Have you ever wondered what it's like in the eye of a hurricane? It's another day on the job if you ask the aviation specialists commonly known as Hurricane Hunters.

Hurricane Hunters fly turboprop planes through the worst weather on the planet to gather valuable data that allows meteorologists at the National Hurricane Center to more accurately forecast brewing storms.

Hurricane Hunters have been very active this week as Tropical Storm Melissa brews in the central Caribbean and forecasters predict it will intensify into a major hurricane by next week.

Across two agencies, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Air Force, the mission of the Hurricane Hunters is a turbulent battle against the harshest weather conditions Earth has to offer.

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