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," were forced to turn back at one point due to heavy turbulence after flying into the eye of ...

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

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

The news “underscores the profound ecological toll that Hurricane Melissa will have on Jamaica’s biodiversity,” said one expert on the island.

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.

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

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 ...

WILL BE THE END OF THAT. BUT, BROOKE, WE SAW SOMETHING REALLY INTERESTING WHEN IT COMES TO THE HURRICANE HUNTERS WHO INVESTIGATE THESE STORMS. FOR US, SOME OF THEIR STORM TRACKS WERE KIND OF CUT SHORT ...

Hurricane hunters encountered severe turbulence during a flight into Hurricane Melissa, prompting a mandatory return for inspection.

Imagine flying straight into the eye of a powerful hurricane. That’s the reality for the U.S. Air Force Hurricane Hunters from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron as they confront Hurricane ...

A U.S. Air Force Reserve crew from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the “Hurricane Hunters,” flew through Hurricane Melissa on Oct. 27, 2025, collecting valuable data to help improve ...