US Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Christopher Carranza
A WC-130J Super Hercules from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, aka Hurricane Hunters, takes off.
- US reconnaissance and weather monitoring aircraft have been making frequent flights through Hurricane Dorian, collecting vital information about this dangerous storm.
- The teams captured a number of photos from inside the eye of Dorian, a storm that has battered the Bahamas and is now headed for the US.
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US 'Hurricane Hunter' aircraft have been flying in and out of Hurricane Dorian, capturing wild photos of a storm that devastated the Bahamas and appears to be heading toward the US.
Dorian, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in history, has been downgraded from a Category 5 storm to a Category 2, as winds have decreased to around 110 mph from their earlier 185 mph, but this hurricane remains a cause for concern.