Hurricane Hunters plane fly into Cat 5 Hurricane Milton; how the NOAA hurricane team tracks data

Hurricane Milton became a Category 5 hurricane as it's path continued on track toward Florida on Oct. 7. The storm is heading toward the state in the aftermath of Helene, which left damage in both Florida and further north in Tennessee, Georgia as well as South and North Carolina.
In a video made months prior to hurricane season, the NOAA team explained how they track and measure data on storms, with everything from the hurricane's pressure to it's wind speed and more.

[@HostileTakeover555]

Who edited this?? Fire them immediately. I was so interested in hearing what he had to say and it kept cutting and the cutting was also terrible.

[@blackkitty420]

I was typing up a storm ready to call you out thinking the flying was the whole video but then it cut to him talking and yeah i agree honestly.

[@DocMicrowave]

Totally.

[@speedracer9132]

Do you think we can get the original footage from NOAA?

[@gordonhopkins4658]

I am sure it was cut like that to avoid copyright.

[@BrooklynBear63]

A 5 year old

[@queggy]

These are such insanely cool people. Putting themselves at risk to save other people is incredibly honourable. I hope they live long and happy lives.

[@Shiverbivy]

100%

[@marymeens1184]

How the heck are they saving other people?? Why don't they figure out how to stop the dang thing??

[@creativeconnection4U]

This was SUCH a bad edit on SUCH a cool video! Fire the editor

[@sunspraygardens6309]

Thank you for what you do each day. We appreciate you all.

[@johnnylego807]

Impressive crew, impressive aircraft, and engineers. God bless all involved. Thankyou for your service. I wanted to hear more of the commander, 😢whoever edited this messed up big time.

[@Michael-md1sz]

You know you've flown through some real crappy weather when you say "that was it?" As a fellow pilot (I am required to mention this) I love it.

[@faamecanic1970]

I used to work on P3’s….all I gotta say is these folks flying them into hurricanes have some BIG BRASS GONADS!

[@hugostiglitz47]

These guys so chill in a hurricane and Im sweating, completely tense during mild turbulence lol

[@tekman1577]

They’re amazing people doing this to protect others! Peace be with you.

[@Skimyworld08]

THANK YOU for your service. 👍🏻

[@jonathanbeattie3410]

Why keep cutting the interview with the commander?

[@FadedThreadsAndFeelingDead]

because this appears to be edited for news coverage. Only putting the good sots (sound over tape) to be used as sound bits under 20 sec usually or for VO (voice over) for an anchor to read over the video. It's not like an edited, polished reporter package. I work in news, so to me, that's why this looks "choppy" because a news station is supposed to chop this up for air.

[@shady10000]

He said maybe fall but they cut it

[@c.c.2763]

This is fascinating! Thank you for sharing and doing what you do.

[@KYLOWW]

Much respect to these guys

[@josedelatorre2675]

Gotta love the lil charm they have on that plane 😂

[@timmyjones1921]

True Weather Warriors No Parachutes On These Dangerous Jobs.

[@Jimigunneful]

Why was this video butchered like this?

[@TheJustinJ]

It has been mentioned elsewhere that this is a raw assortment to be dispatched to news companies to cut into short bits, and to have their reporters voiceover. Etc.

[@adamtharpe1305]

Highly trained, highly skilled.

[@Dstew57A]

It must be just exhausting for a pilot to fly in to these things for hours. Special Thank you to the pilots who fly these and of course the crew.. it to have to wit there is the captains seat and concentrate on keeping the plane at a certain altitude, etc…just exhausting

[@bmwlane8834]

Looks like lumberjack sitting on the center console! Lol

[@GetsumJ]

Balls of Steel.

[@rockingtrucker23]

Miss piggy wants another assignment 😂

[@billwendell6886]

Round propeller tips, that's an old dog plane. Considering the wings fell off the first version of that plane, Lockheed got that airplane right. For a less bumpy ride Ice Pilots has one.

[@leemiller9246]

Amazing that people put themselves at risk to do this and provide such essential data. We Brits obsess about the weat and we do have our issues. However, for us anything that could even come close to what you are experiencing in the US is a once in a generation thing. The hurricanes that the USA is currently experiencing are becoming increasingly more devastating. I think its time to accept climate change is a reality and we need to address it pdq.

[@blt_engineer]

NOAA could be on the chopping block because they do science. Everyone knows a politician sitting in a comfortable country club is way better at protecting people from natural disasters than the guys that go out and see and measure what is really happening.

[@nodumbblonde2840]

1:11 Now I know why they do it ❤

[@sean8671]

I have over 7000 hours in all kinds of planes, big and small. I’ve flown through some crazy ass weather. I’ve gotten tossed around by turbulence so bad I couldn’t see the displays on the flight deck. But you couldn’t pay me enough to fly through this crap 😂.

[@joshuapadgett6343]

Now this is great! 🎉

[@TheDocAudioShow]

Why are they using prop planes!?

[@sircliffordmalcolmjac5870]

These guys have to have ice in their veins, for real!!

[@Jimigunneful]

You are right...its stupid.

[@LouT1501]

Flying into storms in a nearly 50 year old (and well maintained) airplane.

[@toddpeterson5904]

Rob Reiner on the throttles

[@robnobert]

jfc please fire your editor or producer or whoever the hell made the idiotic decision to chop this gold into mincemeat trash

[@CJWJR]

Not enough Dramamine in the world!

[@alozano10241975]

Huracanes riders

[@rolandcardoza8858]

Turbulence is scared of them

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Makes normal turbulence look like ... child's play. And, I am a White-Knuckled Flyer, too! Just glad that I don't have to experience this stuff! Yikes ... 😱😨

[@Hurst6969]

Thank goodness FEMA isn't running this operation!

[@bocraig895]

What is with this editing? How frustrating.

[@Ty91681]

RIP editing

[@JenniferJoness]

This might sound stupid but here goes nothing. Do they not have any ability to drop something in there to break up the hurricane completely or even weaken it?!

[@kylebrown7968]

No

[@HardNougat]

It was attempted back in the 60s, look up Project Stormfury.

[@whiskey6string]

Just use a sharpie to redirect it

[@obinator9065]

No. We ain't beating mother nature at that.

[@FadedThreadsAndFeelingDead]

Reminds me of the movie Twister lol trying to break up the storm. If only!

[@mrnemo204]

3:35 look like ipads

[@UmiFox]

Bumpy Road

[@gzig61]

A bunch of Chuck Yeagers

[@TheJustinJ]

Not exactly...

[@leminrunner839]

Where ma men haters at?

[@13LNC13]

Literally edited out every single piece of information 😂🫠👌

[@weare321music4]

the editing in this is lacking just a bit

[@johnnylego807]

Impressive crew, impressive aircraft, and engineers. God bless all involved. Thankyou for your service. I wanted to hear more of the commander, 😢whoever edited this messed up big time.