June 1 is the first day of hurricane season, but over at the Aircraft Operation Center in Lakeland, NOAA's Hurricane Hunters ...

NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters primarily focus on research and ... Gonzo collects useful data that gets fed into models and plays a critical role in track forecasts, as it helps determine the ...

As we face another hurricane season, NOAA hurricane hunters are preparing their fleet and testing out new technologies.

The WP-3D Orion is part of the NOAA's Hurricane Hunter program. These aircraft are essentially flying laboratories, packed with instruments designed to gather high-resolution data in places where ...

Atlantic hurricane season 2025 is almost here and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says a "confluence of factors" are set to fuel tropical cyclones in coming months. NOAA ...

Before Hurricane Helene, Tropical Storm Debby prompted a state of emergency in North Carolina last year, bringing heavy rainfall and leaving more than 11,000 Duke Energy customers in the Triad ...

There are a lot of misperceptions about FEMA's role in disaster recovery, what it does — and does not — pay for and what residents in hurricane-hit areas can expect. FEMA has an operating ...

These are generally the busiest areas during each month of hurricane season, but that doesn’t mean hurricanes won’t make landfall elsewhere. NOAA By August and September, the season reaches ...