Hurricane Hunters

Hurricane Hunters

Hurricane Hunters are aircraft which are specifically designed to fly into tropical storms and hurricanes in order to obtain meteorological data. Hurricane Hunters are typically supplied with a variety of sensors and radar technology for the purpose of weather surveillance and reconnaissance.

Fast Facts

Officially managed by NOAA and Air Force's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
Travel into the eye of hurricanes
Hurricane Hunters Association uses fleet of ten Lockheed-Martin WC-130J aircraft¹
Obtain meteorological data from tropical storms and hurricanes

Related Pages on Mahalo

Storm Chasing | Hurricanes

Categories

Science | Meteorology | Natural Disasters | Storms

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Hurricane Hunters News and Articles

HeraldTribune: Hunting for heat across the Gulf (August 20, 2008)
The Associated Press: 'Hurricane Hunters' plunge into storm's center (August 29, 2008)
Azcentral.com: Hurricane Hunters fly into Gustav to monitor storm (August 29, 2008)
Google Earth Blog: Live Hurricane Hunter Missions in Google Earth (July 21, 2008)
USA Today: Why and how people fly into hurricanes (July 16, 2003)

Hurricaine Hunters Background and Information

Official Site: Hurricane Hunters Association
Wikipedia: Hurricane Entry
NOAA: Hurricane Hunters