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Hurricane Hunters

This character-driven documentary series airing on The Weather Channel takes us into the high-stakes world of Hurricane Hunters. They are the Air Force Reserve Squadron based in Biloxi, Mississippi, who fly planes into hurricanes to better understand them and to get key meteorological data that can only be gathered by flying into the eye of the hurricane. They provide the information that allows weather services to predict storm paths and warn cities.

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Hurricane Hunters

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  1. View of Tropical Storm Lee from above, from a Hurricane Hunter plane flying over the Gulf of Mexico in 2011. The Hurricane Hunters fly their missions into the storms, not above them. But in this case, the Hurricane Hunters had finished their mission (which included determining that the storm was headed for their homes in Biloxi), so they raced home by climbing to a higher altitude for greater speed 2013 and that2019s where they caught this amazing view of the storm they2019d just been in. (Photo by Christian D2019Andrea/Hurricane Hunters)Click here for more details about the team and the show, 201cHurricane Hunters.201d

  2. A Hurricane Hunter plane and crew on the tarmac at Keeslar Air Force base in Biloxi, MS. Lightning strikes are an occupational hazard when the Hurricane Hunters fly into hurricanes. And apparently lightning can also flare up on the ground in Biloxi, before they even take flight. (Photo by USAF/Hurricane Hunters)Click here for more details about the team and the show, 201cHurricane Hunters.201d

  3. Inside the eye of ferocious Hurricane Ivan (2004), the fabled 201cstadium effect201d is visible along with a clear blue sky. The Hurricane Hunters flew into Ivan repeatedly, gathering data to determine storm strength and path 2013 a mission that helped warn the Caribbean and the American Southeast of what was coming. At its peak, Ivan was a Category 5 hurricane, and it was the size of Texas. It triggered 119 tornadoes across the eastern United States. (Photo by Master Sgt Randy Bynon/Hurricane Hunters)Click here for more details about the team and the show, 201cHurricane Hunters.201d

  4. A view from inside the eye of Hurricane Katrina, as Hurricane Hunter instrumentation collects meteorological readings. This eye features a strong 201cstadium effect201d, with the eyewall resembling bleachers. The Hurricane Hunters flew into Katrina from the moment she was born all the way until she made landfall 2013 gathering data about strength and path that allowed people along the coast to take precautions and prepare for the powerful inbound storm. Without the work of the hurricane hunters, the catastrophe could have been even worse. During and after Katrina 2013 even though Katrina destroyed their base in Biloxi 2013 the Hurricane Hunters never missed a mission. (Photo by NOAA/Hurricane Hunters)Click here for more details about the team and the show, 201cHurricane Hunters.201d

  5. The fabled WC-130J Hercules 201cweather bird201d 2013 the specially-equipped plane flown by the Hurricane Hunters into hurricanes. At the center of the hurricane, encircling the eye (or vortex), is the eyewall, the thickest part of the storm, where the swirling cyclone has concentrated to such a degree that it is almost a solid wall of water. In order to punch through the fabled eyewall, the C-130 J is equipped with armored propellers that churn the water like a boat prop 2013 at 10,000 feet. (Photo by USAF/Hurricane Hunters)Click here for more details about the team and the show, 201cHurricane Hunters.201d

  6. This is a picture taken just after the Hurricane Hunters flew into the eye of Hurricane Earl out over the Atlantic in 2010. It was a Category 4 hurricane at this point, and the crew had just undergone a rocky ride through the eyewall (the swirl of clouds at the right). The Hurricane Hunter flight into Earl helped refine the forecast and alert the Carolinas that they would not be hit by the storm. (Photo by Christian D2019Andrea/Hurricane Hunters)Click here for more details about the team and the show, 201cHurricane Hunters.201d

  7. The Hurricane Hunters watch the sun rise over the top of the eyewall from inside the eye of Supertyphoon Jangmi, off the coast of Taiwan, just before it made landfall (2008). In addition to their mission in the Atlantic, the Hurricane Hunters also fly life-saving missions into tropical cyclones and super typhoons in the Pacific in order to determine their strength and help warn people in their path. (Photo by Lt. Col. Scott Dufreche/Hurricane Hunters)Click here for more details about the team and the show, 201cHurricane Hunters.201d

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