Extreme weather events examined from the inside out, including Hurricane Helene, the December Tennessee tornado outbreak and the vicious Black Summer of Australian wildfires, charting how and why they happen and the devastation left behind using first-hand survivor and witness accounts and adrenaline-fuelled footage captured on the ground.
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DETAILS
Dramatic extreme weather events like Hurricane Helene in 2024, Tennessee’s tornado outbreak in December 2023 and the vicious 2019 Black Summer of Australian wildfires are explored from the inside out. Each episode tells the story of an event through firsthand survivor and witness accounts along with adrenaline-fuelled footage captured on the ground. How did three enormous storm supercells in the Deep South create a tornado day from hell? What caused the fires of Black Summer to create their own weather system? And how did the abnormally hot temperature of water in the Gulf create perfect conditions for one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history? Never has it been more important to understand extreme weather, its impact on survivors, and the lessons we can learn for the future.
- Release Date:
- 2026
- Genre:
- Animals & Nature,
- Docuseries
- Rating:
- Cast:
- Matthew McFetridge
EPISODES
S1:E1 Hurricane Harvey
A major U.S. hurricane stalls over Houston, Texas causing devastating flooding.
S1:E2 Tennessee Tornado Outbreak
Three monster supercell storms create a tornadic day from hell across Tennessee.
S1:E3 Australian Wildfires
Out-of-control wildfires rip through Australia during the 2019 Black Summer.
S1:E4 Hurricane Helene
A one-in-a-thousand-year mega storm strikes the mountains of North Carolina.
S1:E5 Portuguese and Spanish Wildfires
A brutal heatwave fuels Europe’s most destructive wildfire season on record.
S1:E6 Alabama Tornado Super Outbreak
Over one devastating day in 2011, a record 62 tornadoes rip through Alabama.
S1:E7 Valencia Floods
The province of Valencia is hit by the deadliest flooding in modern Spanish history.
S1:E8 US Southern Twisters
America’s most powerful tornado in a decade hits Rolling Fork, Mississippi.
