Edgewood Yacht club in Carol’s storm surge On August 31, 1954, Hurricane Carol delivered the left jab of a 1-2 punch to New England by hurricanes that year. Eleven days later, Hurricane Edna would strike the same area. A major hurricane, Carol was the worst hurricane to strike the area in the decade since the […]
U.S. Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) visited AOML today. He met a few of our HRD scientists who presented current research highlights and accomplishments such as our flights into Hurricane Cristobal, our work on the HWRF modeling system, and our new hurricane sampling technology – the unmanned aerial system called Coyote.
NOAA43 will fly this afternoon into Cristobal. Take off is scheduled for 2PM Eastern from MacDill Air Force Base. Below is the proposed flight track. The dots on the flight track (shown in green) represent the aircraft turn points. The red dots in the figure show the locations that launch weather balloons twice a day while the […]
On August 27, 1964, Hurricane Cleo smashed its way along the east coast of Florida, bringing considerable damage from Key Biscayne to Jacksonville. During the previous week, the storm had rampaged through the Lesser and Greater Antilles, leaving over 150 dead and nearly US$60 million in damage. It had reached its peak with 155 mph […]
OPERATIONS Tuesday, August 26, 2014 NOAA42: Is tasked to fly a Tail Doppler Radar mission into Hurricane Cristobal. Take off was around 2AM Eastern from MacDill Air Force Base. Three HRD scientists were onboard. G-IV: Was tasked to fly a Tail Doppler Radar research mission around Hurricane Cristobal. The G-IV is not available therefore this flight is cancelled. NOAA43: Is tasked to fly a Tail Doppler Radar mission […]
NOAA’s P3 aircraft -NOAA42, is starting their day with an early morning flight into Cristobal. The flight will take off at 2AM Eastern from MacDill Air Force Base. Below is the proposed flight track. The dots on the flight track (shown in green) represent the aircraft turn points. The red dots in the figure show the locations […]
The NOAA43 P3 aircraft is on its way to fly into Tropical Storm Cristobal. Below is the proposed flight track. The flight duration is about eight hours. The dots on the flight track (shown in green) represent the aircraft turn points. The red dots in the figure show the locations that launch weather balloons twice a day […]
NOAA’s G-IV hurricane hunter jet is about to take off from MacDill Air Force Base to fly around Tropical Storm Cristobal. The proposed flight track is shown below. The goal of this flight is to capture as much data as they can using the tail Doppler radar onboard. The dots on the flight track (shown […]
OPERATIONS Monday, August 25, 2014 NOAA42: Is tasked to fly a Tail Doppler Radar mission into Tropical Storm Cristobal. Take off was around 2AM Eastern from MacDill Air Force Base. Three HRD scientists are onboard. G-IV: Will fly a Tail Doppler Radar research mission around Tropical Storm Cristobal. Take off is scheduled for 1:30PM Eastern from MacDill Air Force Base. No HRD […]
NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter P3 aircraft is ready to take off to fly into Tropical Storm Cristobal this morning. Take off time is scheduled for 2AM Eastern out of MacDill Air Force Base. Below is the proposed flight track. The dots on the flight track (shown in green) represent the aircraft turn points. The red dots in the figure […]
