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One NOAA Hurricane Hunter who spoke to Newsweek compared some moments to "riding a wooden roller coaster through an automatic car wash."

NOAA Hurricane Hunters risk their lives to keep public informed Published: May 7, 2021 3:56 PM EDT Updated: May 8, 2021 7:26 AM EDT They risk their lives and fly into the eyes of hurricanes. In fact, NOAA Hurricane Hunters are the only organization allowed to actually fly into thunderstorms, tropical storms and hurricanes. And they do so to bring back data in order to help cities prepare for what’s coming. “We like to believe we are one piece of the puzzle,” said Jack Parrish, senior flig...

New York Prepares for Snow With California Drenched by Rain Bloomberg 1/28/2021 Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) -- The powerful weather system that is dumping rain on the California coast and threatening to trigger mudslides will make its way across the U.S., raising the chances for heavy snow in New York and Washington next week. A winter storm with the potential for heavy snow will move along the East Coast likely starting Jan. 31 or Feb. 1, said Bob Oravec, a senior branch fo...

Its the area of the greatest hazard for us flying through the eye wall. we see the winds ramp up suddenly and then they drop off suddenly as we come into the eye. this eye is about 55 miles across. that is a pretty big swath of hurricane force winds if you happen to end up under and in the eye wall. >> shepard: so what were saying, all along the carolinas coast, you need to be ready. if youre told to evacuate, that should have happened. if not, makes plans. one more thing, jack. after katrina, i...

>> yeah, shep. thats what happens. we saw so much energy near the center of the storm and when it was over, abaco and grand bahama island. we expect that energy to be spreading out widespread and to be working its way all the way up the coast. so the on set of the surge will be sooner. the big waves from the tropical storm force winds will be sooner. its just going to be sort of a nightmare all the way up the coast. certainly not as bad as grand bahama island. we feel bad for our friends there. ...

Many of us go back to the time around hurricane andrew in south florida when everything was just sticks that used to be home. in new orleans, where everything was flooded and then in south mississippi where everything was reduced to rubble or after the hurricanes on the east coast of the united states. in none of those positions were they on an island where everything is wiped out, theres no clean water, theres no food, theres no shelter. its 90 plus degrees, 100 plus with the humidity. with bab...

Throws the open questions the hurricane center is saying if youre thinking about making preparations, do it now. think about how youll get out. there is a state of emergency in effect already in all 67 counties. florida could feel tropical storm force winds as early as saturday evening. remember, ones that kind of stuff starts, especially at night, very tough to move. tom stater is tracking dorians every move. well go to him live in our weather center. first, lets get into the eye of the hurrica...

>> yeah. thanks for asking. we are doing just fine. were flying 8,000 pete. >> just for the audience, jack is a meteorologist. hes not flying a plane. they work as a team up here. hell try to get the information on the storm so he can help people back on land who are trying to figure it out and people flying the plane as well. this is one of the most fascinating aspects of our weather coverage. a few brave men and women who go up there into the storm. how does dorian size up with other storms th...

Turbulence. zero g. occasionally flying about the cabin. not that often but styles it happens. then you burst into the center and it is just as calm as standing in the studio. i assure you. thats how flat it is. a magnificent sight. it makes you sick to think that it is heading into the direction of populated areas. >> right. >> reporter: and asking people to always pay attention to their emergency management. >> 100%. we all hope were wrong. we all hope the estimates, all the guesswork is exagg...

Tom stater is tracking dorians every move. well go to him live in our weather center. first, lets get into the eye of the hurricane joining us now, jack parrish joining us from inside the hurricane. how are you guys up there in the storm? is the crew okay? are you okay? >> yeah. thanks for asking. we are doing just fine. were flying 8,000 pete. >> just for the audience, jack is a meteorologist. hes not flying a plane. they work as a team up here. hell try to get the information on the storm so h...