Fly With Hurricane Hunters as They Measure the Power of a Storm

NOAA sends teams of scientists and meteorologists into the eye of storms to gather crucial data to save lives.

Experience intense, unique, and sometimes dangerous moments with scientists working in the field, as they explain first-hand the kinds of risks they take to find answers. There's so much more to being a scientist than being stuck in a lab. Watch every Friday for new episodes of Science in the Extremes.

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Written By: Anna Campbell

[grapy]

I seriously dream of this job.
Although I don't really have the courage to bear the sense of that much danger.
But this job is phenomenal and threatening and satisfying all at the same time.

[jamespurks]

This was very interesting. However, I feel that it just scratched the surface and left me wanting more information. I would really like to see a longer version that shows what it is like to fly into a hurricane and see the crew in action, what roles they play and what data they collect.

[jomiar]

I would love more content like this. I love learning about these unsung heros who are so vital to our way of life!

[famousbowl]

Thank you brave men and women for flying up into a damn hurricane for others wellbeing.

[nokomisvolkov]

I always thought this would be a badass thing to do for a living. Just as interesting as badass, might I add.

[LiveGOD]

Why Am I so fasinated with FLYING N STORES ???🌀⛈️🌀

[ariannapagan]

What hurricane was the one being measured here ?

[NewMessage]

How do you mount a hurricane on your mantle though?

[killercaos]

Has a plane ever gone down directly from a storm?

[PastaSausta]

Very cool. I’ll tell you, very few people can say they’ve flown into a hurricane, let alone doing that as a career.

[boxero]

So thunderstorms are more dangerous to fly into than a hurricane???

[kirbyvanduzer]

I doubt they take civilians aboard the wp3d Orion flying into a hurricane for an experience but if they did I’d love to do it for an interesting learning experience it definitely looks cool

[adamr]

Crazy...and a grizzly bear at the end?

[carlospomares]

Fly THROUGH the eye wall? Is that possible.

[henkiedebomb]

Can you parachute in a storm and survive?

[BaguetteHD]

That mic quality inside the plane though

[cat-zwye]

These are the planes that i know NOAA uses

*Bombardier CRJ700*


*DHC-6 Twin Otter*



(I dont know the name of the 4 engine turboprop plane)

[carlosfbarajas]

I wonder why do Americans build their houses with wood and not bricks and concrete as the rest of the world. Is like fun for them that their houses are been destroyed by tornados and hurricanes.

[adriannsantos]

Oceans will be filled with millions of dropsondes