{"id":50261,"date":"2024-09-27T22:01:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T02:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=50261"},"modified":"2024-09-28T18:07:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T22:07:20","slug":"the-lakeland-based-hurricane-hunters-had-a-bit-of-a-scare-as-they-flew-through-the-storm-thursday-afternoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/09\/27\/the-lakeland-based-hurricane-hunters-had-a-bit-of-a-scare-as-they-flew-through-the-storm-thursday-afternoon\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lakeland-based Hurricane Hunters had a bit of a scare as they flew through the storm Thursday afternoon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Lakeland-based Hurricane Hunters \u2013 part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration \u2013 had a bit of a scare as they flew through the storm Thursday afternoon. The crew of the NOAA WP-3D, nicknamed \u201cKermit,\u201d was momentarily stuck circling within the eye of the storm. NOAA\u2019s hurricane hunters routinely fly through storms and into the eye, dropping probes that transmit data to the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cDuring their second of four eyewall passes in Hurricane Helene, the crew orbited within the eye to release a second uncrewed aircraft system for research purposes,\u201d a statement on Facebook<\/a> read. \u201cThe crew was also evaluating if landing conditions would allow a return to home base instead of a point of origin. Thank you for your concern. \u2019Kermit\u2019 and crew are fine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n \n

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