In the Eye of the Storm
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Discovery Running Action • Nature • History
In the Eye of the Storm Megastorms like 2021's Hurricane Ida and the 2023 Maui Wildfires were captured by onlookers who found themselves in the wrong place at the right time and boldly held up their camera phones to document their experiences.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
6 episodes
E01
Trapped in a Twister
Mon, Jul 15 2024 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Hundreds of cameras capture a rare tornado outbreak in 2023 as it struck Rolling Fork, Mississippi and Little Rock, Arkansas; when a twister hits Lewistown, Illinois, a group of tornado spotters find themselves trapped in the eye of the deadly storm.
E02
Derecho Superstorm
Mon, Jul 22 2024 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Hundreds of people in Nebraska and Iowa capture videos of their terrifying escapes as a powerful derecho superstorm tears through the region.
E03
Hellfire in Hawaii
Mon, Jul 29 2024 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
In 2023, Maui faced the worst natural disaster in its history as hurricane-force winds fuelled wildfires. Eyewitnesses film their attempts to escape.
E04
Half-Country Hurricane
Mon, Aug 5 2024 2:08 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Hurricane Ida slammed the Louisiana coast in 2021. Shocked eyewitnesses filmed encounters with tornadoes and flooding all the way to New York City.
E05
Snowmageddon
Mon, Aug 12 2024 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
When a rare bomb cyclone rocks Buffalo in December 2022, hundreds of eyewitnesses film unprecedented blizzard conditions. But as unrelenting snowfall traps thousands, one woman must brave arctic conditions to save a man freezing to death outside her home.
E06
Texas Tornado
Mon, Aug 19 2024 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
When a tornado outbreak strikes Texas and Kansas in 2022, hundreds of eyewitnesses find themselves trapped in the path. But as they seek the best shelter they can find, they capture the moments when tornadoes destroy the very structures around them.
Season 2
6 episodes
E01
Texas Derecho Disaster
Mon, Jul 28 2025 2:05 AM GMT+0000
60 min
A monster derecho spawns destructive tornadoes across Texas in 2024.
E02
Double Hurricane Disaster
Mon, Aug 4 2025 2:04 AM GMT+0000
60 min
In 2024, hundreds of cameras capture back-to-back hurricanes slamming Florida's Gulf Coast. Just as Category 4 Hurricane Helene brings record flooding, residents have no chance to recover before Category 3 Hurricane Milton unleashes over 40 tornadoes.
E03
Helene's Appalachian Hellscape
Mon, Aug 11 2025 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Hurricane Helene barrels north into Appalachia, dumping 30 inches of rain. As hundreds of cameras capture massive flooding and mudslides, one woman gets swept away by the deluge, until a man attending a wedding rehearsal jumps into the water to save her.
E04
Nebraska Super Outbreak
Mon, Aug 18 2025 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
In April 2024, dozens of tornadoes ravaged NE's Central Plains. Eyewitnesses find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time as twisters tear through neighborhoods, demolish massive commercial structures, and topple semi-trailers and a freight train.
E05
Nightmare Before Christmas
Mon, Aug 25 2025 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
During Christmas in 2023, severe storms unleashed an unseasonal tornado outbreak across Tennessee. As dozens of eyewitnesses capture the unbelievable, destructive power of nature, a twister strikes an electrical substation, triggering a massive explosion.
E06
Terrifying Twin Twisters
Mon, Sep 1 2025 2:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
In May 2024, dozens of eyewitnesses capture rare twin tornadoes as they carve a parallel path of destruction across Iowa. With winds near 300 mph, the "twister sisters" topple farms, shred wind turbines, and devastate the town of Greenfield.
Season 3
4 episodes
E01
Tornado Torrent 2025
Mon, Nov 3 2025 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
In March 2025, thousands of eyewitnesses capture disaster at their doorsteps as extreme atmospheric volatility unleashes a massive Texas haboob and more than 150 tornadoes across the southern states, devastating towns and homesteads in their path.
E02
Category 5: Fight to Survive
Mon, Nov 10 2025 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Residents combat an epic storm surge as Hurricane Ian sweeps away homes.
E03
The Mayfield Beast
Mon, Nov 17 2025 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
An EF-4 tornado devastates Mayfield, Kentucky, destroying the county jail.
E04
Escaping the LA Fires
Mon, Nov 24 2025 3:00 AM GMT+0000
60 min
Cameras capture heroism as LA residents attempt to flee the 2025 fires.