# Hurricane Melissa (985467)

A U.S. Air Force Reserve crew from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the “Hurricane Hunters,” flies through Hurricane Melissa on Oct. 27, 2025. The video, taken by Lt. Col. Mark Withee, a navigator with the 53rd WRS, shows the crew making multiple passes through the storm to collect critical weather data for the National Hurricane Center. (U.S. Air Force video by Lt. Col. Mark Withee).

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2025
- Runtime: 3 min
- By: U.S. Air Force 403W by \[null Courtesy\]
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hurricane_Melissa_(985467).webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: U.S. Air Force 403W by \[null Courtesy\]
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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