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Duration
65 minutes
Series Info
Season 6 Episode 2

Quick Summary

The footage shows Hurricane Milton generating intense, devastating tornadoes across the state of Florida. A sailor was struck by lightning off the coast of Panama. He battles to stay alive after the severe strike, still alone in the open sea.

About This Program

The programme presents a stark visual record of two extreme weather incidents, stitching together raw footage that captures nature’s ferocity. It opens with scenes of Hurricane Milton as it tears across the United States, followed by a harrowing account of a lone sailor’s fight for survival after a lightning strike near Panama. The format is purely observational, offering viewers a front‑row seat to the events as they unfolded. In the first segment, the camera follows Milton’s path as it sweeps through Florida, spawning a series of violent tornadoes that rip across the landscape. The footage shows the tornadoes’ destructive reach, highlighting the chaos they unleash on towns and countryside alike. The second part shifts to the open sea off Panama’s coast, where a sailor is struck by lightning. The film documents his desperate struggle to stay alive, portraying the immediate aftermath of the strike and his attempts to regain control of his vessel. The programme’s structure juxtaposes the land‑based devastation in Florida with the isolated peril faced at sea, underscoring how a single storm system can generate both widespread tornado damage and life‑threatening incidents far from shore. By focusing solely on the visual evidence of Milton’s impact and the sailor’s ordeal, the episode delivers an unembellished look at the power of extreme weather and the human fight to survive it.

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World's Deadliest Weather: Caught on Camera broadcasts on 5Action at 11:00pm, Sunday, 8 February 2026. (Subtitles)

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Runtime65 mins