Category: Hurricane Hunters

10 am CDT Bonnie Advisory

23 July, 2010 (10:03) | Hurricane Hunters | 2 comments

BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BONNIE ADVISORY NUMBER 5 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032010 1100 AM EDT FRI JUL 23 2010 …CENTER OF BONNIE OVER BISCAYNE BAY…MOST OF THE WEATHER ALREADY INLAND… SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT…1500 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————– LOCATION…25.4N 80.3W ABOUT 30 MI…45 KM SSW OF MIAMI FLORIDA ABOUT 130 MI…210 KM SE OF [...]

Behind the Scenes with the Hurricane Hunters (Part 2)

12 June, 2010 (21:45) | Hurricane Hunters | No comments

Yesterday we talked about the double duty role of the Loadmaster in a Hurricane Hunter mission crew. Today, we look at the other four members of a crew. The Navigator: The job of the Navigator is to make it possible for the Pilot to concentrate on flying the plane. The Navigator takes the mission requirements [...]

Behind the Scenes with the Hurricane Hunters (Part 1)

11 June, 2010 (23:45) | Hurricane Hunters | 3 comments

On May 19th, I was invited to fly along with several other members of the news media on a training mission with the Hurricane Hunters of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron based in Biloxi. We gathered on base for a mission and safety briefing prior to the flight. Then it was time for the walk [...]

Homework Assignment

30 June, 2009 (16:02) | Hurricane Hunters | 4 comments

All right all your Facebook Weather Fans across the Fruited Plain… Here is your assignment: Go add “AF Reserve Hurricane Hunters” fan page to your Facebook account. Tanya King, Public Affairs Specialist, needs 1,000 fans to be able to reserve the Facebook domain name “Hurricane Hunters” She says they will also be doing storm updates [...]