Hurricane Hunters, the US Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (WRS), were forced to return to their operating location in Curacao after they encountered “forces stronger than ...

The U.S. Air Force Reserve's "Hurricane Hunters" aircraft encountered severe turbulence and "stronger than normal" forces while entering Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, forcing them to turn back for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the "Hurricane Hunters," encountered heavier than ...

The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron had a rough ride this week in Hurricane Melissa, having to turn back early twice due to unusually strong turbulence. The early return ...

A U.S. Air Force WC-130J Weatherbird from the 53rd WRS, as well as NOAA aircraft, have had to abandon planned missions early due to the strength of Hurricane Melissa. Weather reconnaissance aircraft ...

Tropical Depression Two is expected to become Tropical Storm Bertha on Monday as the depression moves northwestward, the ...

Imagine you’re flying inside the eye of a hurricane and you behold the towering, swirling clouds of our planet’s most explosive force of nature right before your eyes. From June through November each ...

Tossed and battered by violent wind and severe turbulence, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunters have spent the past week diving into the eye of Melissa — a storm of ...

LAKELAND, Fla. – They call themselves mad scientists. Many others call them crazy. Whichever you choose, it is a spot-on characterization of the Hurricane Hunters, a collection of scientists who fly ...

The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the "Hurricane Hunters," encountered heavier than normal turbulence while flying into the eye of Hurricane Melissa on ...