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 ...

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 ...

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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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 ...

New video shows hurricane hunters being tossed by turbulence while entering eye of Hurricane Melissa

The NOAA's Aircraft Operations Center captured video aboard its Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft, Kermit, as it was buffeted by ...
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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 due to the strength of ...
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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 ...
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History-Making Melissa So Violent That Hurricane Hunters Forced To End Reconnaissance Flight Early

Currently south of Jamaica, Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has been continuing intensification Monday, and the storm is so ...
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Hurricane hunters abort missions due to extreme turbulence in Hurricane Melissa

In a rare occurrence, Hurricane Hunters were forced to abandon their missions twice in two days while attempting to gather ...

NOAA hurricane hunter crews, researchers flying without pay

The federal government’s hurricane hunters have continued to fly despite the shutdown. At least two missions — one operated ...

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 ...