The federal government’s hurricane hunters have continued to fly despite the shutdown. At least two missions — one operated by NOAA on Monday and the second by the Air Force on Tuesday — were aborted when pilots experienced dangerous turbulence passing through the hurricane.

Hurricane Melissa is so severe that even hurricane tracking weather planes have been forced to avoid the storm.

Footage shared by the NOAA shows hurricane hunters flying directly into the chaos of Melissa, showing intense turbulence as the storm recorded wind speeds of up to 185 mph.

Hannah Grubbs posted a slew of wild videos to TikTok and Instagram in recent days boasting about riding out the potentially catastrophic storm at her resort.

A storm chaser from Massachusetts got a rare and dramatic look inside Hurricane Melissa after flying directly into the Category 5 storm’s eye.

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Gathering data from planes inside hurricanes is a dangerous game and 52 lives have been lost since operations began in 1944.

The U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron hit heavy turbulence while flying through Hurricane Melissa and was forced to turn back.

Kermit is one of two WP-3D Orion turboprop airplanes that NOAA operates, often alongside the Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. Logging its first hurricane mission in 1976, Kermit is older than many of the people who fly it. On its belly are the names of over 100 hurricanes that the craft has flown into.