The planes have been flying into Hurricane Melissa as part of monitoring the monster storm. The NOAA pilots and scientists flying aboard hurricane hunter aircraft into Hurricane Melissa’s 185-mile per ...

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 ...

The two massive tropical systems swirling off the Southeast coast are a stark reminder that the potential government shutdown looms during the middle of the Atlantic hurricane season. Weather ...

Invest 97L developed into Tropical Storm Lorenzo in the Atlantic on Monday, Oct. 13, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Lorenzo's winds are currently at 50 mph and ...

It seems so unfair. In our endless human quest to control everything, the weather has heretofore eluded us. Why can't we make rain? Why can't we stop earthquakes? Why can't we nuke hurricanes into ...

Staffing cuts and a federal government shutdown are stretching scientists’ ability to make valuable hurricane observations. By Scott Dance Reporting from Washington Frank Marks has flown aboard ...

A record-breaking 252-mph wind reading measured by a dropsonde launched from an NOAA Hurricane Hunter airplane during a mission into Hurricane Melissa has been verified, making it the strongest wind ...

Conditions were too dangerous to continue — even for the people who fly into hurricanes for a living. By Judson Jones Meteorologist and reporter A hurricane hunter flight that had just entered the eye ...

The NOAA pilots and scientists flying aboard hurricane hunter aircraft into Hurricane Melissa’s 185-mile per hour winds are not being paid during the government shutdown, the National Oceanic and ...

Tropical Storm Lorenzo formed in the Atlantic on Monday, becoming the 12th named storm of the 2025 hurricane season. The storm currently has winds of 50 mph and is expected to strengthen, though it is ...