Hurricane hunters who fly into weather systems captured images Saturday morning inside the eye of Hurricane Dorian.
Researchers aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hurricane Hunter P-3 airplane collect important information from within the storm.
Here a look inside the clear eye of #Dorian this morning from the @HRD_AOML_NOAA Hurricane Hunter P-3 Aircraft. Picture credit Paul Chang pic.twitter.com/Yyi8OBRcBf
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 31, 2019
Hurricane Dorian had 150 mph sustained winds Saturday morning, officials said.
#NOAA42 in the eye of #Dorian. Radar from the plane shows how the eye was not much larger than 5 nautical miles (that’s small!) Credit NOAA - J. Sippel pic.twitter.com/dvm7XRjac3
— HRD/AOML/NOAA (@HRD_AOML_NOAA) August 31, 2019
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