Several missions are planned for NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters to fly into Tropical Depression 10 on Sunday. An Aircraft Reconnaissance plan showed at least seven scheduled flights into the tropical ...

The Hurricane Hunters crews slice through the eyewalls of hurricanes using two Lockheed WP-3D Orion four-engine turboprop aircraft, nicknamed “Kermit” (N42RF) and “Miss Piggy” (N43RF), to ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration currently has two P-3 Orion planes, the big aircraft that flies ... funding for these three new hurricane hunters is a no brainer.

I climb the ladder and step into one of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) P-3 Orion "Hurricane Hunter" aircraft--NOAA 42, affectionately called "The Princess", my ...

HOUSTON — Hurricane hunters provide data on tropical systems, and lead to better forecasting. So what are they doing flying into the winter storm? Meteorologist Pat Cavlin was tracking the ...