Melissa was one of the strongest storms on record. NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters flew into it without pay

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunters have spent the past week diving into the eye of ...

See some of the wildest missions from NOAA's Hurricane Hunters flying into the eye of the storm

The brave men and woman onboard NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter airplanes need to remain cool, calm and collected during extreme ...

'Hurricane Hunters' who flew into eye of Melissa had to turn back due to turbulence, NOAA says

The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the "Hurricane Hunters," were forced to turn back ...
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5 surprising facts about Hurricane Hunters

They fly straight into the world’s most dangerous storms to gather life-saving data. Here's the skinny on the pilots and ...

Hurricane Melissa Is So Strong, Hurricane Hunters Had to Abandon Mission

Hurricane Melissa is a Category 5 storm as of the most recent update from the NHC, with maximum sustained wind gusts reaching ...
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NOAA Hurricane Hunters battered by extreme turbulence as WP-3D “Kermit” flies into Melissa’s eye

NOAA Hurricane Hunters faced one of their most dangerous missions yet as they flew the WP-3D Orion “Kermit” directly into the ...
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Sistek: NOAA denies Hurricane Hunter flight for WA storm as La Niña boosts Seattle snow chances

A Hurricane Hunter flight won’t be tracking this week’s West Coast storm, according to NOAA. Seattle weather blogger Scott ...

Watch: ‘Hurricane Hunters’ capture video in eye of Melissa before turbulence forces them back

The U.S. Air Force’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron captured footage of the towering walls inside the eye of Category 5 ...
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Decades after tragedy struck, Hurricane Hunters still risk their lives inside the world's worst storms

Gathering data from planes inside hurricanes is a dangerous game and 52 lives have been lost since operations began in 1944.
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Hurricane Hunters Forced to Scrub Missions into Eye of Hurricane Melissa

A U.S. Air Force WC-130J Weatherbird from the 53rd WRS, as well as NOAA aircraft, have had to abandon planned missions early ...

Hurricane Melissa's winds force Hurricane Hunters to abort mission early

Melissa is the fifth-most intense Atlantic basin hurricane on record by pressure and the strongest such hurricane to make ...

On board with the ‘Hurricane Hunters’ flying into the eye of a 185mph storm

Incredible footage from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s "Hurricane Hunters" flying straight into ...