This is what it's like to fly inside a powerful hurricane
Flying into the eye of a powerful hurricane is not for the faint of heart. Flying into the eye of a powerful hurricane is not for the faint of heart. But when a tropical cyclone churns toward U.S. coastlines or begs to be studied, a brave crew of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hurricane hunters make the harrowing flight through the eye wall of the storm multiple times to gather data. NOAA runs missions with this type of plane twice a day to gather this info which informs computer models and then allows emergency response agencies and residents to prepare for what's to come. On Wednesday, ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee flew into Hurricane Lee, then a Category 3 storm forecast to impact parts of the Northeast with high surf, rip currents and coastal erosion starting on Friday. Coastal New England, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia should see the direct impacts this weekend. Flight pattern of hurricane hunters as they fly into the center of Lee. ABC News Afte...