NOAA42 continues to gather critical data as it flies into Harvey. The aircraft took off from the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, Lakeland, FL around 10 PM (0200 UTC) for a nearly eight-hour mission. NOAA’s Environmental Modeling Center is using this data for our forecast models to improve the prediction of the track and intensity of Harvey. […]
NOAA’s hurricane hunter G-IV jet took off at 0530 UTC (1:30 AM ET) from Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, FL. This eight-hour mission will collect data around Harvey and over the Gulf of America (sampling the mid-level ridge in the upper atmosphere). The data collected will be ingested into our weather forecast models. The flight […]
OPERATIONS Thursday, 24 Aug. 2017 NOAA42: N42RF is flying an EMC-tasked Tail Doppler Radar mission into Harvey. This flight took off from Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, FL around 1400 UTC (10 AM ET). Four HRD scientists will be on this flight. NASA EPOCH-NOAA UAS Global Hawk: The Global Hawk landed at NASA’s Armstrong Research Flight Facility, Edwards, […]
NOAA’s hurricane hunter aircraft is at it again. It is scheduled to depart from the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, Lakeland, FL at 10 AM (1400 UTC). This flight is tasked by NOAA’s Environmental Modeling Center. This is the second flight in a series of flights. The data from this flight will go into the models […]
NOAA’s hurricane hunter G-IV jet is gearing up for another flight. The jet will takeoff at 0530 UTC (1:30 AM ET) for a seven-hour flight. It will fly from Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, FL. The G-IV is unique because it can fly at high altitudes and collects data in the surrounding environment. This […]
NOAA42 is ready for take-off for a seven-hour flight. This morning’s flight was canceled due to mechanical issues. The aircraft is repaired and it is scheduled to depart from the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, Lakeland, FL at 10PM (0200 UTC). This flight is tasked by NOAA’s Environmental Modeling Center. They are interested in a series of flights. […]
In the early morning hours of August 24, 1992, Category-Five Hurricane Andrew roared across southern Florida leaving behind a trail of devastation that stunned the nation. Andrew was the first hurricane of this ferocity to hit the continental United States since Hurricane Camille in 1969, and repercussions of its landfall were felt in the world […]
The hurricane hunter G-IV jet flies again in the Gulf. The takeoff time is set for 1730 UTC (1:30PM ET) out of the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, FL. The jet will fly around Harvey and also sample the upper trough over the western Gulf of America and a break in the mid-level ridge over the northern Gulf. […]
OPERATIONS Wednesday, 23 Aug. 2017 NOAA42: N42RF was scheduled to fly an EMC-tasked Tail Doppler Radar mission into the remnants of Harvey. with a take off time of 1400 UTC (10AM ET). This flight was canceled due to a mechanical issue. NASA EPOCH-NOAA UAS Global Hawk: The Global Hawk is on its way to fly the remnants of Harvey. […]
The flight and science crews are ready to fly. Takeoff is scheduled for 10AM ET for both aircraft. The P3 will depart from Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, Lakeland, FL, for a seven-hour mission. The NOAA P3 Hurricane Hunter aircraft is tasked by NOAA’s Environmental Modeling Center. The Center runs NOAA’s weather forecast models. They are particularly […]
