He said the storm was intensifying so rapidly that it would have a ton of spin up tornadoes and rough turbulence. This was called the landfall flight – technically the last flight before the storm made landfall. Inside a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft on a mission over Hurricane Idalia. From the moment we penetrate the storm, he’s focused on the radar, looking for those tornado signatures and rough turbulence. Pilot was ‘kind of new to this’On the flight deck, there are little bunk beds for the pilots.

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Persons: Dorian, Victoria Kennedy, Zach McDermott, he’s, I’m, I’ve, biggie, “, ”, ‘, we’re, they’ve, Keesler, McDermott’s, He’s, “ Will Organizations: CNN, US Air Force Reserve, 130J, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Hercules, Idalia, National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Idalia Locations: Bahamas, Biloxi , Mississippi, Florida’s Big Bend, Tampa, Bend, Gulf, Florida, Victoria