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Hurricane Melissa Is So Powerful, Hurricane Hunter Planes Had To Turn Back

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30.10.2025
Hurricane Melissa, which slammed into Jamaica as a category five storm, was so powerful that it made the Air Force reserves “Hurricane hunters”—the veteran pilots who fly into hurricanes—turn back twice to ensure that their aircraft wasn’t torn apart in mid-air. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron hit “forces stronger than normal,” because even by their […] The post Hurricane Melissa Is So Powerful, Hurricane Hunter Planes Had To Turn Back appeared first on VICE.

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