The crew of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hurricane Hunters aircraft captured shaky footage as they flew into the eyewall of Hurricane Helene on Thursday, September 26 ...

The only catch is that in order to get there, we must fly directly through the hurricane's strongest winds and most violent turbulence--the dangerous eyewall. Today, we are pushing the limits of ...

The second hurricane/typhoon hunter mission that didn ... the pilot would have been forced to perform a steep descent in the eyewall. It is likely the aircraft hit a strong downdraft that carried ...

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Some intense hurricanes undergo multiple eyewall replacements. Hurricane Hunters - These are reconnaissance missions ...

Into the eye of a hurricane: How NOAA uses drones to penetrate monster storms The newer research tools reach layers in the storm the hurricane hunters ... on Earth in the eyewall of a hurricane.