For the most part, the aircraft have their own souls,” said a pilot of the meteorological research planes, which are known as ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is sending its famed reconnaissance aircraft into a powerful storm system that threatens widespread flooding and damaging winds for Western ...

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators wants to triple the number of NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft in the near future. The Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Recapitalization Act would empower NOAA to purchase ...

Watch rare slow-motion footage of propeller condensation trails captured by a Hurricane Hunter aircraft at Keesler Air Force ...

(CNN) — A bipartisan group of senators are trying to triple the size of the Hurricane Hunter fleet – the three hulking and aging aircraft used to fly directly into hurricanes and tropical storm ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An image representing the S0 flying above the ocean's surface after being launched from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter P-3 aircraft.

Forecasts for brazen winter storms that raked frigid misery through the U.S. this winter were aided by two goliaths more associated with tropical menace than snow and ice. Hurricane Hunter planes were ...

Their nicknames are "Kermit" and "Miss Piggy." They fly into hurricanes to give forecasters more accurate readings to help know which way a hurricane is going to go and how powerful it's going to get.

A record-breaking 252-mph wind reading measured by a dropsonde launched from an NOAA Hurricane Hunter airplane during a mission into Hurricane Melissa has been verified, making it the strongest wind ...