US EditionHurricane Hunters Capture Footage From Inside Melissa’s Eye
Matthew Cappucci experienced severe turbulence and vomiting while flying through Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds that caused fatalities in the Caribbean.
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A stunning video recorded by the U.S. Air Force's Weather Reconnaissance Squadron shows the moment a military aircraft was trapped in the eye of Hurricane Melissa, facing extreme turbulence and lightning that illuminated the entire eyewall of the cyclone. The aircraft was trapped for 30 minutes in the eye of the hurricane. Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Dehart, a meteorologist with the 53rd Reconnaissance Squadron, explained that the aircraft flew in…
What to Know About Hurricane Melissa
The U.S. Pentagon has released rare footage from inside Hurricane Melissa, after a U.S. Air Force aircraft from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the “Hurricane Hunters,” conducted several flights through the storm’s eye on Monday to collect precise meteorological data for the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
A US Air Force 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the hurricane hunters, has flown directly over Hurricane Melissa's eye, capturing impressive images of the Category 5 storm.The aircraft has flown over the inside of the storm showing the natural phenomenon in a few times.The video shows the hurricane's eye, a region of calmer weather conditions that forms in the center of tropical cyclones such as Hurricane Melissa. Within this large…
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