Tropical Storm Hermine made hurricane status this afternoon as Hurricane Hunters were investigating the storm. This storm is the first close call the Coast has seen this season. News 25’s Kristen Durand went along for the ride. She gives us…
The Hurricane Hunters and the Flying Jennies at Keesler Air Force Base have been busy lately, participating in high profile missions. The Hurricane Hunters aircrew and team of hurricane forecasters visited four Mexican and Caribbean cities as part of the annual…
While most of us along the Coast are used to evacuating during severe storms, Hurricane Hunters are used to flying through them.
Being able to rate and predict landfall of a storm like this can be hard for the National Hurricane Center, but that’s when the Hurricane Hunters take off. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron also known as the Hurricane Hunters, fly directly into tropical storms and hurricanes to help save lives.
Despite a fairly mild hurricane season thus far, the Hurricane Hunters have been staying busy.
Due to the overwhelming interest in the Hurricane Hunter lecture series, it will be moved to the Saenger Theater to accommodate the larger audience Sept. 5th, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.