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The Hurricane Awareness Tour has arrived in Tallahassee this evening! Come out tomorrow and tour the planes and learn about hurricane preparedness and the upcoming hurricane season!

@NOAA @NWSNHC @53rdWRS

#flwx #hurricaneprep #hurricanehunters #hurricanepreparednessweek

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In 2017, and the ’s stopped by , at . This is a nose-on view of their WC-130J that flies inside .
Only -drive can operate inside a that severe, so this modification of a cargo serves the role. A special is installed in a pod under the starboard wing; the , allows the plane to measure surface speeds by using radar on the surface of the .
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Heron&Fox Photo · @heronfoxphoto
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RU-21 at Executive Airport . Beechcraft has manufactured airplanes for decades, now doing business as . This King Air RU-21 airplane powered by 2 PT6A-20 with 550 each.
The had some RU-21’s modified for work in support of Central American and anti- operations. Some also served in the . They were from service in 1993.
This Beechcraft King Air RU-21 was on display at KORL while the had a demonstration at the .
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S. Newbery · @ssnewbery
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I'm not sure I "get" this definition of "atmospheric river" (below), but it is interesting that the Air Force Reserve hurricane hunters are actively researching the phenomenon battering California. The size and scale of these jet-stream rivers is just mind-blowing...

"Atmospheric rivers are rivers of moisture or water vapor that carry 25 times the water equivalent of the Mississippi River."

403wg.afrc.af.mil/News/Article

#atmosphericriver #hurricanehunters #weather #bombcyclone

Last updated 2 years ago

karen · @geekaren
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DanielFireCopter on Twitter:
"TEAL81, 82, 83 is arriving into Northern California. TEAL84 and I assume the other one is TEAL85 are still flying to NorCal. t.co/Yjqq4TgXku" / Twitter

twitter.com/DanielFireTruck/st

#hurricanehunters #cawx

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karen · @geekaren
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DanielFireCopter on Twitter: "
Here come the Hurricane Hunters to Northern California. TEAL81, 82, 83, 84, the 5th one Reg: 99-5309. t.co/8uq9CcttIh" / Twitter

twitter.com/DanielFireTruck/st

#hurricanehunters #cyclonebomb #cawx

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