LAKELAND, Fla. (WSVN) — For the first time ever, an all-female hurricane hunter crew went on a reconnaissance mission.
The crew, consisting of three pilots, took off from Lakeland, Florida on Thursday afternoon. Its destination: inside Hurricane Dorian.
LAKELAND, FL – #NOAA49 prepares for a Hurricane #Dorian reconnaissance mission with the first all female three-pilot flight crew, featuring Capt. Kristie Twining, Cmdr. Rebecca Waddington, and Lt. Lindsey Norman. Get the latest forecast at https://t.co/3phpgKvnMi.#FlyNOAA pic.twitter.com/DMn1wOxBUA
— NOAA Aircraft Operations Center (@NOAA_HurrHunter) August 29, 2019
Hurricane hunters help provide the National Hurricane Center with more accurate information on storms.
Data from their flights help make changes to the advisories.
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