Crews from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Air Force are flying specialized Hurricane Hunter missions to collect critical data that forecasters say can significantly ...

Flying into a hurricane may sound reckless, but for NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters it is a critical scientific mission. This breakdown explains why pilots deliberately enter the most violent storms on Earth ...

Hurricane Hunter planes, typically used for tropical storms, were deployed to help forecast major winter storms in the U.S. These winter missions help forecasters gather crucial atmospheric data over ...