Prepare now for hurricane season
Prepare now for hurricane season
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFNS) -- Hurricane season begins
The Hurricane Awareness Tour, or HAT, which stopped at the
"We enjoy taking part in the Hurricane Awareness Tour each year because it highlights the vital role the squadron has in gathering data for
However, even with a perfect forecast, the storms still come, said
"That is why we are here," Graham said. "It's all about preparedness; it's about being ready for the next storm. Whether it's a busy season or not a busy season it only takes one storm."
The awareness tour was also in conjunction with National Hurricane Preparedness Week.
Emergency response and informational booths were set up at all the stops to encourage residents to prepare for the upcoming season. The public and media also got the chance to tour the WC-130J aircraft, one of 10 specially configured aircraft operated by the
During a tropical storm or hurricane, 53rd WRS crews can fly through the eye of a storm four to six times. During each pass through the eye, crews release a dropsonde, which collects temperature, wind speed, wind direction, humidity and surface pressure data. The crew also collects surface wind speed data and flight level data. This information is transmitted to the
Last year was a busy season for the Hurricane Hunters. The 53rd WRS flew more than 800 hours during more than 90 missions into 12 named storms.
"We fly into these storms to gather data to improve the accuracy of
While the tour ended in
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