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

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

The NOAA's Aircraft Operations Center captured video aboard its Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft, Kermit, as it was buffeted by ...

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

The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the "Hurricane Hunters," encountered heavier than ...

During Hurricane Melissa’s wrath on the Caribbean, hurricane hunters played a crucial role in collecting data on Melissa’s ...

For a Category 5, this means speeds above 252 kilometers per hour (157 miles per hour). According to the National Hurricane ...

Melissa is the fifth-most intense Atlantic basin hurricane on record by pressure and the strongest such hurricane to make landfall since Hurricane Dorian in 2019.

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 ...

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

Unusually heavy turbulence forced an Air Force WC-130 Hurricane Hunter aircraft to turn back from Hurricane Melissa and return to base to check for damage, the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron ...