As Hurricane Melissa made landfall, a daring team of aviators flew straight into the eye of the monstrous Category 5 storm.

The brave men and woman onboard NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter airplanes need to remain cool, calm and collected during extreme ...

Imagine flying straight into the eye of a powerful hurricane. That’s the reality for the U.S. Air Force Hurricane Hunters ...

The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the "Hurricane Hunters," were forced to turn back ...

In the videos taken on Monday, Oct. 27, huge clusters of clouds swirl around the hurricane's "eye." At times, the clouds show ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, following days of dire warnings from meteorologists and experts in the news. In the three days prior, all indicators increasingly suggested it ...

Staffing cuts and a federal government shutdown are stretching scientists’ ability to make valuable hurricane observations.

Melissa is among three Atlantic hurricanes to make landfall with 185 mph winds. Another storm to do so was the Labor Day ...

Hurricane Melissa is a Category 5 storm as of the most recent update from the NHC, with maximum sustained wind gusts reaching ...

An outside view showed cloudy blue skies off to the side of the aircraft while the crew plowed into the heart of Hurricane ...

Unusually heavy turbulence forced an Air Force WC-130 Hurricane Hunter aircraft to turn back from Hurricane Melissa and ...

U.S. Air Force hurricane hunters experienced so much turbulence inside Hurricane Melissa that they were forced to turn back, but not before capturing some harrowing photos and videos.