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09Sep/17

Flying into the eye of Hurricane Irma with U.S. ‘Hurricane Hunters’

September 9, 2017Disaster53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Atlantic hurricane season, BILOXI, Biloxi Mississippi, Cuba, Delta Airlines, Disaster/Accident, Dropsonde, Fluid dynamics, Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area, Hurricane hunters, Hurricane Irma, Irma, Jeff Masters, Jim Hitterman, Karen Moore, Lockheed WC-130, Meteorology, Mississippi, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nicole Mitchell, Physical geography, Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Jim Hitterman, Tropical cyclone, Tropical cyclones, United States, Weather, Weather reconnaissancesmbale

BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 8, 2017) (REUTERS) – The sky darkened, lightening flashed and a jolt of turbulence shook the cabin of the hulking Air Force turbo-prop aircraft as it plied its way toward the eye of Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever recorded. Continue reading →