US EditionHurricane Hunters Video Shows What Its Like in the Eye of Hurricane Melissa
The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron captured rare footage inside Hurricane Melissa's eye as it reached Category 5 strength, aiding National Hurricane Center tracking.
- On Monday Hurricane Melissa reached Category 5 and the U.S. Air Force Reserve's Hurricane Hunters released video showing the view inside the storm's eye.
- The Hurricane Hunters conducted flights to gather data for the National Hurricane Center in Miami, with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flying into Melissa's eye on Sunday and Monday as it neared Jamaica.
- The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, part of the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi, is a `one-of-a-kind organization` routinely flying weather reconnaissance.
- Forecasters warned of unprecedented winds and damage with 282km/h sustained winds, and Prime Minister Andrew Holness ordered evacuations including Port Royal, saying `There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5`.
- Collecting vital data positions the National Hurricane Center to refine warnings as the 53rd flew through Melissa yesterday, supporting forecasts of its path across eastern Cuba and the Bahamas.
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Read more about the strength and passage of Hurricane Melissa in this article.
The U.S. Air Force has published a video clip showing the Hurcane Hunter plane while flying months in the eyes of the giant Melissa before the violent storm hit Jamaica, reports CNN and AFP. In...
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released footage from the eye of Hurricane Melissa, the world's most powerful storm this year. A team of so-called hurricane hunters had to abort their mission to collect data on the storm shortly after entering the eye due to extremely severe turbulence. The latest data shows that Melissa is stronger than Hurricane Katrina, which devastated Louisiana in 2005.
The hurricane "Melissa" is a category 5 storm. Videos currently circulating on social media show the inside of the storm and the so-called "stadion effect". Despite the spectacular images, the storm is extremely dangerous.
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