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There’s still several hours left for the day but it looks as though the Coast has made it through another hurricane season.
While most of us along the Coast are used to evacuating during severe storms, Hurricane Hunters are used to flying through them.
When a hurricane hits and you’re forced to evacuate, the Mississippi Department of Transportation wants to make sure they’re prepared to help. That’s why they held a contraflow drill today.
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.
Are you ready for hurricane season? The Mississippi Department of Transportation says you can’t be too prepared.
Hurricane season begins today. Whether you are a hurricane veteran or new to the coast, emergency leaders say there is always a way to improve your disaster plans.
Despite a fairly mild hurricane season thus far, the Hurricane Hunters have been staying busy.
"Today marks the ninth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall on the Mississippi Gulf Coast that resulted in the death of 232 Mississippians and billions of dollars of damage to businesses, homes, and infrastructure."