ADDED IT’S NOT A SURE THING. THE CLEANUP AND RECOVERY ARE JUST STARTING IN THE CARIBBEAN AFTER HURRICANE MELISSA PLOWED THROUGH JAMAICA, CUBA AND HAITI. EXPERTS CALLING IT ONE OF THE STRONGEST ...
“Dropsondes are small cylindrical devices that are used by organizations like NOAA to collect valuable information during extreme weather events like hurricanes or atmospheric rivers," an NSF NCAR ...
A record-breaking 252-mph wind reading measured by a dropsonde launched from an NOAA Hurricane Hunter airplane during a mission into Hurricane Melissa has been verified, making it the strongest wind ...