With blue sky above, a swarm of clouds circled around with lightning in the eyewall ... throughout the whole house and hurricane damage." Hurricane Hunters play a crucial role in improving ...

Hurricane Hunters must be ready to take flight with very short notice during hurricane season. As NBC 15’s Meteorologist Kelly Foster reports they are preparing. ... Once through the eyewall, ...

NOAA hurricane hunter planes, crucial for gathering storm data, have been grounded during recent hurricanes due to maintenance and staffing issues. A government audit reveals a concerning increase ...

Tail Doppler Radar: “We’ve been working to improve the tail doppler radar (TDR) systems that fly onboard the NOAA P-3 and G-IV Hurricane Hunters,” Dunion said. “The TDR provides a 3-D CAT scan of the ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — As we face another hurricane season, NOAA hurricane hunters are preparing their fleet and testing out new technologies. “My job is really to help the pilots figure out where ...

Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center are monitoring an area of disturbed weather off the southeastern coast of the U.S. for the potential for tropical development over the next two days ...

Mr. Lowry is a hurricane specialist and a storm surge expert for WPLG, the ABC television affiliate in Miami. As darkness descended on the Gulf of Mexico in October, a 1970s-era U.S. government ...

From the heart of the storm to our local forecast, the data collected by the Hurricane Hunters is crucial for keeping communities safe. WFLA’s “Surviving the Storm” Hurricane special is ...

Hurricane Idalia hurtled toward Florida’s Big Bend region trembling with loop current energy and Category 4 cruelty. It was just 90 miles south of Tallahassee when it spiraled to a 132-mph storm ...

The Hurricane Hunters play a vital role when it comes to forecasting the track and intensity of an approaching storm. Beyond that, these brave men and women are tasked with conducting research to ...