Can you imagine flying an airplane through a hurricane? Can you imagine that being your job? Well that is exactly what the hurricane hunters team does, and they take video of the entire thing. This would be terrifying to me.
Ride along with WP-3D Orion #NOAA42 for the first flight through #HurricaneIrma. Flights continue today. Credit LT Rob Mitchell/NOAA pic.twitter.com/7sjigdNiv7
— NOAAHurricaneHunters (@NOAA_HurrHunter) September 4, 2017
View of NW side of #HurricaneIrma yesterday from NOAA's Gulfstream IV (#NOAA49) flying at 44K ft. Latest forecast at https://t.co/iofV4p56DE pic.twitter.com/H52VKL2zFc
— NOAAHurricaneHunters (@NOAA_HurrHunter) September 5, 2017
Inside the eye of #Irma on WP-3D Orion #NOAA42. This is referred to as the "stadium effect" https://t.co/iofV4p56DE Credit CDR Kibbey/NOAA. pic.twitter.com/dlUta2IbDL
— NOAAHurricaneHunters (@NOAA_HurrHunter) September 5, 2017
Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who is in the path of this storm.