While most pilots avoid storms, the Hurricane Hunters fly directly into them. We spoke with Lt. Col. Mark Withee about ...

JUST IN: Saildrone Explorer SD-1045 passed through the eye of Category 3 Hurricane Isaias, recording wind gusts over 90 knots ...

For the first time, data collected by a small uncrewed aircraft system, or SUAS, flying at the ocean's surface, will be integrated into NOAA's operational hurricane forecast model. This comes after ...

Bold NOAA hurricane hunters ventured into the eye of Category 5-rated Hurricane Polo this week, revealing the true size of the gigantic storm. Hurricane Polo is expected to make landfall in Baja ...

See the video from Air Force Reserve 403rd Wing Hurricane Hunters.

TF1, CIRA, NOAA, WSVN, WJHG, CIRA/NOAA By Dakota Smith, Eduardo Cuevas, Elise Hammond (CNN) - Hurricane hunters found 100 mph ...

Aircraft crews fly through hurricanes and release dropsondes to measure winds, pressure, moisture and other conditions that ...

Hurricane hunters — aircraft crews from the U.S. Air Force and NOAA that routinely fly hundreds of missions each season (NOAA banked 63 missions in 2025 while the Air Force flew a total of 77 missions ...

The first major Atlantic hurricane of 2026 threatens the Gulf Coast with a storm surge of up to 9 feet, damaging winds, flooding, and tornadoes, with impacts spreading across the Southeast on Saturday ...

LAKELAND, Fla. – They call themselves mad scientists. Many others call them crazy. Whichever you choose, it is a spot-on characterization of the Hurricane Hunters, a collection of scientists who fly ...