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  • History-Making Melissa So Violent That Hurricane Hunters Forced To End Reconnaissance Flight Early

    10/27/2025 6:23:42 PM PDT · by MtnClimber · 63 replies
    Daily Caller ^ | 27 Oct, 2025 | Andrew Powell
    Currently south of Jamaica, Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has been continuing intensification Monday, and the storm is so violent, it forced the NOAA Hurricane Hunters to end a reconnaissance flight early because of severe turbulence. “Reports from NOAA and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate the central pressure has fallen to near 908 mb, with both aircraft releasing dropsondes in the northeastern eyewall that support an initial intensity of 145 kt,” wrote the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in their latest forecast discussion for Melissa. “The NOAA aircraft left the storm early after experiencing severe turbulence in the southwestern eyewall.”...