Hurricane hunters fly into atmospheric rivers to gather data satellites and surface sensors can't reach, which helps Northwest meteorologists refine local forecasts.

Hurricane Melissa dropsonde data confirmed record-breaking wind gusts according to NSF NCAR. After peer-reviewed research at ...

The instrument recorded an astounding wind gust of 406 km/h (252 mph) a few hundred metres above the ocean’s surface. Experts ...

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season proved to be consequential, even though no hurricanes made landfall in the U.S for the ...

During Hurricane Melissa’s wrath on the Caribbean, hurricane hunters played a crucial role in collecting data on Melissa’s sustained wind speeds and minimum central pressure. During one of the final ...

The brave men and woman onboard Noaa’s Hurricane Hunter airplanes need to remain cool, calm and collected during extreme conditions while flying into some of the most intense storms on Earth. And ...

WASHINGTON, USA — The Hurricane Hunters, under the direction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Air Force Reserve, fly directly into tropical cyclones to gather ...

Hurricane Hunter planes were busy last week as they tried to fly into the center of Hurricane Melissa as it tore through Jamaica. Fresh off that mission, researchers at the National Oceanic and ...

At Hunters Point in Cortez, homes produce as much energy as they consume — and they’re designed to withstand the impacts of a Category 5 hurricane. Hunters Point is a first-of-its-kind development in ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Wayne Freeman’s Air Force career ended at Keesler Air Force Base in 1984, but it started 30 years prior. Freeman had just graduated from high school in Indiana. “The Navy ...

The Caribbean just suffered one of the largest Hurricanes in recorded history. The scale of Melissa — which bombarded Jamaica, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic with sustained winds of 185 mph — is ...

While I now live in Brooklyn, I will always love Jamaica. I was born there. I grew up there. I proudly wear black, green and gold, the colors of the Jamaican flag, whenever I get the chance to cheer ...