In the Eye of the Storm

In the Eye of the Storm

This series reveals recent natural disasters as they happened in real-time through footage captured by eyewitnesses who found themselves in the wrong place at the right time and boldly held up their camera phones to capture the eye of the storm.

Documentary

Seasons

Trapped in a Twister

1. Trapped in a Twister

Air Date: 2024-07-14

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.

Derecho Superstorm

2. Derecho Superstorm

Air Date: 2024-07-21

Hundreds of people in Nebraska and Iowa capture videos of their terrifying escapes as a powerful derecho superstorm tears through the region.

Hellfire in Hawaii

3. Hellfire in Hawaii

Air Date: 2024-07-28

Maui faces the worst natural disaster in its history in 2023, as hurricane-force winds fuel wildfires that catch residents off guard. As eyewitnesses attempt to flee the flames, they film their harrowing attempts to escape from the eye of the storm.

Half-Country Hurricane

4. Half-Country Hurricane

Air Date: 2024-08-04

Hundreds of cameras capture Hurricane Ida as the Category 4 storm slams the Louisiana coast in 2021, but when the superstorm shifts to the Northeast, eyewitnesses film harrowing encounters with tornadoes and flooding all the way to New York City.

Snowmageddon

5. Snowmageddon

Air Date: 2024-08-11

Snowmageddon. When a rare multi-day blizzard buries thousands in Buffalo, one woman must brave arctic conditions to save a man freezing to death outside her home.

Texas Tornado

6. Texas Tornado

Air Date: 2024-08-18

When a tornado outbreak strikes Texas and Kansas in 2022, eyewitnesses capture the chaos as twisters wreak havoc on the structures around them.

Texas Derecho Disaster

1. Texas Derecho Disaster

Air Date: 2025-07-27

In 2024, as a monster storm system unleashes a record-breaking derecho across Texas, eyewitnesses capture multiple destructive tornadoes on camera; when one twister targets a remote farmhouse, a weather spotter must race to save a young family.

Double Hurricane Disaster

2. Double Hurricane Disaster

Air Date: 2025-08-03

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.

3. Helene's Appalachian Hellscape

Air Date: 2025-08-10

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.

4. Shark Storm: A Shark Week Special

Air Date: 2025-08-17

In 2024, dozens of cameras captured a rare outbreak of shark attacks along America's Gulf Coast.

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Rating

8.0/10

Release Date

2024-07-14

Episodes

9 (2 seasons)

Status

Returning Series

Cast

Videos

Production Companies

Discovery

Discovery

Discovery Studios

Discovery Studios