According to Cavlin, they fly into winter storms for the same reason they fly into hurricanes.

The group's P-3 Orion aircraft nicknamed Kermit deployed to Ireland Jan. 16 to spend some time collecting data on winter ...

The 'Hurricane Hunters' aircraft, known as 'Kermit', was spotted arriving in Ireland as the country braces for the arrival of Storm Eowyn, which will bring destructive winds and heavy rain ...

During these out-of-hurricane season missions, the Air Force Hurricane Hunters are flying larger patterns with specific ...

NOAA Hurricane Hunters flew their plane through Hurricane Milton over the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, and captured video of ...

On 15 January 1958, WB-50 #49-0295 departed Guam on the twelfth mission to be flown by the 54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron on Typhoon Ophelia. This aircraft was to obtain data on the typhoon ...

Winter Storm Enzo was not your typical winter storm, but its rain and snow were caused by a classic setup. Enzo never truly ...

I look to the northeast, scanning the sky for signs of Hurricane Hugo's outer cloud bands, but see only the puffy fair weather cumulus clouds typical of a tropical summer morning. I continue to ...

but Florida's "hurricane hunters" are staying busy. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) runs its operation center out of Lakeland. During hurricane season, that's where ...

The Gulf Coast was the site of five hurricane landfalls last summer. Months later, snow will meet sand from around Corpus ...

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