US Air Force ‘hurricane hunter’ flight turned back by severe turbulence

Hurricane Melissa reconnaissance flight c USAF

Source: US Air Force

A US Air Force weather reconnaissance flight was forced to return early after encountering severe turbulence while collecting data on Hurricane Melissa, a powerful Category 5 storm that later struck Jamaica.

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