US Edition‘Hurricane Hunters’ Capture Video in Eye of Melissa Before Turbulence Forces Them Back
The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron encountered severe turbulence inside Hurricane Melissa’s eyewall, forcing a safety-driven return after collecting critical storm data.
- Tuesday, the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron encountered heavy turbulence entering Hurricane Melissa's eye and aborted the mission, returning to Curaçao for inspection.
- On Monday, the squadron flew in to gather data as Melissa explosively intensified after encountering very warm waters and low wind shear in the central Caribbean Sea.
- Reconnaissance imagery revealed Melissa's 15-mile-wide eye with reported pressure near 892 millibars and maximum sustained winds of 184–185 mph, highlighting the storm's extreme intensity.
- In Jamaica, Melissa made landfall as the strongest storm in the nation's recorded history, causing life-threatening flooding and storm surge while the National Hurricane Center warned of catastrophic flooding, landslides, power and communication outages delaying damage reports.
- Forecasters expect it to make landfall in Cuba and the Lucayan Archipelago on Wednesday, the NHC is advising residents to take cover, and the slow-moving hurricane had ticked up to 9 mph.
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SEE IT: 'Hurricane Hunters' capture video in eye of Melissa before turbulence forces them back
(NEXSTAR) – The U.S. Air Force's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron captured footage of the towering walls inside the eye of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Monday, before "heavy turbulence" forced them back, the division said in a statement. Melissa made landfall in Jamaica Tuesday, bringing catastrophic 185 mph maximum sustained winds and heavy flooding. Satellite video shows 'catastrophic' Category 5 Hurricane Melissa churning toward Jamaica.…
‘Hurricane Hunters’ capture video in eye of Melissa before turbulence forces them back
The U.S. Air Force's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron captured footage of the towering walls inside the eye of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Monday, before "heavy turbulence" forced them back, the division said in a statement.
Air Force Videos Capture the Eye of Hurricane Melissa as Catastrophic Storm Hits Jamaica
U.S. Air Force hurricane hunters experienced so much turbulence inside Hurricane Melissa that they were forced to turn back, but not before capturing some harrowing photos and videos.
Hurricane Hunters forced to ground plane during flight into Cat 5 Melissa. Here's why.
The US Air Force Reserve's Hurricane Hunters encountered heavy turbulence when it entered the eye of the Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Tuesday and had to return to its operating location, the Hurricane Hunters said.
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