The brave men and woman onboard NOAA ’s Hurricane Hunter airplanes need to remain cool, calm and collected during extreme conditions while flying into some of the most intense storms on Earth .

And while every single mission faces its own challenges, some missions have faced historic intensity. Here’s a look at just some of those missions and what those Hurricane Hunters face in the eye of the storm.

Hurricane Melissa rocks Hurricane Hunter flights

If you're reading this and thinking to yourself: "How intense does it get on Hurricane Hunter airplanes?" just think about this for a second.

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Most recently, catastrophic Category 5 Hurricane Melissa ravaged Jamaica by bringing 185 mph winds and flooding rain to the Caribbean island nation.

And before the storm made

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