Structure of a Hurricane: Eye, Eyewall, Outer Bands A hurricane is made up of three basic parts: the eye, the eyewall and the ...
The crew of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hurricane Hunters aircraft captured shaky footage as they flew into the eyewall of Hurricane Helene on Thursday, September 26 ...
Later analysis of the data taken during our amazing flight into Hugo revealed that we hit a tornado-like vortex embedded in the eyewall when the hurricane was at its peak intensity. These eyewall ...
Francine brought hurricane-force winds, heavy rainfall, and storm surge to coastal Louisiana. New Orleans reported wind gusts of 78 mph as the eyewall passed through. This marks Louisiana’s ...
Zelia made landfall 34 miles northeast of Port Hedland, packing winds equivalent to a Category 4 Atlantic hurricane. Residents were told to stay indoors to shelter from heavy rain and destructive ...
For all she knows, this situation is routine on hurricane flights! I return to my seat to look out on the eyewall and brood some more, and wait for the next penetration of TEAL 57. A few minutes ...
Tropical Cyclone Zelia rapidly strengthened off the coast of Western Australia on Wednesday. The Bureau of Meteorology, Australia's national weather service, said the cyclone was Category 4 on ...