A NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft measured a 252-mile-per-hour gust at the ocean surface as the monster storm approached ...

The federal government’s hurricane hunters have continued to fly despite the shutdown. At least two missions — one operated by NOAA on Monday and the second by the Air Force on Tuesday — were aborted ...

The National Center for Atmospheric Research has confirmed that a 252-mph wind gust was measured in Hurricane Melissa, ...

ATLANTA — Hurricane Melissa shattered records as it approached Jamaica last month. A dropsonde weather instrument from a NOAA ...

A U.S. Air Force Reserve crew from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the “Hurricane Hunters,” flew through Hurricane Melissa on Oct. 27, 2025 Unusually heavy turbulence forced an Air ...

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially ends on November 30, was notable for its striking contrast — wavering ...

The measurements were obtained when a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft deployed a fleet of weather instruments, known as dropsondes, into the storm, ...

Hurricane Melissa caused the strongest winds ever recorded by a dropsonde in a tropical cyclone. Our expert provides details ...

Hurricane Melissa broke records, the Black Swift S0-AD Series Drone, an uncrewed aircraft system, set a record with a two-hour flight at low altitude, including extended flight legs just 30-feet above ...

Black Swift Technology's Black Swift S0-UA Series set a new flight record when it was launched from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter ...

Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research have verified the 252 mph gust measured in the eye of Hurricane ...