Turbulence in eye of Hurricane Melissa
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A Delta flight from LaGuardia to Detroit turned into a quiet cheering match — one group hoping for takeoff, the other hoping to return to the gate.
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Watch: ‘Hurricane Hunters’ capture video in eye of Melissa before turbulence forces them back
The U.S. Air Force’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron captured footage of the towering walls inside the eye of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Monday, before “heavy turbulence”
Hurricane Melissa is a Category 5 storm as of the most recent update from the NHC, with maximum sustained wind gusts reaching 175 mph. The storm is barreling toward Jamaica, where catastrophic, life-threatening damage is expected, as landfall in the Caribbean island nation is forecast for Tuesday.
A 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron crew, known as the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, was forced to turn back Tuesday morning after encountering severe turbulence while flying into the eye of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.
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