wow. Those houses in the Bahamas look similar to tornado damage. Except it was a tornado that didn't move for a day. Terrifying to imagine.

[@AdnanHaneefISB]

Beautiful wow

[@audleybarnett934]

It was dangerous 👍💯 Love

[@kyliedoran4846]

The power of mother nature is always way more awesome then ours just like our universe so crazy we are all like headlice for this planet

[@lifeinvestments6329]

Florida was very lucky that storm was a monster I never seen a hurricane sit over one particular place for almost 3 days and I've been through quite a few in my life

[@jamaginationllc]

It's the Jamaican shirt for me 100% @35:50 when he said there you go lol

[@chrisjacobcastro7891]

Hey I also got a little of your books sharks, storms and even polar bears just three I love them I really really love them

[@cedarabbey]

I recall when Dorian first formed, and I said "'Dorian' sounds like the name of a prospective monster hurricane" --- and then it was!!

[@Adam_mohammed_]

الفخامة والاداء ❤🖤

[@johntracy72]

The Austin newspaper said that the Bahamas experienced winds as high as 220 mph. That is extremely powerful. It's a wonder the Bahamas were even still above water after that sandblasting.

[@DE8508clip]

God bless Trinidad and any place like this

[@MohsinSmartFun1254]

Great valum

[@AgniKaiGuy]

13:56 We've got a Cat 4 comin breathin down our necks Love that quote

[@dannysands9341]

They should do one on hurricane Patricia 2015 in the Eastern pacific it had wins of 200 mph the strongest hurricane ever recorded

[@johntracy72]

Patricia had winds to nearly 220 mph. A hurricane making landfall with winds that high would sandblast everything for miles. F-1 cars hit speeds that high on a straight away.

[@nenblom]

It’s pretty crazy when people don’t evacuate when they have a storm like Dorian bearing down. If the authorities tell you to evacuate, you need to go! You can rebuild the house, a business or whatever, but you cannot rebuild a life.

[@user-ml8fv6vf2c]

LES GOO🎉🎉🎉🎉 WE SURVIVED ITTTTT

[@jordanemmanuel8746]

Thank you NG the Bahamian Government still down plays the severity of this Storm.

[@kiwidiesel]

Strongest hurricane ever recorded...so far.

[@hypercane2023]

Sorry, your not correct

[@kirara2516]

I remember seeing it in radar when it stopped dead. It looked like a spinning buzz saw in the Atlantic.

[@johntracy72]

Katrina looked like that too.

[@Rufusthered186]

Nature takes no prisoners.

[@2012Ascenscion]

At 33:40, my dude is holding a weed pen.