Nat. Geo - Gathering Storm Series 1 (2020) Part 4 Hurricane Humberto

Gathering Storm Series 1

Hurricanes, typhoons and major storms reach their maximum power at sea, and during that peak power thousands of marine workers are forced to deal with those immense forces in order to carry out their jobs. National Geographic placed more than 1,000 cameras with people working at sea all around the world, on cargo ships, military vessels, fishing boats and oil rigs, to document monster storm systems on a scale never seen before.

Part 4 Hurricane Humberto

The Gulf of Mexico is one of the busiest and most hurricane-prone areas in the U.S. Will this season bring the monster hurricane everyone fears?

Snippet from Wikipedia: Hurricane Humberto (2019)

Hurricane Humberto was a large and powerful tropical cyclone that caused extensive wind damage in Bermuda during September 2019. It was the eighth named storm, third hurricane, and second major hurricane – Category 3 or higher on the Saffir–Simpson scale – of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. Humberto formed on September 13 from the prolonged interaction of a tropical wave and an upper-level trough, then paralleled the eastern coastline of Florida through September 16 before turning sharply northeastward. A generally favorable environment allowed Humberto to become a hurricane that day, and the storm further strengthened to reach peak intensity as a Category 3 hurricane on September 18. After its center passed within 65 miles (105 km) of Bermuda around 00:00 UTC on September 19, the system encountered stronger wind shear and drier air. Stripped of its deep thunderstorm activity, the system transitioned to a potent extratropical cyclone early on September 20.

Forming on the heels of Hurricane Dorian two weeks prior, Humberto proved far less destructive throughout the Bahamas, producing only some squally weather. The eastern coastline of Florida saw tropical storm-force wind gusts, choppy seas, and light rainfall. Rip currents caused one death in Florida and another in North Carolina. In Bermuda, coastal flooding and rainfall were limited by low astronomical tides and Humberto's quick forward motion.

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