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 ...

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 ...

CNN shows how Hurricane Hunter planes fly into the eye of a hurricane

CNN’s Derek Van Dam shows how Hurricane Hunters fly into the eye of storms and gather crucial data for weather forecasting.

Hurricane Hunters Fly Through The Eye Of The Storm As Melissa Makes Landfall In Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa is set to make landfall in Jamaica, as the Caribbean island prepares to face what is reportedly set to be ...

The Hurricane Hunters' only tragedy: Remembering the loss of Stormcloud Five 70 years ago

Just over 70 years ago, the only Hurricane Hunter plane to go down in the Atlantic basin crashed during Hurricane Janet. To ...
FLYING Magazine

What Is a Hurricane Hunter?

See how NOAA and U.S. Air Force “hurricane hunters” fly directly into powerful storms to collect critical weather data.
AccuWeather on MSN

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.

What it was like to fly into Hurricane Melissa’s eye

I was sitting in the middle of a 10-mile-wide stadium of the gods. On all sides, hulking thunderstorms towered high above.
The Aviationist on MSN

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 ...
Air Force Times on MSN

Hurricane Hunter aircraft forced back to base by Melissa’s fury

Unusually heavy turbulence forced an Air Force WC-130 Hurricane Hunter aircraft to turn back from Hurricane Melissa and ...
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Scary detail spotted on live flight map during Hurricane Melissa

Aircraft tracking fanatics have spotted two hurricane hunters flying into the eye of Hurricane Melissa as it is set to make ...
FLYING Magazine on MSN

‘Hurricane Hunters’ Forced to Turn Around While Flying Through Melissa

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.