Unusually heavy turbulence forced an Air Force WC-130 Hurricane Hunter aircraft to turn back from Hurricane Melissa and return to base to check for damage, the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Tuesday calls for sunny skies, but you might see a shadow or two as a fleet of hurricane hunter aircraft descends on Reagan National Airport. On May 9, hurricane experts will fly into the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A U.S. Air Force Reserve crew from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the “Hurricane Hunters,” was forced to turn ...