Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
I deployed to Florida with three mobile mesonet trucks for what eventually became Category 5 Hurricane Michael. Home base was in Panama City, Florida.
On October 9/2018, I set out with a few collogues to deploy several scientific-grade weather stations along the Florida coastline to record one-second wind and pressure data as the storm made landfall. Later that day, I coordinated with Mark Sudduth w/HurricaneTrack to finish deploying his remote cameras and a couple weather stations before returning to the hotel for the night.
The hurricane made landfall on October 10/2018. I remained at the hotel to film the storm while Mark and Brent drove to Mexico Beach to deploy a camera system last minute. You can watch what that camera captured at the links below.
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Edited video: youtu.be/f3ofAJSqpLM
Unedited video: youtu.be/W7aHHnAA8cY
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During the storms peak intensity, we all stayed at the hotel for safety reasons instead of venturing out to deploy a special weather balloon payload in the eye. After the storm, Mark and Brent made their way back to Mexico Beach to retrieve the camera system.
My mobile mesonet truck seen in the video measured a peak wind speed of 94 mph with a minimum pressure of 940 hPa.
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Mark Sudduth/Hurricane Track Documentary: Tracking The Hurricanes 2018: youtu.be/sO0tXG8Z1cE
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Storm Chase Area: Panama City, Florida
Camera: Apple iPhone 8 Plus
My email and social media links can be found here: derek605wx.com
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Copyright © 2018 Derek Thompson
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I deployed to Florida with three mobile mesonet trucks for what eventually became Category 5 Hurricane Michael. Home base was in Panama City, Florida.
On October 9/2018, I set out with a few collogues to deploy several scientific-grade weather stations along the Florida coastline to record one-second wind and pressure data as the storm made landfall. Later that day, I coordinated with Mark Sudduth w/HurricaneTrack to finish deploying his remote cameras and a couple weather stations before returning to the hotel for the night.
The hurricane made landfall on October 10/2018. I remained at the hotel to film the storm while Mark and Brent drove to Mexico Beach to deploy a camera system last minute. You can watch what that camera captured at the links below.
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Edited video: youtu.be/f3ofAJSqpLM
Unedited video: youtu.be/W7aHHnAA8cY
*****
During the storms peak intensity, we all stayed at the hotel for safety reasons instead of venturing out to deploy a special weather balloon payload in the eye. After the storm, Mark and Brent made their way back to Mexico Beach to retrieve the camera system.
My mobile mesonet truck seen in the video measured a peak wind speed of 94 mph with a minimum pressure of 940 hPa.
*****
Mark Sudduth/Hurricane Track Documentary: Tracking The Hurricanes 2018: youtu.be/sO0tXG8Z1cE
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Storm Chase Area: Panama City, Florida
Camera: Apple iPhone 8 Plus
My email and social media links can be found here: derek605wx.com
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Copyright © 2018 Derek Thompson
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