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How Hurricane Hunters improve tropical forecasts | Tracking the Tropics

How Hurricane Hunters improve tropical forecasts | Tracking the Tropics

Update: 2025-06-10
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What's it like flying into the eye of a storm? Hurricane Hunters risk their lives to collect crucial data that helps keep us safe. WIAT Meteorologist Alex Puckett joins Tracking the Tropics as our team hears from the Lakeland-based Hurricane Hunters about new technology that hopes to make forecasts even stronger.

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How Hurricane Hunters improve tropical forecasts | Tracking the Tropics

How Hurricane Hunters improve tropical forecasts | Tracking the Tropics